The Jungle · Character
Kristoforas
Elzbieta's disabled young son who dies tragically.
minor
Also known as little Kristoforas
First appearance: i
Kristoforas shows up with force in Chapter XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The crippled child of Elzbieta dies suddenly after eating smoked sausage, possibly made from tubercular pork.
Kristoforas first appears in 0002 i.
In Chapter XIII: The crippled child of Elzbieta dies suddenly after eating smoked sausage, possibly made from tubercular pork. He had congenital dislocation of the hip and rickets, and was only three years old.
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- Closing
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