Pat Conroy, an ambitious, slightly rebellious idealistic teacher accepts Bennington county, SC's school board superintendent's offer to teach the all-black kids of the pauper fishery community on Yamacrew Island. Staffless 'head' mistress Brown incarnates stupidity and blind rule obedience, her didactic skills consisting in scolding and spanking her students. Pat moves heaven and earth to motivate and educate, but after finally getting through to pupils and parents is refused contract renewal by the arch-conservative authorities 　　译文(2): 帕特 · 康罗伊，一位雄心勃勃、略带叛逆的理想主义教师，接受了学校董事会主管的本宁顿县，接受了教育亚马克鲁岛贫民渔业社区的全黑孩子的提议。没有工作人员的“校长”布朗女士代表着愚蠢和盲目的服从，她的说教技巧包括责骂和打学生。帕特竭尽全力地去激励和教育学生，但是在最终让学生和家长理解之后，保守派当局拒绝与他们续签合同