The main characters do not have the parental guidance to learn the difference of doing right and wrong. Thus, when the boy accidentally dies from the fall in the abandoned bathroom the children becomes too scared of what the consequences might be and then plot a cover. In a sense they are only aware of themselves, which indicates a lack of social responsibility. Nevertheless, they feel guilt, and the guilt takes many shapes in their behavior such as trying to run away, fear, additional delinquent behavior (steal the car), cut the bonds with the past and trying to do good deeds. The children are in the early adolescence, which creates a fauna of behaviors to take action. Moreover, the consequences after the death causes a number of predictable behaviors, however, the addition of the “hero actions” are a great opportunity for the director to display the ambiguity of the human nature.

The slow pace of George Washington is there to give the audience a feel for the low socio-economic status of southern rural community. Why slow? Well, notice their discussions, which lacks depth and any significant meaning. One can draw parallels to Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey.