Fury

Summary

Captain Leyton, a stern patriarch obsessed with excising frailty from his son Boy, imposes a regimen of relentless discipline that borders on cruelty. The young man's resolve is tested when he intervenes to protect his beloved Minnie from an affront, prompting Leyton's fatal heart attack. In his dying breath, Leyton commands Boy to avenge the betrayal of his mother, who abandoned Leyton for another lover. Boy's quest leads him to the coastal hamlet where his mother resides, only to discover that the paramour is none other than Leyton's erstwhile first mate, Morgan. In a climactic surge of righteous fury, Boy hurls Morgan overboard, severing the knot of treachery. The narrative resolves with Boy's return to marry Minnie, sealing a union forged through suffering, vengeance, and redemption.

Synopsis

Captain Leyton treats his son, Boy, harshly to eliminate every weakness, but he is so overjoyed at Boy's courageous defense of the character of his sweetheart, Minnie, that he has a heart attack. Before he dies, Leyton charges Boy with avenging his mother's desertion of his father for another man. Boy finds his mother; discovers the other man to be Leyton's first mate, Morgan; hurls Morgan overboard; and returns to marry Minnie.