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Ivan and Alyosha are still in the pub during this part of the book. Ivan tells Alyosha that he does not care about the sufferings of grown-up people since they have already eat the apple. He then goes on to tell yet another gruesome story about a little boy who is torn to bits by wild dogs. I am getting a little sick of all of these horrible examples of the suffering of children! Even Alyosha says that the little boy deserved to be shot for accidentally hurting the paw of a general's hound. Can we get on to something a little bit more happy please?