Crime and Punishment · Character
Andrey Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov
A naive and fervent follower of nihilist and utopian socialist ideas. He lives in the same building as Luzhin and Sonia.
minor
Also known as Lebeziatnikov, Mr. Lebeziatnikov, Andrey Semyonovitch
First appearance: part iv i
Andrey Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov's tie to Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin is one of the pressures that moves Crime and Punishment—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Andrey Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov first appears in 0022 part iv i.
With Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin (rivalry): Lebezyatnikov is Luzhin's naive, progressive former ward who now scorns him, exposing Luzhin's hypocrisy and foiling his plot against Sonya. With Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov (social): Lebezyatnikov is a fellow former student and caricature of radical ideas, whom Raskolnikov views with contemptuous indifference. With Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin (rivalry): Lebezyatnikov is Luzhin's naive, progressive former ward who now scorns him, exposing Luzhin's hypocrisy and foiling his plot against Sonya.
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- Rivalry
- Social
- Other
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- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin
rivalry · negative
Lebezyatnikov is Luzhin's naive, progressive former ward who now scorns him, exposing… How this plays out →
- Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
social · negative
- Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin
rivalry · negative
Lebezyatnikov is Luzhin's naive, progressive former ward who now scorns him, exposing… How this plays out →
- Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin
rivalry · negative
Lebezyatnikov is Luzhin's naive, progressive former ward who now scorns him, exposing… How this plays out →
- Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
social · negative
- Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
social · negative
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See Andrey Semyonovich Lebezyatnikov in part iv i