Short Fiction · Character
Sashenka
A thirteen-year-old brawler expelled from school and neglected at home, Sashka howls without tears and draws caricatures of his tormentors rather than kneel to a life he never chose.
supporting
Also known as divine Sashenka
First appearance: short fiction
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The narrator's wife, who shares his panic and later receives his farewell letter.
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Sashka endures cold morning washes, beatings, and hunger, avenging himself on the world through fights, lies, and insolence — but never lies to his father, who secretly feeds him. His mother drinks and beats him; his…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Authority and Enigmatic Women
- Minor and Support Characters
- Misfortune and Diminutive Figures
- Social Standing and Dark Human Nature
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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