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Zhutchka

Ilusha's lost dog, later replaced by Perezvon.

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First appearance: part iv iv the lost dog

Zhutchka first appears in 0077 part iv iv the lost dog.

See Zhutchka in part iv iv the lost dogBook page

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Character Web

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KKKolya KrassotkinILIlushaSMSmurovCSCaptain Snegir…AKAlyosha Karama…ZHZhutchka

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Schoolboys and Family Circle
  • Trial and Investigation Core
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it centers on Katerina Ivanovna’s hysterical, guilt-ridden declarati…

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See Zhutchka in part iv iv the lost dog