Status Updates From Up from Serfdom: My Childho...

Ch 19: he sees the prince and he is to be freed; there are conspiracies to keep him in serfdom for longer; those are found out and dismantled; he is eventually freed, thanks to the vigor of his friends and supporters

Ch 17: there's religious context that Aleks doesn't really like but here we are; at the end of the chapter he's leaving his hometown and his mother is wailing--i think he's going to St. Petersburg? unclear right now but only because i zoned out for a bit

Ch 16: he moves to a different city with the general and undergoes several crises; he's told his writing is worthless and the attitude from the general turns from familial to cold almost overnight; he gets a visit from his mother where he receives new clothes; he soon returns to Ostrogozhk

Ch 17: he's given unofficial-official permission to teach; the town goes up in flames; new mayor is assigned

ch 15: he continues to consider suicide; he's left alone in Ostrogozhk; the general wants to employ his father, but his father winds up dying; he takes on a pupil he feels romantic attraction for

ch 13: Aleks was taken in by another home for a bit while teaching; he took pride in that his teaching style was different than his teachers; he really wants to attend university; he considers suicide and religion

"Poor as they were, the Ferronsky family radiated so much warmth and love that there was more than enough for their own family and for others as well, even those more destitute" p. 124

Ch 12: he doesn't go to high school and tries to go back to his father

Ch 13: his father is broke and simping for another girl, so his mother takes up a brokerage job to provide funds for the family; Alek gets offered a job as a school teacher at 14 years old

Ch 13: he doesn't go to high school and tries to go back to his father

Ch 14: his father is broke and simping for another girl, so his mother takes up a brokerage job to provide funds for the family; Alek gets offered a job as a school teacher at 14 years old

Ch 10: Talking about the school structure; enjoys his teachers and classmates, and is proud of the fact that he can have position of censor (valedictorian with benefits)

Ch 11: he goes home for summer vacation; his father is in prison again and asks him to deliver things to different people; he's scared but does it anyways

"'These peasants don't owe me anything. On the contrary, I owe them everything, since I live by their labour.'" p. 65

ch 8: move to a new city, speaking more about local nobles and such
ch 9: lots of love triangles; his father becomes in charge of the estate they were working at, Aleks gets sent to boarding school

ch 7: lots of content about his relationship with his father; talks about hunting, an incident where he almost dies, and his father cheating on his mother with a widow in town; also, his father makes him read history textbooks to become more learned