The Idiot · Character
Nina Alexandrovna Ivolgina
Ganya's mother, a long-suffering woman.
minor
Also known as Nina Alexandrovna, Nina, Nina Alexandrovna—seeing
First appearance: part i iii
Nina Alexandrovna Ivolgina shows up with force in Chapter VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Nina Alexandrovna is the mother, trying to maintain peace but showing firmness and sorrow over the family's strained circumstances.
Nina Alexandrovna Ivolgina first appears in 0002 part i iii.
In Chapter VIII: Nina Alexandrovna is the mother, trying to maintain peace but showing firmness and sorrow over the family's strained circumstances.
Later, in IX: Attempts to manage the situation and protect her husband from further embarrassment.
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- Central characters in love triangle
- Minor and background characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- 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 Nina Alexandrovna Ivolgina in part i iii