User blog comment:The Milkman/Indoctrination Theorists Say the Darndest Things, Part II/@comment-98.240.62.123-20121205054745/@comment-4237253-20121205145435

1. Did you just argue that symbolism in stories is bad?

2. If anything, the kid represents Shepard's repressed guilt, and the continuing theme of "you can't save everyone". Not everything revolves around your favourite answer.

3. The Reapers are the ones who prefer destruction, don't they?