Short Fiction · Character
Balunsky
A fellow officer and friend of the main character.
minor
Also known as Balunsky
First appearance: a slav soul
Balunsky shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
An argumentative person with a thinker's forehead who lazily advises cutting the slave role.
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In VII: An argumentative person with a thinker's forehead who lazily advises cutting the slave role. Later, in III: The King of the Cardsharpers, now past his prime, observed by the student with a mix of pity and…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Ensemble of Characters
- Spies, Priests, and Performers
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
- Officers and Society Women
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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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