What holds them together will tear them apart.
When Ellen and Paul’s son Josh introduces his new girlfriend at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s former student, who left the university, some years before, after Ellen called her out in class for her radical ideology.
near future
social pressure
psychological tension
family breakdown
loss of freedom
political radicalization
rise of autocracy
toxic influence
radical thinker
public influence
visionary author
ideological conflict
fear‑driven politics
university environment
intellectual extremism