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Chapters 1, 2 and 3

• It is 1859 and Nikolai awaits the arrival of his son Arkady at the posting station.

• The narrator explains that Nikolai comes from a privileged background and graduated from the same University his son is at now.

• Nikolai married Prepolovensky soon after his parents died.

• Prepolovensky died ten years into their marriage, leaving Nikolai a son.

• Nikolai embraces his son at the station. Arkady has brought his friend Bazarov

• Nikolai explains to his son that times on the farm have been hard. The peasants refuse to pay their rent and have renamed the farm Poverty farm.

• Nikolai mentions he has a young girl living with him called Fenitchka.

Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7

• Nikolai's brother, Pavel Petrovitch Kirsanov greets the young men and they sit down for supper.

• After supper, Bazorov makes fun of Pavel after, but Arkady is not impressed. He tells his friend another day he will tell...

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