Dead Souls · Character
Proshka
A young servant boy in Plushkin's household.
minor
First appearance: Chapter VI: Plushkin's Hoard
Proshka shows up with force in Chapter VI: Plushkin's Hoard. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A servant ordered to fetch boots and later told to cancel the samovar.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse minor characters
- Miser and his household
- Protagonist
- Landowners and officials
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Proshka in Chapter VI: Plushkin's Hoard