: his father dead?
I guess Alex has it covered, Pete, but in the context of social expectations, the son wasn't just asking for a loan so that he could go off and 'find himself', he was asking for his share of his inheritance, something he would only be entitled to if his father was dead.
It is a pointed and brutal rejection of his Father's love which, in the end, makes the son's metanoia all the more compelling.
Such a simple story ... with so many lessons!
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