What does it mean to be human? Consumed by a singular obsession to achieve human perfection, Dr. Triste is expelled by his university for his radical solutions and descends into the House of DeWight, an institution for broken children that perpetuates abuse. There, his hatred for humanity's flaws fuels his mania-driving away his wife until he has nothing left to save.
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