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1. The Heir.
Shows him just after he has acquired his wealth. Innocent?
2. The Levee.
Really shows how he is blowing his money. Ignorance? Waste?
3. The Orgy.
Shows him having fun? But completely oblivious to everythimng around him. Blind? Oblivious?
4. The Arrest.
Shows him seeing the consequence of his actions. Oil poured on his head, not noticing his cane being stolen and being saved by a woman he constantly betrays.
5. The Marriage.
Shows Tom marrying essentially a hag, just to get more money. In the back the girl who loves him and wants him, who also saved him can't even get in to watch. Greed?
6. The Gaming house.
Shows him after he has blown all of his money. He used an old hag for money and then wasted it all by gambling, pretty much Karma. Repentance? Getting what he deserved?
7. The Prison.
Shows him right after he has landed himself and those around him in prison. I would say something like.. Reflection? But I don't think he is.
8. The Madhouse.
The final piece. He is in bedlam and he has pretty much run his course now. Surrounded by crazy, insane people and completelty out of any resource he had. I guess it's Insanity?
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