"Pechorin - the hero of his time": an essay on a theme
Respect is the aspiration of writers and poetscreate a work about your generation. So written "Eugene Onegin", "Doctor Zhivago", "Quiet Flows the Don". Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov also managed to convey to the descendants that it was his Pechorin - the hero of his time.
Lermontov continued the tradition of "heroes of the time"
This novel summed up the life quest anddisappointments of the gifted poet, his result was a loser Pechorin. "Heroes of his time" - an essay that became traditional for Russian literature after the Pushkin "Onegin". However, a reasonable question arises: "Why are these characters so easily allowing life circumstances to drive themselves into a corner, make people superfluous in society?"
Why the character Pechorin conflicts with the society
Unhappy love, heavy character, brokenpersonality ... Pechorin (and, hence, for Lermontov) did not exist halftones, he perceived reality either in white or in black. The last is evidenced by the memoirs of Prince AI Vasilchikov, who told that Lermontov was "arrogant and fervent" with most people and only with a very narrow circle of closest friends - soulful.
However, after passing the life's path, similar to the hero of his novel, Mikhail Yurievich was sure: Grigory Pechorin is the hero of his time. The composition of the plot of the work illustrates this.
Chronological logic of the novel
In it, the author departs from the real chronology of events, which, according to the logic of time, should look like this:
Title of the story | Brief description of the plot |
"Taman" | The young officer Pechorin arrives in the service of the active unit. |
"Princess Mary" | After the military expedition, the main character of the novel rests in Pyatigorsk. Pechorin is a hero (he is positioning himself that way). Based on this message, he ignores the elementary moral principles. |
Bela | A reference to the service in the fortress after the duel, which ended in the assassination of Grushnitsky. |
"Fatalist" | Leaving the main hero of the fortress for a couple of weeks. |
Maxim Maximovich | Meeting with Maxim Maksimovich on the road to Persia. |
The order of events in the novel
To understand the direction of the character's personalityLermontov, first we formulate a well-known eastern idiom, which gives us, as it seems to us, the key to its understanding: "If I became aware of who I really am, I would not live as one who I perceive as myself."
That's his problem! He can not understand how to come into a state of harmony with the surrounding world and with people. Mutated in life, the restless Pechorin is the hero of his time. Lermontov's writing therefore throws away the usual course of events and follows his inner logic - the evolution of the personality of Grigory Alexandrovich. The sequence of the parts of the novel naturally changes dramatically:
Title of the story | Brief description of the plot |
Bela | The hero at the peak of the stagnation of the upper world is trying to wake up for the senses. Pechorin, in order to please his desires, kidnaps Belu's woman, and then, without thinking about the consequences, leaves. She's dying. |
Maxim Maximovich | The hero of his time is depressed, but he does not repentin the death of Bela. The reader sees Pechorin in communication with Maxim Maksimovich. He tries to awaken the spiritual strength of the young officer, but Gregory wants only to finish this conversation as soon as possible. |
"Taman" | In this story, an active, dynamic Grigory Alexandrovich worried about "honest smugglers". Realizing that he brought misfortune to these people, he reflexes. |
"Princess Mary" | Pechorin in Kislovodsk is mean and unethicalwith the daughter of Princess Ligovskaya: she falls in love with herself, and then declares that she does not love her. In addition, he provokes conflict with Grushnitsky and kills him in a duel. |
"Fatalist" | All the feelings of the hero are suppressed. He considers himself superior to them and tries to understand something that manages personalities. After Vulich kills himself in the game "hussar roulette" after the prediction, the main character reflects on whether there is fate. |
The real nature of Pechorin
Lermontov is trying to show what is reallycynic and egoist Pechorin - the hero of his time. The poet's composition proves to us: Grigory himself does not know what he is doing. Indulging in their desires and playing with people like a cat with a mouse, it rushes through life like a ball on an inclined plane, gaining critical acceleration and knocking everything in its path. So what is the reason for the tragedy of this person? Could Pechorin stop, stopping his ruinous path?
Obviously, yes! The problem is that he, understanding the perniciousness of his egoistic aspirations, does not try to limit them in any way. The result is obvious - degradation. He introduces before the readers first a maverick, who wishes happiness (Bela), then - confused and depressed from his delusions (Maxim Maximovich), then he becomes convinced that he is not aware of the fact that he is bringing trouble to people (Taman) then he turns into a monster, bringing evil to people ("Princess Mary"), and finally, he is emasculated from the passions and internally ready to accept, as a gift, a meaningless death ("Fatalist").
And where is wisdom?
Speaking frankly, it is unlikely that Pechorin is his herotime. Lermontov's composition simply follows the life path and the course of his thoughts. (Even in the times of the Nicholas reaction there were many more people in harmony with society.)
And the poet ended his life's way extremely ridiculous ...
For a long time, without restraining himself, he exasperated the formercavalry officer Martynov with evil and offensive witticisms (the testimony of witnesses of this case is unanimous). In Mikhail Yurievich like a demon possessed. Paradoxically, Lermontov himself actually became the initiator of this fateful duel in Pyatigorsk.
Is not it, smacks of metaphysics? A year before his death, the poet "kills" the protagonist of his work, and "decommissioned" from himself! It remains only to ask the question: "Is there a chance storm that broke out over Pyatigorsk at the moment when Lermontov gave up the spirit?" (the latter is documented in the police report).
Conclusion
Is it possible to assert that Pechorin is a herotransitional time? The writing by Lermontov of this novel in itself refutes this idea. He - just one of many types that occur in Russia in the first half of the XIX century. After all, apart from him, there is a sensitive and human Maxim Maximovich, there is a noble and enthusiastic Princess Mary, there are people engaged in prohibited fishing, but still quite humane smugglers. Grigory Alexandrovich as an image in the novel is not typical of them!
In addition, the hero of Lermontov, despite the sharpmind, "is empty from within." There is no spiritual feedback mechanism harmonizing his relations with people and society. For the Christian country, which was and is Russia, it is simple: humility and repentance. The logic here is clear. Repent sincerely Pechorin after the stupidities he committed in the story "Bela", and the novel would turn into a single story, ending with a "happy end".
But no ... Starting to "step on the mop", Pechorin steps on it until she breaks his head ...
Well, what else can I say? "Fools and roads…"
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