In this chapter, the young narrator tries to explain to the audience why he is acting the way he is. He tells the audience that his parents raised him to be a "perfect corporate robot." He explains that he spent his childhood studying and took many courses, and that they will not be satisfied until he gets a perfect score. He says that for years, he tried to convince his parents to let him live in bandung, but they refused. He realizes that he has wasted his talents that could have been useful to society. He asks the audience if it is wrong that someone should live the way society wants them to live. He reminds them that they have had enough of being selfish.