Bobok

Main Characters and Their Development

• Ivan Ivanovich — the main character and narrator, who visits the cemetery and hears the conversations of the deceased. He represents the typical 'little man' experiencing a crisis of faith and meaning in life. His inner turmoil and reflections on death and immortality become the central theme of the work.
• The Deceased — a group of dead people who continue to communicate with each other after death. Each represents a certain type of personality and social status, and their conversations reveal the hypocrisy, vanity, and vices they couldn't leave behind even after death. Among them are characters like a general, an official, and a writer, each symbolizing certain societal traits.