The plot revolves around three main characters, a Father, and two Brothers. The father held a precarious position of power and or wealth, having married into it, or acquired the position under questionable/unknown circumstances. Imagine a figure like some sort of cross between Donald Trump (Pre 2016) and Doctor Barnardo, an activist and opinionated individual, but with the means to enact his visions far more than most. However, this persona is a façade the Father uses to further his agenda, which is a more radical and anarchistic belief system. Ultimately he realises this ambition with an act of terrorism/theft/vandalism. A little bit of Guy Fawkes' gunpowder plot, The Great Train Robbery and the idea of stealing the Crown Jewels. The father gets away with this, but leaves his family disgraced and lives the rest of his life on the run. Years later when, the brothers are both about 30, they get wind of his trail and set off in a globe trotting pursuit to confront the father. So My main questions are: What sort of title/position could the father hold so as to fit the description given and how could he have realistically got there? What monument/person/establishment/object could he deface/murder/destroy/steal that would have the same historical significance as the examples? And what job/position would the brothers have to have in order to legitimately fund the first leg of a trip to find the father, for example, a boat ticket to South America?
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