What Is to Be Done? · Character
Nikítin
A minor character, possibly a student or colleague.
minor
First appearance: part ii first love and legal marriage
Nikítin shows up with force in Part VI: Change of Scenes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A youth sitting on the front seat of the carriage; the lady indicates she got acquainted with him over two years ago.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Minor acquaintances
- Central progressive circle
- Disguise and resolution
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This passage marks the dramatic climax because the speaker articulates a decisive psychological reversal: she…
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See Nikítin in part ii first love and legal marriage