What insight is revealed about Sylder's background?

This chapter gives some insight into Sylder's unclear background. He evidently hails from some wealthy family, but his family's wealth has either become depleted or he has been cut off from it. As a result, he is forced to take a job at a factory and seriously reduce his standard of living. He obviously does not have the kind of temperament for steady employment, as he loses his job for getting into a completely unnecessary fight.