Short Fiction · Character
Tanechka
A diminutive female character, possibly a child or young woman.
minor
First appearance: short fiction
Tanechka shows up with force in The White Dog. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The young seamstress who calls Alexandra Ivanovna a dog.
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In The White Dog: The young seamstress who calls Alexandra Ivanovna a dog. Later, in I: Nadezhda Alexevna's sister, who calls to report…
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- Other
Character groups
- Domestic female characters
- Recurring domestic characters
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This is the story's dramatic climax because the old man undergoes a profound psychological reversal, abandonin…
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