After Mabry completed his degrees in French and English literature, he went on to be a Washington correspondent covering the state department. While Mabry is out in Washington living a successful life, he starts to think about how he could live such a glamorous lifestyle while his mother and little sibling are still living in poverty. Furthermore, Mabry can not stop blaming himself about his family's situation and struggles to understand why this is. As Mabry settles down in his new career working as the Johannesburg Bureau chief, he begins to see the reality of his situation because as hes working making a living for himself, his mom is still back in New Jersey working 24-hour days as a practical nurse and supporting her other son at the
