There's a certain feeling of despair when you notice that you posses the same negative quality as a parent. When you're trying to break cycles of trauma, the most disheartening thing is when you realize that you're still your parents' child.

Edith Finch's storytelling doesn't shy away from showing how trauma manifests. The deaths of family members tangibly impacted and often directly lead to the deaths of other family members. Edith, pregnant at 17, still can't break the curse. After all, she witnessed and experienced the trauma firsthand.

The ambiguity that shrouds the lives of the other Finches comes full circle with Edith's son. Will he continue the curse? It's impossible to know.