The following chapters deal with Heini's life as a Hitler Youth. Obedience and equality as understood by the Nazis are portrayed in a very positive light. They turn out to be beneficial not only for Heini, but also for his comrades, for example, his friend "Fritz Dörries", the son of a lawyer. Emphasis is put on the vision of self-sacrifice, the abolition of social barriers, and racial purity, and Heini learns from Fritz that ""with us Hitler Youth, there are no classes. There are only those who get the job done and parasites, and those we'll throw out."" The haven Heini found in the Hitler Youth is symbolised by his group's hang-out, "Castle Beusselkietz" - Norkus' group was "Schar 2, Hitlerjugend Beusselkietz-Hansa". His comrades nicknamed him "Quex" because "he carried out orders faster than quicksilver" ().