as he stands before his wall of accomplishments, gazing up at the tin medals and paper portraits, Jay is confronted with the harsh truth of his life's work
in his stubborn quest to accumulate hollow titles and win the praise of strangers, he realizes too late that they came with a heavy price - a broken heart
these days, as his health begins to fail him, Jay is a man in his later years, childless and alone; his wall of memories and his shelf of Sandows providing bitter company