"Son Of Tears", Chapter by Chapter.

Chapter 1

Augustine and his friends are doing bad stuff, running through fields, and taking people's fruit. He and his best friend Alypius get caught behind and have to hide out. Then, they meet up with the others at the center of town they called the Hollow. Here, Augustine told his story he had with a lady, who had a husband. Then an argument occurred.

Chapter 2

Augustine's parents, Monica and Patricius, talk about sending their son away. While talking, they realize that Augustine has become a man. Monica then asks for Patricius to be baptized, and convert to Christianity. He says he can not because he would make a poor follower of Christ, and does not want to upset his local gentry. At the end of this chapter, the conversation ends when Monica goes to pray, and Augustine comes home only to have a word with his father.

Chapter 3

Augustine's talk with his father is not bad.

Saint Augustine of Hippo, a seminal thinker on the...

A 13th century manuscript from Augustine's book VI...

Augustine of Hippo and his mother Saint Monica

He finds out that he might be going to the university in Carthage. This made Augustine happy, but not Monica. Monica and Augustine talk about the choice she made to not have him baptized, and about his future and how important his education is. Monica ends the night by giving advice to Augustine on women.

Chapter 4

A banquet was held for Augustine celebrating the event and the donning of the toga viriles. The family and their guests have a few discussions including one about the emperor, Valentinian. Finally, Augustine made his "debut" and walked in his toga, and read out loud to everyone. The people were amazed by his readings, but not by his own poems.

Chapter 5

Augustine talks to his best friends before he leaves. They dispute over the fact that Augustine hates the Greeks. Then,