The Coast of Utopia: Voyage | Character Analysis

In many ways, Michael Bakunin is a product of his privileged environment. He is the only son in a family with four daughters who all dote on him, and he is ultimately a spoiled brat. His family loves to talk about Pushkin and various other poets and philosophers, and Michael becomes caught up in spending his life finding deeper meaning. While his parents and sisters enjoy debating ideas and then going on with what is expected of their class, Michael shuns his “duties” as an aristocrat and instead spends his time surrounding himself with other like-minded young men....

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