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Leonka

A young boy, a character in a story.

minor

Also known as VI Leonka, First Leonka

First appearance: a slav soul

Leonka shows up with force in V. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as being with Sonya, offering apricot wine; not directly present in the scene.
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In V: Mentioned as being with Sonya, offering apricot wine; not directly present in the scene. Later, in VI: The detective idolized by the…

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CRCaptain RibnikovCLClotildeOLOlyessiaAFAnna Friedrich…MIMadame IvanovaLELeonka

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Musicians and Children
  • Spies, Priests, and Performers
  • Diverse Ensemble of Characters
  • Witches and Fishermen
  • Biblical and Romantic Figures
  • Officers and Society Women

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • 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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