The first two short chapters set the stage and introduce many of the significant characters: Frédéric is on his way home to sleepy Nogent-sur-Seine, to while away two summer months at his mother's before beginning his law studies in the fall. The novel opens at a time and place that is nearly but not quite exact - "the 15th of September, 1840, about six o'clock" - typical of what follows in this narrative that constantly zooms in on small details, yet also sweeps broadly and quickly over a great deal.
Sentimental Education centers on Frédéric Moreau - a: "long-haired youth of eighteen" at the beginning of the story.
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