Short Fiction · Character
Adka
A character in a story, possibly a servant or child.
minor
Also known as Adka
First appearance: a slav soul
Adka shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Anna Friedrichovna's seven-year-old son, one of the perpetually hungry children who beg for food.
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In I: Anna Friedrichovna's seven-year-old son, one of the perpetually hungry children who beg for food. Later, in II: One of the younger…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Officers and Children
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
- Spies, Priests, and Performers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Vera Nikolayevna, who has previously dismissed Zheltkov’s love as…
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