The message Sam is trying to share with Max, and the reader, with his words is that even after death, people must accept their fate. Sam's statement "We are gone brother, we must face that fact" conveys the inevitability of their situation and the need to confront the reality of their condition, even in the wake of death.
Reread these lines from Owen Nutter's story "The Haunted Twin."
Max was jolted out of his chair by this news. He saw his brother walking towards him.
"We are gone brother, we must face that fact." Sam said.
"But I don't want to leave!" Max replied.
What message is Sam trying to share with Max, and the reader, with his words?
Even after death, people must accept their fate.
Sam doesn't hold Max responsible for his death.
After the accident, the boys must go to the hospital.
Max should forget about Sam and be happy again.
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