Reflections in a Golden Eye

Major Weldon Penderton, stationed in the American south, struggles with his self-image and marriage to wife Leonora, who is having an affair with their neighbor, Lieutenant Colonel Morris Langdon. Meanwhile, Private L.G. Williams becomes fixated on Leonora, while Weldon secretly develops feelings for him. The story explores the complex emotions and latent desires of these characters, leading to a dramatic climax.