And she wants her children to be prepared. She looks at her watch-it is already late, thank you for your time, how extraordinary to have you in town, such an educated you man, we need more people like you around here, see you on Sunday. That's how they brought misfortune on themselves. If they're lucky, they'll end up working at the plant, like everybody else, if they're not, they'll end up in jail, like their father, and that's the end of it. This is Transylvania, 1952.
Nobody ever leaves here.
This is the end. He is twenty-nine. He was sent to this secluded town to teach French. He'll teach here, retire here, die here. Like everyone else.