Sobakevich is a large-bodied, bear-like landowner who embodies the animal both inside and out. He is quite blunt but extremely practical and worldly. He lives in a castle that, at first glance, seems to have been built with no architectural taste, featuring heavy, crude furniture, yet it is constructed with immense durability. While visiting, he ignores Chichikov's presence for a long time, showing a silence similar to his own furniture; however, when the topic turns to food, he reveals a gargantuan appetite. With his deep hatred for officials, the governor, and the elite, he calls everyone a 'scoundrel' or 'crook.' When Chichikov mentions dead serfs, he quickly calculates the intent and absurdity of the request, entering into this 'abnormal' negotiation with the cool-headedness of a normal merchant, eventually proving his cunning by valuing his dead [serfs] at a hundred rubles, then settling for at least two and a half.
Contrary to the officials in N... city who have tasted corrupt Western intellectualism, he was raised as a stout Russian provincial who blends pure peasant bluntness with the mentality of someone who believes 'reliable goods/land come from Moscow.'
Has a dark red complexion like a copper coin. His face looks as if it were carved by nature with an axe; his eyes are small and resemble a large bear. His bear-colored loose frock coat and his clumsy, shuffling gait complete this nickname ('Mikhail/bear').
Piluşkin
To him, he is a stingy dog/animal who lets his peasants starve, yet he does not hesitate to give Chichikov directions to his estate.
Feodulya İvanovna
His silent wife, who sits beside him like a trinket and is only good for making pickles.
Pavel İvanoviç Çiçikof
He senses a hidden cunning in him, but rather than entering into moral debate, he focuses solely on the profit that will go into his own pocket.