Abstract
The starting point for the author’s reflections in the article is axiology and literary character. The author discusses the significance of literary character in the process of opening teenagers up to axiological considerations. She also draws on some hitherto unpublished results of research conducted among future teachers. While referencing stories from the two volumes of Dark Chocolate (Pol. Gorzka czekolada), the author pays particular attention to the story Master’s Girlfriend (Pol. Dziewczyna mistrza) by Katarzyna Ryrych – its protagonists and how they might stimulate the students to serious axiological ponderings. The article concludes with a handful of insights on the role of axiological education in the class, and the value of students’ encounters with a variety of literary characters.