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Ben Cash and his wife Leslie and their six children live in the Washington wilderness. Ben and Leslie are former left-wing anarchist activists disillusioned with capitalism and American life, who chose to instill survivalist skills, left-wing politics, and philosophy in their children—educating them to think critically, training them to be self-reliant, physically fit and athletic, guiding them without technology, demonstrating the beauty of coexisting nature and celebrating Noam Chomsky's birthday instead of Christmas.
Leslie is hospitalized for bipolar disorder and eventually dies by suicide. Ben learns that Leslie's father, Jack, plans to hold a traditional funeral and burial, even... |