# Sin — Short Fiction character guide

> Sin in Short Fiction by Fyodor Sologub.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

An allegorical or symbolic character representing sin.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/i)

The narrator's younger brother, brought to the capital, whose weakness to temptation leads to unhappiness.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/ii)

The narrator's younger brother, who is elated by the menagerie but later dares to look up at the caged beast.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/iii)

The narrator's brother, who argues that the beast is a mere wild animal and advocates for caging it and feeding it cattle instead of human sacrifices.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/iv)

The narrator's brother who gathers the young people for secret meetings and spreads 'foolish thoughts' that challenge the traditional belief in the dweller beyond the river.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_20_se/chapters/v)

Sin is mentioned as having dared to look up and see the beast in the cage.

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