Short Fiction · Character
The Servants
Household staff in various stories, often comic figures.
minor
First appearance: old fashioned farmers
The Servants shows up with force in II: From Which May Be Seen Whence Arose the Discussion Between Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A fat woman and a small boy appear at the door to carry out Ivan Nikiforovitch's order to lead Ivan Ivanovitch out.
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Character groups
- St. Petersburg tales characters
- Viy story characters
- Taras Bulba characters
- Mirgorod feud characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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