by Eleanor Mannikka
synopsis
Although this melodrama begins with a young boy hit by a car and then brought to the nearest hospital where he lies on the narrow division between life and death, that in itself is not the story. Once the lad is in the hospital, the tale unfolds in a series of flashbacks that relate how his young parents have struggled each day to make ends meet. The obstacles that stand in their way of economic progress, their attempts to overcome these obstacles, and their human relationships are all brought forward. The fact that their son is in the hospital fighting for his life makes their former sacrifices for him all the more poignant.
