The Margin

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Varvara Snegiryov

Also known as Varvara.

Varvara Snegiryov is Captain Snegiryov's sharp-tongued daughter, standing by the window when Alyosha first visits the family. She is poor but neatly dressed, clever, disdainful, and quick to rebuke her father's buffoonery when it humiliates the household. Her anger reads as both pride and exhaustion.

IV-VII. And In The Open Air

The captain explains that Varvara had earned and saved money for her studies in Petersburg, but the family has had to live on it. He calls her overworked, clever, and trapped by the household's need.

X-V. By Ilusha’s Bedside

By Ilusha's sickroom scenes, Varvara has gone to Petersburg to study at the university. Her absence marks one small escape from the crowded cottage room.

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