# Yegorushka — Short Fiction character guide > Yegorushka in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mechanically Yegorushka **First appearance:** 0000-a-living-chattel ## Snapshot A small boy sent across the steppe to school, fed caviar and Latin by a radiant old priest who lectures him on saints and study. ## Who they are Yegorushka is a child on a long journey, ill and homesick, being delivered toward a grammar school he does not yet understand. Father Christopher brings him sturgeon and French bread, then delivers a sermon on studying mathematics, philosophy, and languages so that God may show him what to be. The boy's wide, uncomprehending eyes are the story's lens — the steppe, the adults, and the strange summons of a future all pass through them. ## Relationships ### [Yakov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/yakov) _family_ Yakov and Yegorushka are father and son, with Yakov being a stern but caring parent. ### [Ivan Ivanitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/ivan_ivanitch) _family_ Ivan Ivanitch and Yegorushka are uncle and nephew, with Ivan acting as a mentor or guardian. ### [Yakov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/yakov) _family_ Yakov and Yegorushka are father and son, with Yakov being a stern but caring parent. ### [Ivan Ivanitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/ivan_ivanitch) _family_ Ivan Ivanitch and Yegorushka are uncle and nephew, with Ivan acting as a mentor or guardian. ### [Ivan Ivanitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/ivan_ivanitch) _family_ Ivan Ivanitch and Yegorushka are uncle and nephew, with Ivan acting as a mentor or guardian. ### [Yakov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/yakov) _family_ Yakov and Yegorushka are father and son, with Yakov being a stern but caring parent. ## In the story ### [A Day in the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-day-in-the-country) Fyokla's eight-year-old brother with red hair, who gets his hand stuck in a tree while trying to get a cuckoo's egg for his sister. ### [The Cattle-Dealers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-cattle-dealers) Yasha, the old man's son, is passive and indifferent, following orders without enthusiasm. ### [The Steppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/the-steppe) The young protagonist traveling across the steppe. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i) A nine-year-old boy, nephew of Kuzmitchov, being taken to school; he is tearful and feels intensely unfortunate as he leaves his home and mother. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/ii) Experiences boredom and curiosity, observes the sleeping adults, and is captivated by the steppe's song and the storm. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iii) Sleepy and exhausted from travel, is taken to see a bear, fed honey by the Jewess, and kissed by the countess. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv) Half asleep, he thinks about Varlamov and the Countess Dranitsky, and feels hatred for Dymov. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/v) Enjoys swimming in the river, feels anger at Dymov's insult, and listens to the wagoners' stories of their past. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vi) Observes Panteley and asks about his separate eating habits. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vii) Feels weary, frightened, and abandoned; confronts Dymov, then runs to the wagons in despair; later shivers with fever and longs for home. ### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/viii) Yegorushka is left behind by his uncle and Father Christopher, feeling the loss of his past life and facing an uncertain future. He later wakes refreshed and prepares to explore the town. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i) The narrator, a high school boy traveling with his grandfather. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/vii) Not directly present; no match in excerpts. ### [Anna on the Neck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/anna-on-the-neck) Anna's younger brother, who relies on her support but is abandoned as she pursues her own pleasures. ### [My Life: The Story of a Provincial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/my-life) Represents youthful innocence and the provincial experience, serving as a parallel to the narrator's journey. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv) Not present in this chapter. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/xiii) The narrator, who grows accustomed to the peasants and feels drawn to them, observing their belief in truth and justice. ### [At Christmas Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/at-christmas-time) Appears in the chapter, possibly reflecting on family or separation during the holiday. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/i) The tavern idler who writes letters for money; coarse and conceited. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters/yegorushka - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/characters