In the eleventh paragraph, Chekhov mentions the pacing of a man overhead who, to judge from his nervous step, was “thinking of s
omething harassing.” At the end of the story, after Yevgeny has sent Seryozha to bed, the author mentions that “the inhabitant of the second storey was still pacing from one end of the room to another.” In what way do the actions of this unnamed, secondary character reflect Yevgeny’s state of mind in the story? Highlight evidence from the text to support your answer.
The way in which the actions of this unnamed, secondary character reflect Yevgeny’s state of mind in the story is that it highlights the conflict and tension in the story.
<h3>What textual evidence supports the above assertion?</h3>
"the pacing of a man overhead who, to judge from his nervous step, was “thinking of something harassing.”
“the inhabitant of the second storey was still pacing from one end of the room to another.”
<h3>Who is secondary character?</h3>
Secondary characters are individuals in our stories who play an important part and appear in several scenes but are not the major plot's focus.
These minor characters may be the center point of their own subplots, making them essential to the overall tale.
At some particular space it's all dark but when you almost at a stop you see the light and the design that the put on the wall ,so much noises at the stop