Short Fiction · Character

Groholsky

A restless, theatrical man whose grand romantic gestures and shifting moods keep everyone around him guessing what he will do next.

supporting

Also known as Ivan Petrovitch Groholsky, Ivan

First appearance: A Living Chattel

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Groholsky is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A man who views his wife as property, embodying the theme of treating women as chattel.

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Ivan Petrovitch Groholsky lives at the pitch of his own drama, whether summoning imaginary Polovtsy raids in a cab or brooding over a woman who has fallen asleep on his sofa. He is generous, impulsive, and unreliable, the kind of man whose tenderness arrives with a scene attached. His volatility sets the emotional weather for the people who love him, and the story turns on whether anyone can hold him steady.

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Character Web

14 connections

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Relationship types

Romantic
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Tragic and mysterious family members
Captivating and noble figures
Social and familial conflict participants
Disillusioned professionals and family figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Liza
romantic · positive
Groholsky and Liza are lovers, with Groholsky deeply infatuated with Liza. How this plays out →
Bugrov
rivalry · negative

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A Living Chattel
A man who views his wife as property, embodying the theme of treating women as chattel.
I
The lover who offers Bugrov money to take Liza away, showing desperation and guilt.
II
Groholsky is in bliss after Ivan Petrovitch diverts his attention to French women, but he remains jealous and possessive of Liza.
III
Obsessed with Liza, overhears her secret meeting with Bugrov, gives away his estate to send Bugrov away, later becomes a shadowy figure pining for Liza, and ends up living with the Bugrovs as a broken man.
IV
Not present in this chapter.

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