# Varvara Alexyevna — The Brothers Karamazov character guide

> Varvara Alexyevna in The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Varvara

**First appearance:** 0078-part-iv-v-by-ilusha-s-bedside

## Who they are

Ilusha's older sister who cares for him.

## In the story

### [VI: A Laceration in the Cottage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_brothers_karamazov_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-a-laceration-in-the-cottage)

The captain's daughter who scolds her father for his foolish antics and shows disdain for the situation.

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