Short Fiction · Character
Arseny
A servant or attendant in a story.
minor
Also known as Arseny
First appearance: i
Arseny shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The porter, a recurring figure who brings in pilgrims and has a contentious relationship with the lieutenant and landlady.
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In II: The porter, a recurring figure who brings in pilgrims and has a contentious relationship with the lieutenant and landlady. Later, in IV: The caretaker who drives away onlookers and lights the way for the bearers…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Officers and Children
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
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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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