Now the son whose father's existance in this world is historical and speculative even before the son has entered it in a bad way. All his life he carries before him the idol of a perfection to which he can never attain. The father dead has euchered his son of his patrimony. For it is the death of the father to which the son is entitled and to which he is heir, more than his goods.He will not hear of the small mean ways that tempered the man in life. He will not see him struggling in follies of his own devising. No. The world which he inherits bears him false witness. He is broken before a frozen god and he will never find his way.
The passage discusses the profound impact of a father's legacy on his son, highlighting the weight of expectations that shape the son's identity. The father, though deceased, casts a long shadow over the son's life, creating an idealized image that the son feels compelled to strive towards. This unattainable perfection becomes a burden, as the son is left to grapple with the absence of a tangible relationship and the reality of his father's flaws, which he cannot acknowledge.
The son is caught in a paradox where the idealized version of his father denies him a sense of connection and understanding. Instead of receiving wisdom or guidance, he mourns the loss of his father's potential influence, feeling deprived of a rightful inheritance that extends beyond material wealth to include the lessons of life. Ultimately, the son is left disillusioned, unable to reconcile the myth of his father with the person he might have known, leading to a sense of isolation and despair in his search for meaning.
