Tobias Wolff

Tobias Wolff is a famous and successful author. Although he always had a passion for writing, the way his early life began showed little promise that he would ever become successful at anything. His father had abandoned his family, something that hurt Wolff the rest of his life. His father was a liar and a thief. Was that to be his legacy as well? Although he was bright, he flunked out of school and wound up on as a crew member of a private survey ship. In those days he drank and partied too much and after one night of binging missed the departure of his ship.

Not wanting to disappoint his mother yet again, he decided to do something to make her proud and to prove that he had value and worth. He decided to join the army. His decision to enlist came at a time...