Lippewechsel, Amalia Ivanovna

A Russified German; landlady of the Marmeladovs' apartment.

Pronunciation

Also referred to as Ludwigovna and, at one point, Marmeladov refers to her, possibly mistakenly, as Amalia Fyodorovna.

Description: She was an extraordinary foolish and disorganized German woman. (2-7)

Part One

Chapter 2

Part Two

Chapter 7

Appears as the crowd disperses from the Marmeladov’s apartment after Marmeladov is brought home injured. There’s an argument between her and Katerina Ivanovna about her patronymic: Ludwigovna or Ivanovna. The argument goes on until Katerina Ivanovna has a fit of coughing.

Part Five

Chapter 2

Marmeladov’s funeral feast. Amalia gets the feast ready while Katerina Ivanovna is at the cemetery. She greets the guests as they arrive, something which Katerina Ivanovna doesn’t appreciate; she feels that Amalia is going too far. The two women try to one-up each other during the feast until it breaks out into an open argument and Amalia gives Katerina her marching orders from the apartment.

Chapter 3

She reacts to Luzhin’s accusation of theft against Sonya by giving Katerina Ivanovna her marching orders from the apartment AGAIN.