Degenerate

**Degenerate** – “having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.” Peter knows it is only a matter of time before his older brother, Ben, tries to kill him. His brother’s zeal for wickedness has only grown over the years, and the feelings Ben derives from inflicting pain have blurred the lines between compulsion and pleasure. Yet, just as his sinister nature seems to have peaked, reality itself begins to bend and then break for both boys. A man claiming to be their father poses a mystery, while their mother’s secrets about their world and origins, which she has kept buried within herself on their isolated farm, come to light. The differences between fact and falsehood, sanity and insanity, and life and rebirth start to fade. The importance of truth declines, and in the end, does it even matter?