On the contrary, the distinguishing features of his life are incompleteness, aimlessness, imperfection, insignificance, neglected talent and wasted opportunity.
In later centuries, the expression waifs and strays came to be used as metaphors for and ultimately became synonymous with abandoned or neglected children.
During editing, he scratched some of the film with steel wool and dragged it around a parking lot to make it appear neglected by wayward projectionists.
