The House of the Dead · Character
Gazin
A powerful and feared convict who sells vodka in the prison.
minor
Also known as Gazin yonder
First appearance: part i v the first month
Gazin shows up with force in First Impressions. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Appears hopelessly drunk in the kitchen, disrupting the narrator's initial understanding of prison discipline.
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In First Impressions: Appears hopelessly drunk in the kitchen, disrupting the narrator's initial understanding of prison discipline. Later, in VI: The First Month: Mentioned among the convicts observed loafing in the…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse prison community
- Servants and orderly types
- Protagonist
- Storytellers and lovers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because it presents a profound psychological reversal: the narrator, a…
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- First Impressions
- VI: The First Month
- VII: New Acquaintances. Petrov
- II: The Hospital (Continued)
- Summer Time
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See Gazin in part i v the first month