In 1942, Homer Macauley is a determined 14-year-old who seeks work delivering telegrams to take care of his widowed mother Katie, his older sister Bess and his 4-year-old brother Ulysses. He aims to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger of the small fictional town of Ithaca, CA.
The very first telegram Homer delivers is to a Hispanic woman who is illiterate in English. She asks him to read it out loud. It’s from the Secretary of Defense, informing her of her son’s death in the war.
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Homer’s older brother Marcus, along with most of the young men of the town, has gone to serve in World War II, leaving the families worried. Their father has died recently in the war. Marcus writes regularly, telling them about his life in the war.
Homer loses his boyish innocence as he delivers telegrams bringing messages of love, wishes, pain, and death, hoping that one of them announces the return of his brother. He enviously watches his younger brother Ulysses navigate through life seemingly unfazed by the war.
Katie regularly ‘sees’ her deceased husband, Matthew. She comforts Homer when he expresses his fear and envy, showing her unwavering support for her children during difficult times.
Tragedy strikes when Homer finds Mr. Grogan, the telegrapher, dead after typing out a telegram announcing Marcus’ demise in the war. Toby, Marcus’ fellow soldier, delivers the news, shattering the Macauleys’ hope for his safe return.
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