I agree that Ivan Bunin’s short story “Kasimir Stanislavovitch” uses a lot of dilapidated images. The author says concerning Kasimir that: "Everything else about him spoke of poverty and drunkenness: no cuffs, a dirty linen collar, an ancient tie, an inflamed and ravaged face, bright-blue watery eyes. His side-whiskers, dyed with a bad, brown dye, had an unnatural appearance. He looked tired and contemptuous." (Bunin, 11-12). Kasimir is a poor old alcoholic who has an unfavorable attire and an unusually appearances. Bunin describes Kasimir further by saying: “He wore an autumn overcoat of which the pockets were worn, a very old black top-hat, and new, but heavy, cheap boots. His hands, the typical hands of an habitual drunkard…He looked tired
