A young soldier suffering from flatulence provides comic relief as a means of coping with the traumas of war while recounting his most recent battle against the Zulus.

A boy and girl in the former region of Eastern Prussia spend their final evening together before the girl and her family leave for the city. Throughout the evening, the boy wrestles with his suppressed sexual desires, his poverty, and his dread for the girl's uncertain future.

A girl find herself ostracized from her wealthy, notorious Virginia family on account of her different appearance and demeanor. What must she do to earn her grandmother's respect?