 What central theme of the story is revealed in the conclusion?
The evening was dark, it was unlikely that the other even saw the circle of steel that was the mouth of the shotgun barrel, now resting on the car's window ledge. And at that moment, the universe caved inward upon Joseph Marie Prantera. There was a falling through all space and through all time. He looked out, however, not on the lawns and walks of a sanitarium but upon a wide boulevard of what was obviously a populous city. Whatever the something else was, a slot opened in the middle of the table and a glass, so clear of texture as to be all but invisible, was elevated.
 If someone is willing to take a life, you cannot trust them to make moral decisions
 The more good you do for others, the more opportunity for them to criticize you  If someone is willing to take a life, you cannot trust them to make moral decisions  When cornered, threatened creatures will do anything to survive  The prosperity of a nation is more important than any individual life