David lurie learns that all beginnings are hard. He must fight for his place against the bullies in his depression-shadowed bronx neighborhood and his own frail health. As a young man, he must start anew and define his o...David lurie learns that all beginnings are hard. He must fight for his place against the bullies in his depression-shadowed bronx neighborhood and his own frail health. As a young man, he must start anew and define his own path of personal belief that diverges sharply with his devout father and everything he has been taught.