The Meek One by Fyodor Dostoevsky
An older pawnbroker narrates the story of taking in a timid, fragile young woman and marrying her; his possessiveness, condescension, and attempts to ‘protect’ her gradually stifle her, producing silence, withdrawal, and a growing emotional chasm that culminates in her sudden suicide. His account shifts between self-justification and anguished introspection, revealing how control, misunderstanding, loneliness, and moral blindness corrode intimacy and leave him to confront the haunting consequences of his actions.
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- Published
- 1876
- Nationality
- Russian
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 20-40
- Original Language
- Russian
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Gentle Creature
- Krotkaya
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