The highest point
Lacking seriousness
Strangely, oddly
To dare, to take a chance
Mournful
Boaster
To wrinkle a person's face
Deserving condemnation
To speak quietly so as not to be overheard
To splash
Manager
Extreme happiness
Lacking a sense of security
The Question and Answer section for The Death of a Government Clerk is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Tchervyakov is "a no less fine" government clerk and the central character to the story. One evening, he visits the theater to see opera, but accidentally sneezes on another man, a general in the Department of Transport. For the rest of the story,...
This story is narrated in the third person.
In Tchervyakov's character, we see a man who lives to please. He is a hard worker, there is 'a no less fine' government clerk, he is conscientious, well-mannered, and he wants everyone to like him. As readers, we sympathize with Tchervyakov, and...
