Plot Summary:Tells the story of a university drop out who returns to his village in Buka Passage, Bougainville. He drifts into rootlessness among bad companions, becoming progressively alienated from his parents and village life, with tragic results.
Tukawa, a university drop-out, runs away from his village of Bougainville where he is not happy with arrangements for marriage. Explores the dichotomy between young and old in the face of rapid socio-cultural change.