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: As she struggles to stay awake, the shadows in the room begin to take on haunting shapes. She drifts in and out of feverish dreams about her late father and her life back in the village.
: Chekhov highlights the "us-versus-them" divide, where the comfort of the upper class is built upon the literal physical destruction of the working class. Anton CМ§ehov - Besleme
The story follows , a 13-year-old girl who works as a "foster child" or servant for a family in a small Russian town. : As she struggles to stay awake, the
: Varka is perpetually sleep-deprived. Her days are filled with endless domestic chores, and her nights are spent rocking her masters' crying baby. Anton CМ§ehov - Besleme