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Table of Contents | Printable Version Notes This chapter unfolds the relationship between General Yepanchin and Trotsky. Ivan Trotsky had enjoyed a relationship with Nastasya but had got tired of her after a time. To acquire his freedom, he approaches the General for help. He wants General Yepanchin to persuade his secretary, Gavrila Ardalionovich, to marry Nastasya and release him from bondage. The General agrees to help him because Trotsky shows inclination to marry one of his elder daughters. Thus the two men meet Nastasya and tempt her with money if she marries Ganya. In the process of putting forth GanyaÂ’s case, the General falls for the charms of Nastasya. He decides to gift the girl with a string of pearls and win her favor. Both Trotsky and Yepanchin use others for their gain. Trotsky lavishes attention on Nastasya and provides her with the comforts of life because he wants to have an affair with her. Later when he turns his affection on someone else, he bestows her with an endowment after marriage, so that she would start life with another man and leave him alone. Trotsky befriends Yepanchin because he is interested in one of the GeneralÂ’s elder daughters and he wants Yepanchin to put pressure on Ganya to marry Nastasya. For his selfish interest, he makes use of Nastasya and Ganya.
interested in the latter marrying one of his daughters. He thus forces Ganya to propose to Nastasya. He is not bothered about the feelings of Ganya. Also he has a soft corner for Nastasya and he feels he can flirt with the girl even if Ganya marries her. However, he is disturbed that his wife is aware of his feelings for Nastasya and is thus, afraid to confront Lizaveta. When the Prince makes his appearance and introduces himself as a relative of Lizavets, Yepanchin is happy not because he likes the Prince but because he can now divert the attention of his wife from himself to the Prince. General Yepanchin is as shrewd and selfish as Trotsky is. It is ironical that Trotsky wants to get rid of Nastasya and turns to Yepanchin for help. Yepanchin convinces Ganya to marry Nastasya with a view to release Trotsky from the girl. In the process, he is attracted towards Nastasya and dreams of having an affair with her. It is a complicated but interesting situation. It compels the readers to browse through the next few chapters in order to know the outcome of the situation. The character of Nastasya Philippovna is revealed in this chapter. In the first chapter, Rogozhin talks about Nastasya Â’s beauty and talent. In this chapter, the readers become aware of her sturdy will and independent nature. She remains faithful to Trotsky but when he thwarts her affections, she threatens to spoil his life. Later, when Trotsky tempts her with a secure future with Ganya, she does not commit herself since she is aware of the ulterior motive of Trotsky. She wants to be convinced about the intention of Ganya before marrying him. To achieve her purpose, she gets in touch with the Yepanchin girls. Thus, Nastasya shows herself as a beauty with brains and common sense. You have reached the end of our free MonkeyNotes booknotes for "Go Tell It On the Mountain". While the complete MonkeyNote is no longer available online for free, we do offer the complete MonkeyNotes booknotes for this title in a downloadable and easily printable PDF or RTF format in our MonkeyNotes store. The downloadable version contains absolutely no advertising and is formatted to make effective use of the entire page while printing to save you ink and paper. Click here to download this complete booknote immediately. Table of Contents | Printable Version | |
