The protagonist, Brad, considers himself an idealist, but is ruthlessly exposed by his son's friend: at the age of fifty, he still thinks the world revolves around him. In reality, he has a near-perfect family, a circle of friends, and a proud son... But he turns a blind eye to everything, treats his friends as second-class, blames his wife for his failure, and knows nothing about his son's excellence. It is not difficult to infer that the protagonist's life has always been concerned only with himself. Blinded by his over-inflated ego, it's not hard to see why his journalism failed. It's dawn at the end, and the protagonist is still tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep, coaxing himself on the pretext that at least I'm still alive, continuing the so-called midlife crisis.
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