An American Dream Mortality Quotes

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Quote #10

And I had a sudden though […] that there was a child in her, and […] my violent death, would give some better heart to that embryo just created. (8.181)

Rojack has reached a point where he thinks that only death will solve his problems. Is this what he means when he says that death is not a zero? Or is he just being the superstitious nut-job he seems to be? Per usual, we're left with more questions than answers.