The Idiot · Character
Ardalion Alexandrovich Ivolgin
Ganya's alcoholic, boastful father.
minor
Also known as General Ivolgin, Ivolgin, this General Ivolgin whom she had once known, old General Ivolgin, Ardalion Alexandrovitch Ivolgin, Ardalion Alexandrovitch, the Ivolgin, poor Ardalion Alexandrovitch
First appearance: part i iii
Ardalion Alexandrovich Ivolgin shows up with force in IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Enters dressed in evening clothes, embarrasses Gania by boasting and telling a story about a poodle in a railway carriage.
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In IX: Enters dressed in evening clothes, embarrasses Gania by boasting and telling a story about a poodle in a railway carriage. Later, in Chapter XI: Sends a note to the prince via Kolya, likely asking for money;…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The narrative climax occurs here because Varvara Ardalionovna’s return home in a state of “considerable mental…
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See Ardalion Alexandrovich Ivolgin in part i iii