Short Fiction · Chapter
XXXV explained
In a moonlit glade, a slender girl persuades Mikhail Lvovich to lead a group of children in singing the revolutionary hymn 'The Internationale.' The children sing with fervent passion, their voices rising toward the sky, creating a sacred,
What happens
In a moonlit glade, a slender girl persuades Mikhail Lvovich to lead a group of children in singing the revolutionary hymn 'The Internationale.' The children sing with fervent passion, their voices rising toward the sky, creating a sacred, almost religious atmosphere as they repeat the words of the anthem.
Themes in this chapter
Freedom and Confinement
The children's song expresses a passionate yearning for freedom and revolt against oppression.
Innocence and Corruption
The innocent children are drawn into the revolutionary cause, their pure voices mingling with the political hymn.
Characters to notice
- Mikhail Lvovich
Leads the children in singing the revolutionary hymn, his demeanor severe and solemn.
- Mairure
The slender girl who initiates the singing, speaking with passionate entreaty.
Key passages
“Let’s all sing the chorus! Mikhail Lvovich will teach us. You will teach us, Mikhail Lvovich, won’t you?”
The girl eagerly proposes that everyone sing together, asking Mikhail Lvovich to lead them.
Demonstrates the girl's enthusiasm and the group's collective spirit.
“Arise, ye branded with a curse!”
Mikhail Lvovich begins the revolutionary hymn, calling on the oppressed to rise up.
The opening line of 'The Internationale,' symbolizing rebellion.
“In the International As brothers all men shall meet.”
The children sing of a future where all people unite as brothers under the International.
Highlights the utopian vision of the socialist movement.