Broke: The fact that Goncharov lights Andrey's cigarette for him, with his own cigarette, with a hint of great affection, in a scene under the rainfall, symbolises his longing for the - entirely fictional - life he believes Andrey might offer him. And the fact that both of their cigarettes go out in a few seconds foreshadows how this destructive desire will ruin them both.
Woke: The cigarettes go out because they're standing in the rain with no umbrellas. It symbolises the fact that they're both really fucking stupid


















