Apropos of the Wet Snow
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"Apropos of the Wet Snow" is the second part of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "Notes from Underground," in which the unnamed narrator recounts key episodes from his past that illuminate his bitter, alienated psychology.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella section ⓘ |
| author | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | underground man ⓘ |
| character | Liza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| focusesOn | concrete episodes from the narrator’s past ⓘ |
| follows | The Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInOriginalLanguage | Случай из мокрого снега NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrates |
destructive effects of wounded pride
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psychological consequences of extreme self-awareness ⓘ |
| isContinuationOf | the narrator’s theoretical monologue in The Underground ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
existential fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of existentialist literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation
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free will ⓘ humiliation ⓘ irrationality ⓘ resentment ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ spite ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | retrospective confession ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
digressive monologue
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed underground man ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Notes from Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
conflict between reason and desire
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critique of rational egoism ⓘ problem of moral responsibility ⓘ |
| plotElement |
encounter with former schoolmates
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failed dinner with acquaintances ⓘ recollection of past humiliations ⓘ relationship with the prostitute Liza ⓘ visit to a brothel ⓘ |
| precedes | no subsequent part within Notes from Underground ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Crime and Punishment
NERFINISHED
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The Brothers Karamazov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | second part of Notes from Underground ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 19th century ⓘ |
| tone |
bitter
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ironic ⓘ self-lacerating ⓘ |
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