The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife Character Analysis in How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Pakhom’s unnamed wife, and sister of the elder sister. The younger sister is proud of her simple life as a peasant, vastly preferring country living to the more complicated city life her sister leads. Believing that “Loss is Gain’s elder brother,” she alludes to the notion that loss is inevitable whenever wealth is obtained. She openly disapproves of her elder sister’s more luxurious lifestyle and considers hard work a staple of morality. The younger sister claims that, as peasants, her family is “afraid of no one,” and rely only upon themselves to survive. Her defense in the face of her sister’s insults encourages Pakhom to dare the Devil. Pakhom consults his wife in his early attempts to buy land. However, as Pakhom gains more wealth, he interacts with his wife less and less, until she is left behind altogether when he travels to the Bashkirs’ land.

The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife Quotes in How Much Land Does a Man Need?

The How Much Land Does a Man Need? quotes below are all either spoken by The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife or refer to The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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“l wouldn't care to change my life for yours,” she said. “I admit mine is dull, but at least we have no worries. You live in grander style, but you must do a great deal of business or you’ll be ruined. You know the proverb, ‘Loss is Gain's elder brother.’ One day you are rich and the next you might find yourself out in the street.”

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Page Number and Citation: 96

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“It's true what you say,” he said. “Take me. Ever since I was a youngster I've been too busy tilling the soil to let that kind of nonsense enter my head. My only grievance is that I don't have enough land. Give me enough of that and I'd fear no one—not even the Devil himself!”

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Page Number and Citation: 97

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The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife Quotes in How Much Land Does a Man Need?

The How Much Land Does a Man Need? quotes below are all either spoken by The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife or refer to The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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“l wouldn't care to change my life for yours,” she said. “I admit mine is dull, but at least we have no worries. You live in grander style, but you must do a great deal of business or you’ll be ruined. You know the proverb, ‘Loss is Gain's elder brother.’ One day you are rich and the next you might find yourself out in the street.”

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Page Number and Citation: 96

Explanation and Analysis:

“It's true what you say,” he said. “Take me. Ever since I was a youngster I've been too busy tilling the soil to let that kind of nonsense enter my head. My only grievance is that I don't have enough land. Give me enough of that and I'd fear no one—not even the Devil himself!”

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Page Number and Citation: 97

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The Younger Sister/Pakhom’s Wife Quotes in How Much Land Does a Man Need?

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