comment on structure

This extremely packed 573-page book is surprisingly printed as a paperback. Containing 53 photos, and 49 chapters of uneven length, the book is an adventure in reading. In the early sections, Yogananda devotes entire chapters to stories about such odd figures as the Tiger Swami, the Perfume Saint, and other phenomenon that would mystify and delight a child. As the chapters move chronologically into and through his adulthood, they become more factual and current and less based on memory and anecdote. Any symbolism and allegory are fully explained and analyzed, since Yogananda's purpose was to enlighten western man about the nature of our existence.