# Hanna Petritchenka — Short Fiction character guide

> Hanna Petritchenka in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Hanna

**First appearance:** 0003-a-may-night

## Snapshot

The village beauty whose name the headman borrows as a disguise, drawing Levko's jealousy and setting the night's wild pranks in motion.

## Who they are

Hanna is the sweetheart at the center of May Night's youthful world, desired by Levko and pursued by the lecherous headman who masquerades under her name. When the youths mistake the headman for her and he curses them off, Levko realizes the old sinner's game and turns his guitar and friends toward revenge. Though she barely appears in the passage, her name is the spark that ignites the Cossack lads' rebellion against authority.

## In the story

### [A May Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/a-may-night)

Levko's beloved, who is courted by both Levko and his father.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/i)

The young girl courted by Levko; she asks him to tell the story of the old house and is kissed by a group of youths.

### [III: An Unexpected Rival—The Conspiracy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/iii-an-unexpected-rival-the-conspiracy)

Seen whispering with the headman at night; calls Levko a baby and is accused of being deceived by Levko.

### [V: The Drowned Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/v-the-drowned-girl)

Levko's beloved, mentioned as the reason he needs the note from the drowned girl.

### [VI: The Awakening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/vi-the-awakening)

Sleeping peacefully in her home, murmuring Levko's name in her dream.

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