Stanko infiltrates Belgrade (then still with Turkish garrison) to assassinate the local tyrant. He disguises as a merchant. Meets Serbian underground network.

Gligorije se seli iz sela u Beograd. Prvi susret sa novom sredinom je težak – oseća se kao stranac, a beogradski soliteri mu deluju hladno i nepoznato.

If we imagine the story retold “by heads” (chapters), it might follow a classic epic pattern:

A crucial element in these chapters is the generational contrast between Grga and Jole. While Grga is stiff, suspicious, and unable to adapt, Jole represents the future. Jole falls in love with a city girl, Kata, and begins to shed his hayduk identity. Grga watches this with a mix of jealousy and resignation, realizing that the world he knew is dying, and the new world has no place for him.

Neizostavni deo odrastanja. Trema, nespretnost i oni čuveni razgovori (ili tišine) ispred zgrade koji su obeležili detinjstvo mnogih.

Kroz putovanje i završne dane škole, grupa đaka se konačno ujedinjuje. Roman se završava nostalgično, naglašavajući da će uprkos razlikama ostati drugari koji se drže zajedno. Glavni likovi i osobine

Nežna, podržavajuća, Hajdukova prva velika ljubav.