What teenager can't relate to the pains of adolescence? James is 18 and dealing with the major issues everyone must grapple with while growing up: what is it all about? Who am I? James is depressed, antisocial, unhappy, lonely and confused. His parents constant fighting doesn't help either. Even though they are divorced, they still get in jabs anytime they can. They are totally encompassed in their own worlds of cosmetic surgery, money and new husbands. His sister is no help either. She is materialistic, haughty and "awful." His only outlets are the two people he respects John-his mothers gallery manager-and Nannette-his grandmother. Nannette is there to the end(her end) and the only one who seems to understand everything about James (the fact that he is gay as well, without making a big deal of it). John is chased away by a silly, half-brained, childish scheme concocted by James himself. After finally breaking down and actually talking during therapy, James starts to figure things out for himself. Just like all of us, James survives, even though he doesn't think he always will.
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