Results for Protagonists Who Struggle To Escape Their Parents' Legacy
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After spending his adult life under the shadow of his father, a former NSA whistleblower, a man comes to terms with his complicated family history and what he wants for his own future.
A mother in Greece is grieving the death of one of her sons, which sends her to request more children from the city council. Granting her three sons to care for, she sets about transforming them from boys to men, employing incest at times.
A daughter recounts the story of how her parents came from Ireland to Massachusetts, and the regretful sentiments of each parent upon return visits to their hometowns.
Sometime during the 20th century, two young boys wake up excitedly on a Florida day with the hope of seeing their estranged father, unaware of how reality will not meet their expectations.
A somewhat estranged family grapples with the impending death of their mother.
A rambunctious teenager with an inquisitive mind causes much grief for all his New England family and neighbors when he visits them in the summer of 1914, on the eve of World War I.
A mother and her three boys are on a small Greek island, where they prepare to reunite with her husband. Before they leave, they attend a party, and spend time reflecting on the possibility that they may never see their missing loved one again.
A series of vignettes about various sons along a family tree.
As an old woman revisits her family's quintessentially American history, she finds a way to respect and love her parents, despite the scandals and tragedies they endured.
A young Native American man visits a burial site on a nearby island and must reflect on both his allegiance to his culture and to himself.