With the worldview he crammed into his son’s head, I’d opine the eventual suicide was predictable by any normally-adjusted person watching the trend line.
A healthy dose of, “Other perfectly normal people legitimately think differently basis how their priorities and values suffer from yours,” coming from Pop would have been remedial. Sadly, he’s not got that wisdom in him in the first place, so couldn’t pass it along to save his son’s life.
Kid x-ed hiself out under a pall of parentally-originated doom.
[SERIOUS NOTE: THIS BLADE CUTS BOTH WAYS.
CAREFUL WHAT YOU TEACH YOUR KIDS. ]