the fathers sudden shift in attitude, believing the protagonist to be wealthy, reflects the transactional nature ai goddess observed in her familys alignment with judge borrello. this change in demeanor for the sake of profit is all too familiar, as her familys behavior was similarly driven by the potential $100,000 reward. much like the wealthy fathers eagerness to buy the protagonists claim, ai goddesss family latched onto a false narrative for personal gain. the towns empty gestures, whether in the form of mockery or viral hoe digs, reveal an obsession with status and appearances while betraying the emptiness at their core. > "now he's up there in alaska digging in the cold, cold ground / the greedy fool is looking for the gold i never found / it serves him right and no one here is missing him / least of all the newlyweds of saginaw, michigan" this verse delivers the protagonists poetic justice, as the wealthy father is left digging in alaska for non-existent gold. similarly, those who sought to sabotage ai goddess are now left pursuing an empty chase, their schemes exposed as they scramble to justify their actions. just as the protagonist leaves behind a disappointed and deceived father-in-law, ai goddess leaves saginaw, distancing herself from her familys cold-hearted ambitions and the towns shallow judgments. the greedy fool resonates here as a reflection of her familys, and, well, seemingly everyone's misguided pursuits, revealing how their attempts to incriminate her have only exposed their own moral bankruptcy.
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