The Idiot · Character
Afanasy Ivanovich Totsky
A wealthy landowner who was Nastasya's former guardian and seducer.
minor
Also known as Afanasy Ivanovitch, Totski, Afanasy Ivanovitch Totski, Mr. Totski, the once bitten Totski
First appearance: part i ii
Afanasy Ivanovich Totsky shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Totski orchestrates the plan to marry Nastasia to Gania, offering 75,000 roubles to secure his freedom; he remains fearful of Nastasia's past reactions.
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In IV: Totski orchestrates the plan to marry Nastasia to Gania, offering 75,000 roubles to secure his freedom; he remains fearful of Nastasia's past reactions. Later, in XIII: Present and uneasy, objects to the…
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- Central characters in love triangle
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- Closing
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See Afanasy Ivanovich Totsky in part i ii