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Lalka translation the/a doll by Bolesław Prus (the pen name of Aleksander Głowacki) is regarded by some as the best novel ever written in Polish. First serialized in the newspaper "Kurier Codzienny" (29th September 1887 - 24th May 1889), then published in a book form by Gebethner i Wolff in 1890, it's the story of a Self-Made Man Stanisław Wokulski trying to win the love of an aristocrat Izabela Łęcka, at the same time working out who he actually is and what he actually wants, which is anything but simple.Being full of social criticism, subtle philosophical arguments (on behalf of positivism) and dickensian episodes, beautifully written, no wonder it became required reading in secondary schools.It has entered public domain and may be read in its original Polish here.No relation to the 1919 Lubitsch film or the 2017 horror film.
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No Accounting for Taste
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No Accounting for Taste: Peple think this of Ewelina and the baron. She only sees his money and bad health, but he's actually in love. Till he learns of her cheating.
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Bilingual Backfire
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Bilingual Backfire: "Farewell, miss Iza."
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The Philosopher
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The Philosopher: Wokulski monologues internally on the subjects of Love Hurts and Inherent in the System.
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Unreliable Narrator
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Unreliable Narrator: Slightly, we learn as much from him as from the characters speculating and gossiping. Sometimes the narrator won't say who's actually right.
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Sibling Rivalry
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Sibling Rivalry / Vitriolic Best Buds: Jan and Franc Mincel do love each other, but their rather different outlooks result in a constant state of war. They only make up to start the fight anew.
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The Dandy
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The Dandy: The young male part of The Beautiful Elite. Wokulski tries to be one for Izabela.
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The Tease
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The Tease: Izabela is a flirt. Even with her fiance around. Wąsowska can't let a man go unseduced either, though she finds Wokulski unbreakable.
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Knight in Sour Armor
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Knight in Sour Armor: Szuman (as befits a member of medical profession in a XIX century Polish novel) is a world-weary, mightily snarky guy who will make some tiny improvement to the wold, dammit. Like curing some poor soul who hasn't money for doctors.
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Patriotic Fervor
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Patriotic Fervor: The prince, in a lofty, romantical way.
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As the Good Book Says...
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As the Good Book Says...: Izabela of all people. She misses the point, though.
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Beauty Equals Goodness
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Beauty Equals Goodness: Averted, with an exception for Helena Stawska. Izabela only has beauty, and Wokulski - only the troubled goodness. Most characters are neither here nor there, but Izabela cannot comprehend that Wokulski - who's most emphatically not her type - can be a genuine person with feelings, and not a villain or a device to make her rich and respected.
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Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense
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Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Mr Łęcki and his daughter both only belong in a ballroom. Pity their money is long gone at this point.
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The Ingenue
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The Ingenue: Discussed and deconstructed. Izabela and Ewelina, the pretty, refined, graceful young ladies, are completely self-absorbed and shallow. The women of this sort are compared by Mrs Zasławska to dolls, pretty, but worthless - and when they grow up, it's usually too late. Wąsowska is implied to have been one in her youth.
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Gratuitous English
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Gratuitous English: The actual reason people back then would learn English (fashion aside) was to read English novels, often by Charles Dickens, whose social sensibilities Prus shares.
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Divorce Assets Conflict
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Divorce Assets Conflict: Though Mrs Krzeszowska won't give him an actual divorce, her relationship with her husband is an example, both sides being petty and arguing over money. Though they have one or two Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other moments. Tiny ones.
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Shipper on Deck
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Shipper on Deck: Rzecki, for Wokulski and anyone, really.
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Hysterical Woman
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Hysterical Woman: Krzeszowska spasms, cries, sends anonymous letters full of slander and sues people.
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Gratuitous French
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Gratuitous French: The conversations between graceful ladies, naturallement.
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Mad Scientist
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Mad Scientist: Professor Geist, though he might just be a conman. We'll never know...
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Romanticism Versus Enlightenment
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Romanticism Versus Enlightenment: Major theme. Ignacy Rzecki is a consummate romantic, who thinks big (when it comes to politics - in his own life he's an unassuming, quiet person). Ochocki is a (kind of western style) positivist, fascinated by science. Wokulski (who fought in the January Uprising and was sent to Siberia for it, but later got rich selling grain to the Tzar's army) zigzags between the two. In the end, he's mostly driven by emotion. While still advocating modern technology and commiting small acts of good in a somewhat detached, absentminded way.
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Proper Lady
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Proper Lady: Madame Zasławska.
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Gratuitous German
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Gratuitous German: The older generation of Mincel family. Jan and Franc are bilingual. Ignacy Rzecki, who grew up with them, falls into Gratuitous German a couple of times.
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Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism
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Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: All over the scale, from the staunch idealist Rzecki to the cynical doctor Szuman.
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Don't You Dare Pity Me!
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Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Don't try and help Izabela. She's going to hate you with passion.
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StoryWithinAStory
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Story Within a Story: Węgiełek tells a poignant fairy tale.
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The Chain of Harm
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The Chain of Harm: At one point, Wokulski is visiting large stables. The stable owner gets angry at one of his underlings and chews him out. A moment later, Wokulski sees a stable boy running out onto the street and kicking a Jewish kid.
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Unrequited Love Lasts Forever
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Unrequited Love Lasts Forever: Wokulski does get horribly disillusioned with Izabela, but it's ambiguous whether he stops loving her. At the point where it only causes him pain.
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Ungrateful Bastard
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Ungrateful Bastard: Izabela is only "grateful" to people she likes. Anyone else doing her a favour is either forgotten or taken as Manipulative Bastard and passionately hated.
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FilmOfTheBook
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Film of the Book: Made in 1968 by Wojciech Jerzy Has.
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Ambiguous Ending
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Ambiguous Ending: Wokulski vanishes. He might have killed himself, or left for Paris. Anyone's guess.
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Mistaken for Spies
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Mistaken for Spies: The English teacher and Mrs Meliton, by Ignacy Rzecki, who seems convinced Wokulski is part of a spy network.
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Marry for Love
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Marry for Love: The only one in this story who does is Węgiełek, and he becomes increasingly paranoid and jealous of his wife after meeting one of her former clients by chance souring the relationship.
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All of the Other Reindeer
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All of the Other Reindeer: Wokulski was given the treatment as a young salesman, because he spent his nights studying to go to the university.
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Downer Ending
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Downer Ending: Rzecki dies, Wokulski disappears, and Ochocki plans to leave for St. Petersburg - presumably forever.
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The Morlocks
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The Morlocks: The only thing Izabela is scared of (see the factory scene in chapter V).
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Disproportionate Retribution
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Disproportionate Retribution: Rude or insensitive remarks on the topic of Izabela have cost one man his job and another his tooth. The second one was actually lucky to loose his tooth, not his head.
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Crazy Jealous Guy
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Crazy Jealous Guy: If Wokulski is around, don't try and give Izabela looks. He will destroy you the best he can.
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Loving a Shadow
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Loving a Shadow: Wokulski. Somewhat unusual version in Izabela, who "loves" a marble statue (of Apollo). Yes, really.
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Obliviously Evil
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Obliviously Evil: Izabela has no idea how much suffering she causes.
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Drowning My Sorrows
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Both Wokulski and Rzecki are prone to drowning their sorrows in various kinds of alcohol.
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Dreaming the Truth
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Dreaming the Truth: How Izabela works out just who bought her father's debts.
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School Is for Losers
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School Is for Losers: Wokulski's father kept berating him in his youth for wasting money on books. As did his collegues at work.
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The Casanova
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The Casanova: Starski.
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Single-Target Sexuality
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Single-Target Sexuality: Wokulski is in love with Isabela. That's it. That's the core of the story. When Helena Stawska, a beautiful angel of a woman (and a widow, hence available) appears, Wokulski is happy to help her in her need - but purely platonically (to Rzecki's frustration).
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Drink-Based Characterization
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Drink-Based Characterization: Rzecki drinks Hungarian wine with Wokulski when he comes back from Bulgaria. This foreshadows the reveal of his status as a retired officer of the Hungarian infantry.
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Pretty Boy
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Pretty Boy: Several. Mostly in Izabela's circles - Starski is one of them.
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All Take and No Give
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All Take and No Give: Izabela. In a short time she was actually in a relationship with Wokulski she was definitely the taker.
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Streetwalker
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Streetwalker: Marianna, one of Wokulski's charity cases. Once reformed, she marries Węgiełek (another charity case).
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Everyone Loves Blondes
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Everyone Loves Blondes: Guess what colour Izabela's hair is?
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Henpecked Husband
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Henpecked Husband: In Rzecki's part of the narrative - Wokulski's marriage to Małgorzata. He mostly did it not to starve, she thought he was hot as hell and kept fawning over him and showing him off, driving him crazy.
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Arc Words
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Arc Word: "lalka" ("a doll"). Also, Wokulski gets called "crazy" by several unconnected people, for several loosely connected reasons.
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Alone in a Crowd
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Alone in a Crowd: Wokulski has trouble relating to people, even the normal, common-as-dirt people. He never belongs anywhere.
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Duel to the Death
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Duel to the Death: Wokulski vs. Krzeszowski, over the latter making Izabela sad. Score: Wokulski: 1, Krzeszowski: 1 lost tooth, no hard feelings.
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Impoverished Patrician
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Impoverished Patrician: Mr Łęcki. It's not that obvious at the first glance in-universe, but he is selling everything he owns jut to keep afloat. Without Wokulski's help from behind the scene, Łęcki would get broke in no time.
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Shell-Shocked Veteran
 The Doll / int_7a143509
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Shell-Shocked Veteran: Wokulski has hints of this, especially during fancy parties, where he's not sure of himself.
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 The Doll / int_7bf14666
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And Now for Someone Completely Different
 The Doll / int_7bf14666
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And Now for Someone Completely Different: The novel has a conventional third-person narrator, but parts of it are taken from "The old salesman's diary", being written by Ignacy Rzecki, whose interpretation of things is rather sadly wrong. Also, he reminisces a lot.
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 The Doll / int_7eebe99c
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The Alcoholic
 The Doll / int_7eebe99c
comment
The Alcoholic: Jan Mincel was driven to heavy drinking due to friction in his marriage to Małgorzata. The reason could have been Małgorzata's implied Matchmaker Crush on Wokulski. As you may suspect, it is one of the causes of his death. Both Wokulski and Rzecki are prone to drowning their sorrows in various kinds of alcohol. In a more comical form, Councilman Węgrowicz, Mr. Deklewski and lessee Szprot, Rzecki's drinking buddies.
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Creature of Habit
 The Doll / int_81574019
comment
Creature of Habit: Rzecki's bedroom and his morning routine haven't changed in twenty five years. He's been planning a vacation for all this time and never got around to taking it.
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 The Doll / int_81c4faa3
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Entertainingly Wrong
 The Doll / int_81c4faa3
comment
Entertainingly Wrong: It's more sad than entertaining, but whenever someone tries to guess Stanisław Wokulski's motivations, they come up with something grand, fantastic, and entirely wrong. He really only cares for Izabela.
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Tall Poppy Syndrome
 The Doll / int_83535879
comment
Tall Poppy Syndrome
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Sour Outside, Sad Inside
 The Doll / int_838748cb
comment
Sour Outside, Sad Inside: Wokulski is rather aloof by default, but much more so whenever he's worrying about personal matters.
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
 The Doll / int_88472ef3
comment
Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Ochocki says he does. Might be simply bored out of his skull.
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 The Doll / int_88cee6e2
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Abhorrent Admirer
 The Doll / int_88cee6e2
comment
Abhorrent Admirer: Izabela has got quite a few, including the grumpy, large and socially awkward Wokulski and two men in their sixties, Baron Dalski (until he falls in love with Ewelina) and an unnamed military marshal. The sociable Małgorzata Mincel for the introverted Wokulski. The 60-something Baron Dalski for Ewelina Janocka, who is in her early 20s (or even younger).
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Bilingual Dialogue
 The Doll / int_8a800d36
comment
Bilingual Dialogue: Any conversation with Grossmutter, who only speaks German.
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Category Traitor
 The Doll / int_8cb01d0e
comment
Category Traitor: Szlangbaum, A Friend in Need of Wokulski's, abused by his coworkers as a Jew, would convert if not for his fear of being branded this.
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Moral Guardians
 The Doll / int_96e5792c
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Moral Guardians: Krzeszowska inexplicably accuses Helena Stawska of seducing her husband, Wokulski, Rzecki... She's also very concerned with her maid's perceived lack of morality, but can't see anything wrong in the frequent executor of her schemes, Maruszewicz. Who actually is a petty forger.
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 The Doll / int_9cc1a329
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Upper-Class Twit
 The Doll / int_9cc1a329
comment
Upper-Class Twit: Tomasz Łęcki, Izabela's father, is very polite and well mannered, but entirely clueless as to what the world is like.
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Cannot Talk to Women
 The Doll / int_9fdb1baf
comment
Cannot Talk to Women: Stanisław Wokulski usually has no problem talking to women, but most of his conversations with Izabela turn out disastrous - at least, so he thinks.
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 The Doll / int_a2484b0e
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The Beautiful Elite
 The Doll / int_a2484b0e
comment
The Beautiful Elite: Izabela's circles.
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 The Doll / int_a2492aff
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Dogged Nice Guy
 The Doll / int_a2492aff
comment
Dogged Nice Guy: Second version in Wokulski. Whose Love Interest is explicitly stated in the narrative to be incapable of true love. Or feelings in general.
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Matchmaker Crush
 The Doll / int_a6fc3fd7
comment
Jan Mincel was driven to heavy drinking due to friction in his marriage to Małgorzata. The reason could have been Małgorzata's implied Matchmaker Crush on Wokulski. As you may suspect, it is one of the causes of his death.
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Love at First Sight
 The Doll / int_a8dcb1d7
comment
Love at First Sight: Wokulski saw Izabela. Thus, the plot was set in motion.
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Based on a True Story
 The Doll / int_a90fff3
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Based on a True Story: Think nobody would sue over a doll? It appears someone did, giving Prus the idea for the lawsuit episode as well as the title.
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Chronic Hero Syndrome
 The Doll / int_ab68c5cc
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Chronic Hero Syndrome: As much as he Angsts about it (and he does a lot), Wokulski keeps helping random people. Mostly financially.
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Scars Are Forever
 The Doll / int_ad94c7a0
comment
Scars are Forever: Or, in Wokulski's case, frostbite marks he got in Siberia. Izabela finds them repulsive.
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 The Doll / int_ae3d6438
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Deadpan Snarker
 The Doll / int_ae3d6438
comment
Deadpan Snarker: Doctor Szuman and Mrs Meliton have both got the fuzzy end of the lolly in their respective lives, making them rather snarky.
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 The Doll / int_af98df4e
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They Called Me Mad!
 The Doll / int_af98df4e
comment
They Called Me Mad!: Geist's ideas, dismissed by the French scholars, actually seem to make some sense today. Though they're still a bit risque (manipulating molecular structures has its limits, like everything).
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 The Doll / int_b097493c
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Madonna-Whore Complex
 The Doll / int_b097493c
comment
Madonna-Whore Complex: Wokulski is a case, possibly because his lofty ideals clash with what Izabela does.
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 The Doll / int_b499dd39
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All Issues Are Political Issues
 The Doll / int_b499dd39
comment
All Issues Are Political Issues: Common trope at the time, because they really were, but Rzecki takes it in a direction of his own and believes All Issues Are Connected To The Bonaparte Issue Somehow.
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 The Doll / int_b4c406a6
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Death by Despair
 The Doll / int_b4c406a6
comment
Death by Despair: Ignacy Rzecki falls ill after Wokulski's dissapearance and Napoleon the Third's death. He thinks it's because he's practically retired and hasn't much to do, Szuman says it's heart disease. Whatever it is, he dies of it in the last chapter.
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Jewish and Nerdy
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Jewish and Nerdy: Szuman is a doctor of medicine with strong scientific interests, and he strongly prefers pursuing these interests to treating people (he will help you, in his own blunt manner, if you're a friend or can't afford doctors). Also Szlangbaum's father thinks this trope is the greatest advantage Jews have.
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 The Doll / int_bcd27e37
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Improbable Aiming Skills
 The Doll / int_bcd27e37
comment
The second one was actually lucky to loose his tooth, not his head.
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 The Doll / int_becfca0e
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Princess in Rags
 The Doll / int_becfca0e
comment
Princess in Rags: Mr Łęcki has lost nearly all his money. You'd never tell from his and his daughter's lifestyle.
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 The Doll / int_bf74d357
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Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
 The Doll / int_bf74d357
comment
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Not that they ever marry, but Izabela sees her prospective relationship with Wokulski like this. And she won't give up her herd of admirers.
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 The Doll / int_c019a4c7
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Empty Bedroom Grieving
 The Doll / int_c019a4c7
comment
Empty Bedroom Grieving: Krzeszowska only stays in her old flat because she won't move anything in her late daughter's room.
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Interrupted Suicide
 The Doll / int_c0961831
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Interrupted Suicide: After hearing Izabella's conversation with Starski (they spoke in English, being convinced that he wouldn't understand), Wokulski attempts suicide by throwing himself under a train. He gets saved by Wysocki's brother (one of the random people Wokulski has helped). Also, Szuman claims he tried to poison himself due to Love Hurts.
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 The Doll / int_c0e3994b
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Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male
 The Doll / int_c0e3994b
comment
Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Wąsowska has a rather twisted explanation as to why women should be allowed to cheat on their men, and why men who do anything about this (like threaten divorce) are morally wrong.
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 The Doll / int_c2c30ef6
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Angst
 The Doll / int_c2c30ef6
comment
Angst: Wokulski's internal monologue, over himself and the world in general.
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Badass Bookworm
 The Doll / int_c3478f1d
comment
Badass Bookworm: Wokulski is an alumnus of Szkoła Przygotowawcza and was on his way to becoming an engineer when the Uprising began. He remains interested in science and technology.
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 The Doll / int_c5a0b4d3
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Brain Fever
 The Doll / int_c5a0b4d3
comment
Brain Fever: After his final heartbreak Wokulski spends several weeks in bed.
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 The Doll / int_c5caf1e5
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Silly Rabbit, Romance Is for Kids!
 The Doll / int_c5caf1e5
comment
Silly Rabbit, Romance Is for Kids!: Szuman considers this "love" thing utter nonsense and pathology.
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 The Doll / int_c6b2fdd1
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Fixing the Game
 The Doll / int_c6b2fdd1
comment
Fixing the Game: When they play cards, Wokulski lets Mr Łęcki win, because he's in financial straits and wouldn't take help directly. Mr Łęcki, being who he is, takes it as a proof of his own intelligence.
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 The Doll / int_cfc52d52
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Spoiled Brat
 The Doll / int_cfc52d52
comment
Spoiled Brat: Izabela is genuinely devoid of empathy.
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 The Doll / int_d04d14a5
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Everybody Hates Mathematics
 The Doll / int_d04d14a5
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Everybody Hates Mathematics: Izabela thinks ten percent of thirty is ten. Because ten is ten, right?
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Frivolous Lawsuit
 The Doll / int_d394829d
comment
Frivolous Lawsuit: Krzeszowski (who has seventeen lawsuits himself, on account of his numerous and massive debts) falls like a ton of bricks upon his wife after she sues Stawska for theft of her late daughter's doll. Which was actually broken by Krzeszowska's maid. She then hid it to avoid punishment.
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 The Doll / int_d7b34c31
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
 The Doll / int_d7b34c31
comment
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The prince is never given a name.
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I'm Standing Right Here
 The Doll / int_d9fe8277
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I'm Standing Right Here: Mr Łęcki runs into the shop, shouting abuse about Szlangbaum's father (who really, really hasn't ripped him off, but Mr Łęcki is a bit deluded about money).
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 The Doll / int_de19df2b
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The Matchmaker
 The Doll / int_de19df2b
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The Matchmaker: Mrs Meliton is one by profession. Rzecki has, in good faith, set Wokulski up with Małgorzata Mincel, and tries to set him up with Helena Stawska, because he thinks they're made for each other.
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 The Doll / int_e1cee453
type
Hot Guy, Ugly Wife
 The Doll / int_e1cee453
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Hot Guy, Ugly Wife: While not extraordinarily attractive, Wokulski was once locked in a relationship like that with Małgorzata Mincel, who was around sixty at the time of their marriage while Wokulski was 39 and has made it clear that he was only it it for her money. He was also very squicked by her advances.
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 The Doll / int_e44da6cc
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Makeup Is Evil
 The Doll / int_e44da6cc
comment
Makeup Is Evil: Of the "dangerous to the user's health" sort. Małgorzata dies after applying some sort of snake oil that was supposed to make her prettier.
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 The Doll / int_e4bb68b8
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The Charmer
 The Doll / int_e4bb68b8
comment
The Charmer: Mraczewski, who works in Wokulski's shop and could sell sand to Beduins.
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 The Doll / int_e596f27b
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Star-Crossed Lovers
 The Doll / int_e596f27b
comment
Star-Crossed Lovers: Wokulski's paternal uncle and countess Zasławska used to be very much in love. Money got in the way.
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 The Doll / int_f26d5e66
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Brainless Beauty
 The Doll / int_f26d5e66
comment
Brainless Beauty: Izabela is an etherical, graceful beauty. She's also unable to see anything for what it is, not how it looks like.
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Love Makes You Dumb
 The Doll / int_f7883b17
comment
Love Makes You Dumb: Virtually all dumb things Wokulski does are desperate attempts to get Izabela's attention or approval. The only smart thing he does for his love is learning English (as a surprise for her), so when Izabela badmouths him to someone else in this language, he can at least get properly heartbroken.
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Gadgeteer Genius
 The Doll / int_fbba5e98
comment
Gadgeteer Genius / Absent-Minded Professor: Realistic version in Ochocki, who holds degrees in natural history and engineering, has invented a couple of things and is lovably scatterbrained.
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Nobility Marries Money
 The Doll / int_fe91380c
comment
Nobility Marries Money: Why Izabela's family isn't really adverse to Wokulski.
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 The Doll / int_fff371b4
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Death Seeker
 The Doll / int_fff371b4
comment
Death Seeker: Wokulski has these moments. He does try suicide later in the book, but is rescued.
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