A young boy lives south of New Orleans with his parents. After explaining where he lives, the boy drops his spoon at dinner which starts a fight between his parents. His father isn't working because he's scared of getting hurt after another fishing boat has been blown up as a casualty of the war. His mother doesn’t believe his father should be scared and blames the father for not being able to buy a winter coat for his son. The father gets angry and goes to spend time with two of his friends. The son is able to spend time with another one of the friend’s sons and the two of them leave to do something together. They find a warehouse that seems warm and spend the night there. When they come back, the father is drunk with his friends. The mother brings wood for a fire and the two of them argue. The father then kicks his son out of the house and tells the son to go work. The boy is nervous but the father tells him to go, threatening him if he stays. The boy and his friend start fishing. Although it is cold, they catch several catfish and decide to go for a walk. On the walk they find a dead man, and the boy takes his jacket before the two of them leave to go home.