Resurrection · Character

The Doctor

A prison doctor who examines the convicts.

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First appearance: xlviii

The Doctor shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as part of the police station visits where women were examined by government doctors.

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

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II
Mentioned as part of the police station visits where women were examined by government doctors.
I
The inspector (possibly the doctor) is mentioned in Nekhlúdoff's dream-like thoughts.
XIII
A young doctor saturated with carbolic acid who initially is severe but relents and allows Nekhlúdoff to see Máslova.
Chapter XXIX
Head doctor who ordered Máslova's removal from the hospital after the incident with the medical assistant.
XXXVII
Examines the second dead convict, explains the cause of death as sunstroke due to sudden exposure after confinement, and dismisses Nekhlúdoff's questions.
XXVI
Mentioned as the medical assistant who has not visited the sick prisoners for a fortnight.

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