Alexei Ivanovich
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Alexei Ivanovich is the impulsive, obsessive young tutor whose descent into gambling addiction drives the plot of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "The Gambler."
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| addictionType | roulette gambling ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Gambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
novella
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
gambling addiction
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
impulsive
ⓘ
jealous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ passionate ⓘ self-destructive ⓘ |
| creator | Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | The Gambler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalFocusOn | Polina Alexandrovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Gambler (1867) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | Russian (original text) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| moralArc | moral decline through gambling ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores psychology of gambling
ⓘ
illustrates destructive passion ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| occupation | tutor ⓘ |
| psychologicalProfile | compulsive gambler ⓘ |
| relationshipToGeneral | employee ⓘ |
| relationshipToPolinaAlexandrovna | devoted admirer ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| romanticObsessionWith | Polina Alexandrovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingAssociatedWith | Roulettenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
enslavement to chance
ⓘ
irrational passion ⓘ |
| vice | gambling ⓘ |
| worksFor | the General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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