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Mavra

A servant in Plushkin's household.

minor

First appearance: Chapter VI: Plushkin's Hoard

Mavra shows up with force in Chapter VI: Plushkin's Hoard. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The housekeeper who is instructed to return the sugar.
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Character Web

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PLPlushkinCHChichikovPRProshkaMAMavra

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Miser and his household
  • Protagonist
  • Diverse minor characters

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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