BjarteWE
04-13-2008, 09:36 PM
I'm puzzled about a small detail in this work: What is the gender of Apollon, the narrators servant?
In the beginning of the book, his servant is described as an "old country-woman". However, when the narrator talkes about sending money back to Simonov after the dinner party, for instance, Apollon is described as a "he": "[...]and asked Apollon to take it to Simonov. When he learned that there was money in the letter [...]".
Am I missing something here? Has D. mixed up the gender of the narrators servant on purpose?
In the beginning of the book, his servant is described as an "old country-woman". However, when the narrator talkes about sending money back to Simonov after the dinner party, for instance, Apollon is described as a "he": "[...]and asked Apollon to take it to Simonov. When he learned that there was money in the letter [...]".
Am I missing something here? Has D. mixed up the gender of the narrators servant on purpose?