, ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁are ▁revealed ▁to ▁have ▁lost ▁children ▁some ▁years ▁ago ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁fire . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Sol ness ▁builds ▁a ▁closer ▁tie ▁with ▁H ilda ▁while ▁she ▁is ▁in ▁his ▁home , ▁and ▁she ▁supports ▁his ▁architect ural ▁voc ation ▁and ▁new ▁projects . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁recent ▁project ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁tower ing ▁ste e ple , ▁H ilda ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Sol ness ▁suff ers ▁from ▁ac roph ob ia , ▁a ▁mor bid ▁fear ▁of ▁extreme ▁height s , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁she ▁encourag es ▁him ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁ste e ple ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁at ▁the ▁public ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁completed ▁building . ▁Sol ness , ▁inspired ▁by ▁her ▁words , ▁ach ieves ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁tower , ▁when ▁he ▁suddenly ▁los es ▁his ▁foot ing ▁and ▁crashes ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁before ▁the ▁spect ators ▁who ▁have ▁arrived ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁building . ▁Among ▁the ▁spect ators ▁standing ▁ag h ast ▁at ▁the ▁sight , ▁only ▁H ilda ▁comes ▁forward ▁as ▁if ▁in ▁silent ▁triumph . ▁She ▁waves ▁her ▁sh aw l ▁and ▁c ries ▁out ▁with ▁wild ▁intensity . ▁“ My — my ▁Master ▁Bu ilder !” ▁ ▁Plot ▁interpretation ▁ ▁The ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁meaning , ▁or ▁interpretation ▁has ▁engaged ▁and ▁often ▁bew ilder ed ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁critics ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁author