In Kapusitchka by A.M. Klein, the essence of friendliness is captured by the grandmother. The grandmother is viewed as a static character and pursues an aura of delicacy who “doesn't like bad things”(45). She occupies herself with “knit[ting] socks” during the cold winters, while “see[ing] holy men who come from Europe… [as] [she] wears a perruque”(45). During the cold dark nights, “she would kitzu-kitzu [Kapusitchka] into the shed, and spread out empty coal-sacks for him to lie on”; the grandmother was then becoming good friends with the furry creature(45). She believed when Kapusitchka “washed himself, a guest would come”, as he did so, her kind heart would welcome them and would open her home for them to stay(46). This character shows a
