The Sabbatical

While taking a break from teaching at his Midwest college, literature professor Melville Pauley visits Vienna but starts feeling scared and confused about who he really is. He gets more worried as he stops doing his work and won't see a doctor, but finally realizes he needs to go back home to America.

In Vienna on a sabbatical from his Midwestern college, literature professor Melville Pauley is plagued by feelings of dread and an identity crisis. His anxiety increases as he withdraws from his work and refuses medical help, until at last he admits the need for a return trip to America.