Chapters 1-4

Chapters 13-16

Nachalnik is introduced to forbidden pleasures and moral dilemmas.

Chapters 9-12

Nachalnik returns home from the yeshiva, continuing with his religious obligations and studies at home.

Chapters 5-8

Nachalnik's teenage years studying in a yeshiva

Chapters 1-4

Nachalnik's early years in a Jewish cheder