I'm sorry, but I completly missed the referances. At the end, I thought his wife was already dead and in heaven and by eating the pork, he was choosing to sacrifice his own life for some transgression. The line "as brothers are supposed to be" just served to confuse me as there is nothing else to suggest what it might mean. The lines about the son served to give some background of the man, but I didn't make the connection between the food and people. But again, I have to compliment you on the imagery, very good.
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