# Matrióna — What Is to Be Done? character guide

> Matrióna in What Is to Be Done? by Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Matrióna Stepanóvna

**First appearance:** 0006-part-i-the-life-of-vi-ra-pavlovna-in-her-parents-family

## Who they are

A servant in the Rozalsky household.

## In the story

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

The cook who explains household matters to Viéra, often bearing bruises from her lover.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/vii)

Servant who delivers messages and trembles with fear during the tense family scene.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/viii)

The servant whose gossip about Storeshnikof's courtship of Viéra triggers the household scandal.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/iii)

Brings a glass for Lopukhóf, mentioned as the servant.

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

Mentioned as the servant who calls Feódor for his lesson.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xv)

Sent by Lopukhóf to make purchases for the dinner, including wine and a pie.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xvii)

Serves the dinner and samovar, and comments on Lopukhóf's dozing.

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

Remains in the dining-room hoping her 'golden one' will continue snoring.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_is_to_be_done_se/chapters/xxii)

Hides under the bed during Marya Alekséyevna's rampage, later serves dinner and relays orders.

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