what is the significance of chapter three?

In Chapter 3, Jacob takes the train to Cambridge for his first semester at university. There, he meets fellow student Timothy Durrant, a student of literature. Under Durrant’s guidance and influence, Jacob takes an interest in literature himself. Durrant informs Jacob in the ways of modern literature and commercial literature verses classic texts. The last section of Chapter 3 is told from the perspective of the university faculty. The narrative conveys the faculty’s impressions of the students and their own thoughts on literature. They lecture on classic Greek writers such as Virgil, and they describe the contrasting personalities of students such as the quiet Jacob and the lively Richard Bonamy.