M. Sholokhov, "The Fate of Man": review. "The Fate of Man": main characters, theme, summary
In December 1956 and January 1957 in the newspaper"Pravda" was published the work of the Soviet writer Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov "The Fate of Man" about the great trials and great inflexibility of Soviet people in the difficult years of the war.
Prehistory
The basis of the narrative is the fate of the country, the fate of man, the theme of the Great Patriotic War and the character of a simple Russian soldier.
Immediately after the publication of Sholokhov's endlessa stream of letters from Soviet readers. From those who survived the fascist captivity, from the relatives of the deceased soldiers. They wrote everything: workers, collective farmers, doctors, teachers, scientists. Wrote not only ordinary people, but also eminent writers, both domestic and foreign, among whom were Boris Polevoy, Nikolai Zadornov, Hemingway, Remark and others.
The book's adaptation to the book
The story gained world fame, and in 1959 was screened by director Sergei Bondarchuk. He also played a major role in the film.
Bondarchuk believed that everything on the screen should beis shown just as simply and harshly as life itself, through the understanding of the hero, for the most important thing in this story is the character of the Russian person, his great heart, not hardened after the tests that fell on him.
The book "The Fate of Man" was reprintedrepeatedly. Both in our country and abroad. This dramatic story found in all human hearts a hot tip. "The fate of man," according to foreign readers, is a magnificent, tragic, sad story. Very kind and bright, heartbreaking, causing tears and giving pleasure from the fact that two orphaned people found happiness, found each other.
The Italian director Rossellini gave the film such a review: "" The fate of man "- this is the strongest, the greatest thing that was removed about the war."
How it all began
The plot was based on real events.
One day, in the spring of 1946, two people met on the road, near the ferry. And as happens when we meet strangers, we talked.
The bitter confession of a passerby was attended by an occasional listener, Sholokhov. The fate of a man who survived the terrible blows of war, but not hardened, very touched the writer. He was amazed.
Long carried this story Sholokhov. The fate of a man who had lost everything during the war and recovered a little happiness, did not go out of his head.
Ten years after the meeting. In just seven days Sholokhov composed the story "The Fate of Man", whose characters are a simple Soviet soldier and an orphan boy, Vanya.
The passer-by, who told his story to the writer,the prototype of the main character of the story is Andrei Sokolov. In it, Mikhail Sholokhov brought out the main properties of a real Russian character: perseverance, patience, modesty, a sense of human dignity, love of the Motherland.
The author shows the character of a person in all manifestations of life - as a family man, as an employee, as a warrior and a winner.
Summary
A difficult history of the country found in the life of the mainhero's review. The fate of a man, Andrei Sokolov, a simple worker, repeats the main milestones of the events of those years - the civil war, the hungry twenties, the work of a farm laborer in the Kuban. So he returned to his native Voronezh, got a profession as a locksmith and went to the plant. I married a wonderful girl, children were born. He has a simple life and simple happiness: home, family, work.
But the Great Patriotic War broke out, and AndreiSokolov went to the front, fighting for his country, like many millions of Soviet men. In the first months of the war he fell into fascist captivity. In captivity, his courage was struck by the German officer, the camp commandant, and Andrei avoids the execution. And soon he escapes.
But his heroism is manifested not only in a collision with the enemy. No less serious test for Andrei is the loss of close people and homeland, his loneliness.
In a short front-line vacation in his hometown, he learns that his beloved family: his wife Irina and both daughters - died during the bombing.
On the spot with the love of the constructed house, a gapingfunnel from a German air bomb. Shocked, devastated, Andrew returns to the front. There was only one joy left: the son Anatoly, a young officer, he is alive and fighting against the fascists. But the joyful Victory Day over fascist Germany is overshadowed by the news of the death of his son.
After the demobilization Andrei Sokolov could notreturn to his city, where everything reminded him of a deceased family. He worked as a chauffeur and once in Uryupinsk, near the teahouse, met a homeless child-a small orphan Vanya. Vanya's mother is dead, her father is missing.
One fate - many destinies
A brutal war could not take away from the hero of the story his main qualities - kindness, gullibility of people, caring, responsiveness, justice.
The impatience of the grimy boy found in the heartAndrew Sokolov piercing review. The fate of a man, the fate of a child who lost his childhood, made him decide to cheat and tell the boy that he is his father. The desperate joy of Vanya, that at last the "dear folder" found him, gave Sokolov a new meaning of life, joy and love.
It was pointless for Andrei to live without worrying about anyone, and his whole life was now focused on the child. No more troubles could spoil his soul, because he had someone to live for.
Typical features of the hero
Despite the fact that the life of Andrei Sokolov is full of terrible shocks, he says that she was ordinary and he got no more than others.
In the story of Sholokhov, the life of Andrei Sokolov -typical in those years for the country the fate of man. The heroes of war returned home from the front and found terrible devastation in their beloved, native places. But it was necessary to continue to live, build, strengthen with such difficulty the conquered Victory.
The strong character of Andrei Sokolov is accurately reflected inhis reasoning about himself: "For this you are a man, for that you are a soldier, to endure everything, to take everything down if you need it". His heroism is natural, and modesty, courage and selflessness have not disappeared after suffering, but only strengthened in character.
A red thread in the work is the idea of the unusually huge price that Victory has won, incredible sacrifices and personal losses, tragic upheavals and privations.
A small but incredibly capacious workconcentrated in itself the tragedy of the entire Soviet people, who drank military sorrows to the edge, but retained their highest spiritual qualities and defended the freedom of their homeland in an unbearable duel with the enemy.
Each review of "The Destiny of Man" suggests that Sholokhov is a great creator. The book can not be read without tears. This work is about life, in which lies a deep meaning, the readers say.
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