1960s: Death of the Hippie
Carl's birthday is, in spite of the constant fighting between brothers, a general success. Susan loves that aunty Barbs is there, as she's the coolest adult she knows, and Carl looks forward to presents, and to finally turning 15! Michael won't be able to call him immature and a baby once he's 15! ("Of course I can! You're still younger than me!") Dinner is appreciated by everyone, and then its time to blow out the candles and everyone gather near or in the kitchen to sing to the birthday boy who pretends it's embarrassing while secretly being pleased. And so Carl the child turns into Carl the teenager. Unlike his brother, Carl does not opt for the longer hairs of his decade, keeping it short and tidy, saying that he needs it short when enlistning. "That might be, but you're not enlistning as long as you're still in high school," his father says sharply, praying that the war is over before then. While the others are grabbing cake, Bet...