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The Importance and Symbolism of Yevgraf
Yevgraf, the younger half-brother of Yury, is one of the most important symbols in the novel Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. Although the readers are not introduced to Yevgraf until the latter part of Chapter 6, he gives his half-brother a new and fresh chance at living several times. ... Yevgraf is like Lara (Yury’s mistress) because they are both symbols of mystery and life. Yevgraf is an angel on Earth and is a vital symbol of life and renewal in the life of Yury. ... This boy is actually his half-brother Yevgraf and he seems to recognize Yury when he looks at him “puzzled and shy, as if he knew him” (p. ... Yury is completely unknowing that the boy who he just scared off is Yevgraf. Although this first meeting does not seem to bode well for the future relationship of these two siblings, when Yury suffers from typhus at the very end of this chapter, Yevgraf is the one that ushers him back to life and gives him a new chance. ... Yury asks Tonya how she came about these wonderful things and the source is Yevgraf who visited them everyday while Yury had typhus. The intriguing irony of this situation is demonstrated when Yury sees Yevgraf as “a boy with narrow Kirghiz eyes, in an unbuttoned reindeer coat” (p. ... However, as the readers know, Yevgraf brought Yury back to life with his great amounts of food and just his presence; he was anything but death to Yury. Once Tonya and Yury take Yevgraf’s advice to move away from the city and they are living in the Varykino estate in the Ural Mountains, Yevgraf again comes to the rescue.
Approximate Word count = 1326
Approximate Pages = 5.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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