#im sitting here trying to remember any pl lektury with characters i particularly enjoyed

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top 5 characters from Polish lektury szkolne

Ok so like. I'm assuming by Polish lektury we mean those written by PL authors, and not everything that was obligatory reading at school?

1. Zygmunt Korczyński - while Nad Niemnem was never an obligatory reading at my liceum, I absolutely love the book and count Zygmunt among my favourite Polish literature characters full stop. He's just so ahhhhh. Obviously written to be in opposition to the values promoted, while still being allowed to make his case. The horrible argument he has with his mother is a great scene. Bad bad stupid man! But so interesting, especially the mentality he presents, and anyway it's so fascinating to read him go "oh i fucking hate every single one of you going on and on about poland and patriotism and duty and the forefathers, can't i just live my life???" and. it sounds like a reasonable argument of a person living in the 21st century!! but because 19th century nationalism is something else entirely it was Obviously Awful thing for him to say when the book was written! i fucking love this little man. but also rip his wife, klocia i'm so sorry

2. Balladyna, the og girlboss, she's hot and sexy and murderous. lots of fondness for the whole play, i'm a słowacki stan so as one could expect from me. i'm OBSESSED with her and kostryn's whole deal. yes girl go get it, enjoy his company and fuck him and then do a little murder. also she died a very iconic death so that's always a plus

3. konstanty probs doesn't count cos he's a historical figure KORDIAN my beloved. baby boy. the most precious of self-inserts. want to hug him. would go with him to kill the tsar (we would still fail probably but shhh). i have seen the play in teatr narodowy five times already and i'm ready to go see it for the sixth time any day.

4. Ignacy Rzecki. Look, I hate Lalka, it's an extremely frustrating book, wokulski can go die in a ditch, HOWEVER. Pathetic old little meow meow who is also a bonapartist AND had homoerotic revolutionary adventures in hungary?? rzecki i love you, and i love you more with every sentence you address to katz in your gay little diary

5. once again konstanty and kuruta and gendre are all historical figures, can't say them in noc listopadowa

5. I feel like i'm definitely forgetting someone important whom I love?? Can't figure out who so here i will give a special shoutout to that one funnyman from Lilla Weneda who stole armor off of corpses and in general had a very interesting moral compass (Ślaz!!! i played him once at a school thing)

ahdhakfhskfj thats 3 słowacki characters out of 5 slots total. julek pls let my soul rest