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One Day in the Life

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Ivan Denisovich Shukhov   Central character, in labor camp for 8 years, imprisoned as a traitor in WWII--had been a prisoner of war in a German camp when returned to his country sentenced for high treason  
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Kuziomin   “Old timer” at Ust-Izhma--Shukhov’s first squad leader--hates squealers for they don’t survive camps  
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“One and a half” Ivan   Guard at Shukhov’s current camp--outside appearance is seedy Shukhov considers him one of the “safer” guards  
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Alyoshka the Baptist   One of the most dependable members of Shukhov’s squad(104th) Survives through his religious faith--Shukhov calls him “heavenly” “Shed the hardships of camp life like water off a duck’s back”  
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Buinovsky the Captain   Ex-naval captain--newcomer at the camp--difficulty assimilating into camp existence because he is used to having power and giving the orders  
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The Tartar   Guard at the camp who does everything by the book--choking voice, not bothered by the cold--looks for people to pick on  
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Panteleyev   Squealer--despised by all prisoners  
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The Estonians   2 men close as brothers--rely extensively on each other for survival  
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Senka Klevshin   “Quiet luckless fellow” one of Shukhov’s squad members who is deaf--other members protect him by accommodating for his weakness  
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Fetyukov   Member of Shukhov’s squad who survives with little pride--called him “jackal” & “ a pat master at cadging” generally despised by Shukhov  
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Vdovushkin   Medical supervisor of the camp and a writer  
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Volkovoy   Lieutenant of camp--a “wolf” who carries a whip and stripsearches prisoners  
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Tyurin   Well-respected leader of the 104th squad--hand picked Shukhov to be in his squad--extremely fair  
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Pavlo   Unofficial 2nd in command--cares about the survival of all members of squad--especially helping weaker members while they are learning the “rules” of surviving  
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Gopchik   Fresh-faced Ukrainian boy in camp as “pink as a suckling pig” fast in adapting to work camp life--Shukhov adopts him to fill the void left by his own son, who died young  
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Kilgas   Works in the 104th with Shukhov as a mason--only in camp for 2 years but considered an “old-timer” Cheerful because he received 2 parcels  
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Caesar   Rich prisoner who is treated as a guest--only prisoner who lives in warmth, not required to work and spends his days talking about the luxuries of the outside world; receives packages from home regularly  
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Der   Building foreman who looks for ways to punish squads  
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The Moldavian   Prisoner who is rumored to be a spy, missing from the lineup because he had gotten in a crawl space to do some plastering, got warm and fell asleep  
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The Limper (Clubfoot)   Mess orderly--disabled--hefty S.O.B. who is armed with a birch club Hits anyone who comes up the steps without his permission  
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Mess Chief   One of few prisoners who wears no numbers  
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The Latvian   A prisoner who sells tobacco, one of the few pleasures a prisoner still has  
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