# Marta — The Little Demon character guide

> Marta in The Little Demon by Fyodor Sologub.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Marta Stanislavovna

**First appearance:** 0006-i

## Snapshot

A young woman circulating through the town's stifling social rituals, Marta Stanislavovna embodies the provincial marriage market where every smile is weighed and every rumor counted.

## Who they are

Marta moves through the drawing rooms and teas of the provincial town, one of the eligible young women whose futures are negotiated through gossip, matchmaking, and petty social maneuvering. Her position exposes how women in this world must navigate the predatory attention of men like Peredonov while maintaining the appearance of propriety. She matters because her presence sharpens the novel's portrait of a society where even courtship becomes a form of quiet violence.

## Relationships

### [Peredonov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/peredonov)

_family_

Marta is Peredonov's sister, and their relationship is strained by his selfishness and her dependence on him.

### [Natalya Vershina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/natalya_vershina)

_social_

Marta and Natalya are acquaintances who interact primarily through their shared connection to Peredonov.

### [Peredonov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/peredonov)

_family_

Marta is Peredonov's sister, and their relationship is strained by his selfishness and her dependence on him.

### [Natalya Vershina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/natalya_vershina)

_social_

Marta and Natalya are acquaintances who interact primarily through their shared connection to Peredonov.

### [Peredonov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/peredonov)

_family_

Marta is Peredonov's sister, and their relationship is strained by his selfishness and her dependence on him.

### [Natalya Vershina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/characters/natalya_vershina)

_social_

Marta and Natalya are acquaintances who interact primarily through their shared connection to Peredonov.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/chapters/i)

Vershina's ward, suggested by Vershina as a suitable wife for Peredonov.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/chapters/vi)

Tries to entertain Peredonov, blushes at his insults about Polish women and freckles, and feels uneasy about Vladya's fate.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/chapters/xii)

Weeps bitterly after the tarring of the gate.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/chapters/xix)

Receives a hundred-rouble note from Mourin after telling a dream about losing money.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_little_demon_se/chapters/xxi)

Marta dreams of Conscience and Vershina, then learns Peredonov will marry Varvara, feeling relieved and free.

## Links

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