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In the vividly depicted chapter from "The Witch and Other Stories," the narrative oscillates between the bleak and mundane aspects of life aboard a ship and a critique of societal hierarchies and pretensions. Gusev, a passenger suffering from stifling heat and discomfort, is momentarily distracted by memories of home and the surrounding indifference to his plight. This discomfort is punctuated by an abrupt moment of tragedy when a fellow soldier, engrossed in a card game, suddenly falls ill and dies, an…-
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"The Witch" unfolds on a stormy evening, showcasing Savely Gykin, the sexton, and his wife, Raissa. As Savely lies in bed, a tempest rages outside their hut, symbolizing the tumultuous events to follow. Savely suspects the storm's ferocity has mystical origins, specifically linked to his wife. Raissa, deeply absorbed in her sewing, seems indifferent to both the storm and her husband's accusations of witchcraft. Their monotonous existence is disrupted by the arrival of a lost postman and his driver,…
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In the village of Reybuzh, the story unfolds around the household of Filip Ivanov Kashin, known as Dyudya, who has accumulated a modest fortune through various ventures. His family consists of his elder son Fyodor, whose wife Sofya lives with them, suffering constant ailments; and his hunchback son Alyoshka, married to Varvara, a young and attractive woman chosen for him who draws the attentions of their guests. One evening, they receive a visitor, Matvey Savitch, with an orphan boy, Kuzka, whom he has…
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In the story "The Witch and Other Stories," the scene is set in a village where the arrival of the engineer and his family at their new villa once stirred excitement and curiosity among the local peasants. The quarter reveals a vivid contrast between the lives of the peasants and the engineer’s family, marked by the introduction of a bridge that symbolized a shift in the village’s landscape and daily rhythms, eventually becoming an ordinary part of life as the villa changes hands. By the chapter's…
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In "The Pipe," Meliton Shishkin, a bailiff from the Dementyev farm, emerges from the woods with his dog Damka, exhausted and covered in the remnants of his trek. It's a damp, overcast morning, and Meliton encounters a shepherd playing a simple, mournful tune on a pipe. This shepherd, tending the Artamonovs' herd, shares a bleak view of the world with Meliton, suggesting nature and society alike are in decline. The conversation between the two illustrates a shared sentiment of environmental and societal…
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During a stay in S. district, the narrator frequents the kitchen gardens of Dubovo for mixed fishing trips, enjoying the company of the watchman, Savka, and the serenity of summer nights. Savka is a robust and handsome man of twenty-five, known for his strength and sensibility but notorious for his profound laziness and lack of work ethic. Despite having land and a hut, he lives off odd jobs and his mother's begging, showing no inclination towards regular work. Savka's life revolves around simple pleasures…
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Yegor, tasked by Vasilisa to pen a letter to her long-lost daughter Yefimya in Petersburg, finds himself in the homely yet stifling atmosphere of the tavern kitchen during the Christmas season. Vasilisa, having not heard from Yefimya for four years since her wedding, is driven by a mother's yearning to reconnect. She and her husband, Pyotr, an old man seemingly lost to his own sight, bear the weight of years passed in silence from their daughter. The task is simple yet monumental: convey the love, the…
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Chapter II of "The Witch and Other Stories" shifts the focus from the tavern scene to a day in the life at Dr. B. O. Mozelweiser's hydropathic establishment, emphasizing routine amidst the New Year's Day celebrations. Early in the morning, Andrey Hrisanfitch, the porter adorned in a freshly braided uniform, engages in his daily duties with a notable enthusiasm for the holiday, greeting visitors with New Year's wishes. His interaction with a general, a regular patron, underscores the mundanity of his role,…
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As evening descended into night aboard the ship, Gusev, a recently discharged soldier, stirred from his hammock to share a tale with Pavel Ivanitch, a fellow occupant in the ship's hospital. He recounted a story he'd heard, about a massive fish colliding with a vessel, causing damage. Pavel Ivanitch, lost in his own thoughts or perhaps choosing to ignore the conversation, remained silent, engulfing the space in quietude once more. The ship, a vast entity of creaks and groans from the hammocks and the…
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In the dim light of a ship's interior, Gusev, a sick man, observes his fellow sufferer, Pavel Ivanitch, struggling for breath in the stifling heat of their quarters. Pavel, looking more like a monk or hermit with his severe illness and skeletal frame, engages Gusev in a grim conversation about their plight. Pavel proposes a dark theory that they have been sent on the steamer by their doctors to die, a way to rid themselves of burdensome patients without paying the price. According to Pavel, the corrupt and…
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