# Sophie — Short Fiction character guide

> Sophie in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0039-memoirs-of-a-madman

## Who they are

The daughter of a general, loved by the mad clerk Poprishchin.

## In the story

### [Memoirs of a Madman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/memoirs-of-a-madman)

The director's daughter, whom the narrator obsessively watches and refers to as 'Her Excellence.' She is described as proud, fond of balls, and the owner of the dog Meggy.

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