# The Important Personage — Short Fiction character guide

> The Important Personage in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0046-the-mantle

## Who they are

A general who rebukes Akaki and later feels remorse.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/ii)

The young dignitary who borrowed from the usurer, became a persecutor of talent, and died mad.

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

The narrator's director, referred to as 'Papa' by Sophie, is described as ambitious and silent, often muttering about whether he will receive something.

### [The Mantle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/the-mantle)

The high-ranking Superintendent who rebukes Akaki harshly and later is haunted by Akaki's ghost, leading to a change in his behavior.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/the_important_personage
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters