Short Fiction · Character
Semen Mossyagin
A peasant character facing moral dilemmas.
minor
Also known as Mossyagin, Semen
First appearance: short fiction
Semen Mossyagin shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A peasant who comes to confession; his life is marked by absurd suffering and resilience, challenging the priest with his paradoxical existence.
Semen Mossyagin first appears in 0001 short fiction.
In VI: A peasant who comes to confession; his life is marked by absurd suffering and resilience, challenging the priest with his paradoxical existence.
Later, in IX: Gets work from Ivan Porfyritch after Father Vassily's request, having been near starvation.
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- Other
Character groups
- Military and Religious Authority
- Protagonist
- Family and Patriarchal Dynamics
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