Fetyukov
Fetyukov is a former office worker who scavenges cigarette ends, begs for scraps, and abandons the codes of dignity valued by the squad.
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Spoiler-freeFetyukov is a former office worker who scavenges cigarette ends, begs for scraps, and abandons the codes of dignity valued by the squad. His hunger and isolation make him both pathetic and disliked. He is beaten during the day and cries afterward. The novel does not disclose his long-term fate, but Shukhov fears that his way of surviving may eventually destroy him.
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