In this chapter, the narrator tries to convince the reader that the life of a student should not become a "burial object" . He argues that the student is living a "more earnestly" life than other students, and that he is taking care of his family's affairs. The narrator also criticizes the student's bullying, fighting, and stealing, saying that the child is "not a bad child" , just like "all the ordinary children." The narrator then asks the reader if she would like to give a gift to the child's father on his birthday, and the child responds that she would, but that he would probably not want to see her. She then asks why she still holds onto the idea of giving the gift to her father, even though she is in pain from the pain of giving birth to a child. The child replies that she is grateful to be able to give her father a birthday gift, because it makes her feel "extremely lucky."