Shukhov’s Wife
Shukhov’s wife remains at home and appears through letters and memory rather than direct action.
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Spoiler-freeShukhov’s wife remains at home and appears through letters and memory rather than direct action. She tells him that villagers have begun earning money by painting carpets from stencils and hopes he might do the same after release. Shukhov doubts that such work suits him. Her fate and the future of the marriage remain beyond the single day.
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