Chapters 13-14 Summary

In Chapter Thirteen, Minke returns to school, but finds things changed. He has less in common with his school friends and finds them different. Likewise, they find him changed. His teachers even treat him differently. Minke asks at school about the Association Theory, and when no one responds to his questions, he explains his understanding of it. His teachers forbid discussing of this subject at school, and change the subject to an article that Minke has written under his pen name. Robert Suurhof then gives a negative review of the article and reveals that Minke is the author. Magda Peters gives a defense of Minke, but everyone else avoids him.

Minke tells about school and the rest of his daily routine, now that he has settled back into life at the Mellema's. He still receives letters from Miriam and Sarah, and...