# Vera Ivanovna Kardin — Short Fiction character guide

> Vera Ivanovna Kardin in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Vera

**First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel

## Who they are

A woman whose life is explored in the stories.

## Relationships

### [Verotchka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/verotchka)

_family_

Vera Ivanovna Kardin and Verotchka are mother and daughter, with a close and protective relationship.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv)

Not present in this chapter.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i)

Returns to her family estate after ten years, feeling both the charm of the steppe and anxiety about her future.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii)

The protagonist, a young woman tormented by boredom and existential longing, torn between the desire for a meaningful life and the pressure to marry.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iii)

Struggles with helplessness and rage, decides to marry Dr. Neshtchapov to start a new life.

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