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Savka

A man who appears in a story.

minor

First appearance: a living chattel

Savka shows up with force in Agafya. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A peasant fisherman with a soft, womanly face, known for his idleness and charm with women.
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In Agafya: A peasant fisherman with a soft, womanly face, known for his idleness and charm with women. He awaits Agafya and shows a mix of scorn and pity. Later, in Happiness: Young shepherd with thick black eyebrows,…

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Character Web

5 connections

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FCFather Christo…YIYakov IvanitchKIKisotchkaYEYegorushkaDYDymovSASavka

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse characters in dramatic and everyday life
  • Romantic and social navigators
  • Women and men in personal dramas
  • Disillusioned professionals and family figures
  • Youth and journey companions

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak where Ivan Dmitritch’s paranoid resistance…

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