Ilusha and the Schoolboys

From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The parallel plot of the dying boy Ilusha and Alyosha's ministry to the schoolboys provides the novel's emotional and redemptive frame.
Book 4, Chapter 7 (And in the Open Air)

Alyosha's first encounter with Ilusha, who bites his finger.

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Book 10, Chapter 4-5

Kolya Krassotkin's visit and the reunion with the dog Perezvon/Zhutchka.

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Epilogue, Chapter 3

Ilusha's funeral and the speech at the stone.

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