Augustine begins his biography by talking about his childhood, starting from infancy. He states, "No one is free from sin in God's sight, not even an infant whose span of earthly life is but a single day" (Book I). He describes babies and toddlers as the most selfish creatures, and he’s really not wrong in my opinion. His words in regards to the newborn are quite controversial. He moves on to his schooling. He picked up Latin fairly well, but detested Greek. He was very stubborn and his Teachers in Thagaste would beat him for being disobedient. He laments how at this time in his life, teachers taught boys to glorify material things and superficial pursuits. He uses The Odyssey as an example of how he was supposed to admire Odysseus, who was
