Notes From Underground | Characters

Apollon
Apollon is the narrator’s house servant. He does not appear until the last chapters of part 2, but readers quickly learn that Apollon and the narrator do not get along. The narrator believes that Apollon puts on airs and acts as if everyone is beneath him. Apollon is also very fastidious about his appearance, which puts him at odds with the narrator. He is also very confident in himself, which the narrator is not. In other words, although Apollon is the house servant and the narrator is his boss, their roles appear to be reversed. Apollon gets the best of...

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