Feely snaps her neck to spare her from her suffering and death agonies. In these times of hardship, Nicolae had traumatic boyhood experiences of the agonies of war. In late 1862 and early 1863 Lincoln would endure more agonies. During the Middle Ages, Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith. Instead, lack of money has been replaced with "emptiness, agonies, violence, and moral squalor". He reveals himself and, through him, the agonies and hopes of his generation and class. Phil agonies over the loss of his son. In the agonies of withdrawal, he kills himself. Part of the action is autobiographical, featuring the agonies of a contemporary up-and-coming politician. It's about the agonies of growing up in a small town&colon; pimples and masturbation.