Bolshaya Dvoryanska

Bolshaya Dvoryanska, the street Misail grew up on, symbolizes the ignorance of the upper classes. Oblivious to the struggles of others, those living on Bolshaya Dvoryanska care only about keeping up appearances. The wealthy families of Misail’s town shun him for choosing his own path in life. They also ostracize Cleopatra for the same reason, showing that prejudice runs deep in this part of town.

Misail’s room

Misail’s room, which is in a shed in the yard, symbolizes the distance he wishes to establish between his father and himself. He says, “Living there, I ran across my father and his visitors less often, and it seemed to me that if I didn’t live in my real room and didn’t go to the house every day for dinner, my father’s words about living on his neck wouldn’t sound so...