Storyline: Around the Fire 1998 Around the Fire is the deeply resonant story of a boy named Simon, who despite being raised in an upper class Manhattan household with all its privileges and restrictions is haunted by the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of his mother In Simons eyes, his high powered businessman father Matt wasted no time in remarrying his stepmother Lauren, a woman with a perfect facade whom he suspects of having an affair with Matt long before his mothers demise When Simon is sent away to boarding school in preparation to attend Princeton, he meets Andrew, who introduces him to marijuana and LSD, and immerses him into a whole new world populated by dreamers, artists, utopians, flower children and partiers who spend the better part of their lives on tour at musical festivals Simon is deeply moved by the beauty and freedom of these people, and feels they are the family he has always sought At his very first concert Simon meets Jennifer, a beautiful young hippie to whom he is immediately attracted, Trace, a hipster on the road less traveled who immediately bonds with him, and Kevin, a champion of the seize the day ethic who is dying of AIDS As Simon delves deeper into this new found free spirited lifestyle, he must face an inevitable conflict not only with the life his father has planned for him, but also with the self destructive emotional turmoil deep within Struggling to come to terms with these conflicts, Simon makes a series of bad decisions which land him in a strict drug rehab program run by a street smart, yet caring woman named Kate It is here that Simon is made to take a look at himself in an honest light and to learn that until he finds out what is right for him, his chances for happiness will be fleeting at best
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