What is Theme of "A Bitter Fate"?
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The dark side of the Russian peasantry
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Theme of "A Bitter Fate" is the dark side of the Russian peasantry. The story is about a young peasant woman who is forced to marry a man she does not love. She is abused by her husband and his family, and eventually she is driven to suicide. The story is a powerful indictment of the social and economic conditions of the Russian peasantry in the 19th century.
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