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Mitya Krinin

A minor male character.

minor

Also known as Mitya, Krinin

First appearance: short fiction

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

A student who tries to befriend Grisha and later defends him.
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In I: A student who tries to befriend Grisha and later defends him. Later, in III: Asks Shura if he has brought the promised book of…

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GIGrisha IgumnovSEStudent Epipha…LILinSDShura DolininWMWhite Mother E…MKMitya Krinin

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Young male focal characters
  • Recurring domestic characters
  • Diverse recurring and allegorical figures

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because the old man undergoes a profound psychological reversal, abandonin…

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