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Mitya

The infant son of Nikolai and Fenitchka.

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First appearance: VIII

Mitya shows up with force in VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Fenitchka's baby, briefly seen and played with by Nikolai Petrovitch.
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In VIII: Fenitchka's baby, briefly seen and played with by Nikolai Petrovitch. Later, in IX: Fenitchka's baby; examined by Bazarov and…

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FEFenitchkaNPNikolai Petrov…AKArkady KirsanovYBYevgeny BazarovFAFather AlexeyMIMitya

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Bazarov’s sudden glance at Madame Odintsov, which she reacts to “as though he had struck her a blow,” marks th…

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