The flip book was not only a story that he made up, but also how he had gone missing in the first place. The reason why nobody had found him was because he really did end up inside his own artwork.

While some players may have thought that Milton died after his disappearance, it was revealed at the end of the game that Edith Finch passed away in childbirth, meaning that Milton was, in fact, the relative in his generation that would live on. As players flip through it, they see Milton receiving a magical paintbrush that he uses to paint a door that he walks into, before closing it behind him. When players arrive at Milton's childhood room, it is revealed that he was an artist who had created a flip book. In the beginning of the game, players will come across a missing poster of Milton, though his story isn't discovered until the end of the game. Players control the titular Edith throughout the majority of the game as she recalls the events of each of her relatives' deaths. The family was believed to be cursed to die in strange ways, often before adulthood.

What Remains of Edith Finch tells the story of how a lot of members of the Finch family passed away.

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