Short Fiction · Character
Lieutenant Lapshine
A young officer in a story.
minor
Also known as Lapshine
First appearance: a slav soul
Lieutenant Lapshine's tie to Anna Friedrichovna is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
His diary is discovered among the inherited items.
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With Anna Friedrichovna (romantic): Anna Friedrichovna is secretly in love with Lieutenant Lapshine, though their relationship remains unfulfilled. With Anna Friedrichovna (romantic): Anna Friedrichovna is secretly in…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Officers and Children
- Biblical and Romantic Figures
- Historical and Professional 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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- Anna Friedrichovna
romantic · ambivalent
Anna Friedrichovna is secretly in love with Lieutenant Lapshine, though their… How this plays out →
- Anna Friedrichovna
romantic · ambivalent
Anna Friedrichovna is secretly in love with Lieutenant Lapshine, though their… How this plays out →
- Anna Friedrichovna
romantic · ambivalent
Anna Friedrichovna is secretly in love with Lieutenant Lapshine, though their… How this plays out →
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