The Shadow of His Father : A Boy 's Struggle with Guilt and Faith

A boy named Travis is going through a lot of religious trauma and suffering with self-harm , he finally meets what he so calls his " Escape of Hope . " The Escape of Hope " is also a boy; a boy named Sal . He , Sal , helped Travis find his true self , helped him to not live in the shadows , the shadows of his father , and forced religion . But ... Travis will still continue to be haunted by his past , every time he looks on the deep scars on his arms . Remembering all the pain he 's been through . All the pain that his dad put him through . All the sorrows and cries of his past self . Will he go back into the depressed mindset of his past self ? Will his own escape watch him fall apart ? Fall apart in front of his own very eyes .. ? Will Sal , Travis' " Escape of Hope " be able to save him this time ? I don 't think Sal can this time .. he tries . But he fails . He cries as he looks at Travis' lifeless body , laying in the hospital bed .