He fought against 400-year culture. When he decided to take a last shot to win back the girl and failed, he was kicked out of the family and devoted to the pursuit of comedy. A matter of life and death could clear our mist and guide us to what is truly important.
When facing the total collapse of faith, where do you find answers? What is reason when we can only rely on ourselves to explain to ourselves? Does law bear any more responsibility aside from a decision? Maye thinks that law explains and she decides based on law, but she is after all a human being who needs to explain how she thinks and feels.