Summary
In a poignant odyssey of redemption, Ma Tumble, a stalwart matriarch, navigates the vicissitudes of her family's tumultuous dynamics against the backdrop of a unforgiving desert landscape. Abandoned by her husband and three sons, Ma perseveres, eking out a meager existence through her farming endeavors, buoyed by the unwavering support of her young daughter, Falfi. The arrival of her wayward son, Jim, fifteen years after his precipitous departure, sets in motion a complex web of events that tests the very fabric of their familial bonds. As Jim becomes embroiled in a bank robbery and subsequently assumes a new role guarding ore shipments at a local mine, the reappearance of his father and brothers precipitates a crisis of conscience, ultimately yielding a transformative moment of valor that redefines his relationship with his mother and sister.
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Deserted by her husband and three sons, Ma Tumble supports herself and her small daughter, Falfi, by farming. Fifteen years later, her youngest son, Jim, returns to her, wanted by the law for his part in a bank robbery. At Falfi's insistence, Ma hides Jim from the sheriff's posse and later moves with her family to another town, where she opens a restaurant. Jim gets a job guarding payrolls and ore shipments at a local mine. Recently released from jail, Pa Tumble and the other sons find Ma Tumble and, discovering Jim's job, force him to help them rob an ore shipment. After the robbery, Ma calls Jim a vile coward and forbids him to return until he proves himself a man. Brought to his senses, Jim kills one of his brothers and brings his father and other brother to justice. Jim is then welcomed back by his mother and sister and acclaimed a hero by the grateful populace.
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