In this chapter, the students discuss the painting "My Favorite Person," which they have just finished. The painting's subject is "my favorite person," and the students are asked to choose one of their favorite people. The students choose their favorite person, and then they discuss the subject of the painting. The first person they choose is their mom, and the second person is their dad. They discuss how their happy life is slowly falling apart, and how they want to return to their former happy life. The narrator tells the students that they should not grow up to be like their parents, because they will not be able to enjoy their childhood again.