Dead Souls · Character
Khlobuev
A landowner so thoroughly ruined that he is reduced to begging Chichikov to take his estate off his hands.
supporting
Also known as Poor Khlobuev
First appearance: part ii ii
As a supporting figure in Dead Souls, Khlobuev is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Mentioned as the landowner whose estate Chichikov plans to purchase.
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Khlobuev has spent his way through his fortune and now sits in the wreckage, trying to sell what remains before it is taken from him. His desperation makes him easy prey for a man like Chichikov, who can smell a bargain…
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See Khlobuev in part ii iiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Social
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Officials and ruined landowners
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this passage, the narrative reaches its dramatic climax through Chichikov’s psychological peak of anxiety a…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- Chichikov
social · ambivalent
Chichikov interacts with the debt-ridden, desperate Khlobuev, seeing him as a potential… How this plays out →
- Semen Semenovitch
social · negative
- Murazov
psychological · ambivalent
- Chichikov
social · ambivalent
Chichikov interacts with the debt-ridden, desperate Khlobuev, seeing him as a potential… How this plays out →
- Chichikov
social · ambivalent
Chichikov interacts with the debt-ridden, desperate Khlobuev, seeing him as a potential… How this plays out →
- Murazov
psychological · ambivalent
- Semen Semenovitch
social · negative
Relationship notes
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See Khlobuev in part ii iiIn the story
Khlobuev appears across 1 companion beat. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
Chapter companion notes
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See Khlobuev in part ii ii