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What Is to Be Done? · Character
Pushkin
Russian poet referenced in the narrative.
minor
First appearance: iii preface
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- Extended minor characters
- Central progressive circle
- Vera's oppressive family
- Protagonist
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This passage marks the dramatic climax because the speaker articulates a decisive psychological reversal: she…
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