A Confession · Character
Dmitriy
A peasant or acquaintance who offers simple faith as a counterpoint to the narrator's doubt.
minor
Also known as himself
First appearance: xiii
Dmitriy shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator's elder brother who devoted himself to religion and was ridiculed by the family.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Climax.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Dmitriy in xiii