# Sirotkin — The House of the Dead character guide

> Sirotkin in The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-part-i-v-the-first-month

## Who they are

A young and naive convict who becomes a servant to the officers.

## In the story

### [First Impressions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-i-iii-first-impressions)

A young, pretty convict in the 'special division,' quiet and dreamy, who occasionally wears fine clothes but does not drink or gamble.

### [The Theatricals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_house_of_the_dead_se/chapters/part-i-xi-the-theatricals)

Chosen to play Filatka's betrothed in women's dress, praised for his suitability.

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