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Consumptive Mitrofan

A sickly character, possibly a villager, with limited appearances.

minor

Also known as Mitrofan

First appearance: the village

Consumptive Mitrofan's tie to Akim is one of the pressures that moves The Village—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

A sickly watchman with tuberculosis, stoic and resigned to his fate.
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Consumptive Mitrofan first appears in 0001 the village.

With Akim (social): Akim and Consumptive Mitrofan are fellow villagers who share a bond of suffering and illness. With Akim (social): Akim and Consumptive Mitrofan are fellow villagers who share a bond of suffering and illness.

In IX: A sickly watchman with tuberculosis, stoic and resigned to his fate.

Later, in X: Engages in a heated argument with Akim about poverty and work, revealing the harsh economic realities of the peasantry.

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3 connections

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AKAkimGMGrey ManKUKuzmaCMConsumptive Mitrofan

Relationship types

  • Social
  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor villagers and transient figures
  • Core community and clergy
  • Village household and social figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • Akim

    social · ambivalent

    Akim and Consumptive Mitrofan are fellow villagers who share a bond of suffering and… How this plays out →

  • Akim

    social · ambivalent

    Akim and Consumptive Mitrofan are fellow villagers who share a bond of suffering and… How this plays out →

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