What is Pechorin's tragedy? Essay on the topic “What is Pechorin’s tragedy?” What is the true tragedy of Grigory Pechorin.
In the life story of Pechorin - the main character of the novel M.Yu. Lermontov - reflected the fate of the generation of young people of the 30s 19th century. According to Lermontov himself, Pechorin is the image of his contemporary, the way the author “understands and... often met him.” This is “a portrait made up of the vices ... of a generation in their full development.”
Creating the image of Pechorin, Lermontov wanted to find answers to the questions why gifted people who stand out from the general mass cannot find a place for themselves in life, why they waste their energy on trifles, why they are lonely.
In order to more fully reveal the essence and causes of the tragedy of people like Pechorin, the author shows us his hero in different life circumstances. In addition, Lermontov specifically places his hero in different strata of society (highlanders, smugglers, “water society”).
And everywhere Pechorin brings people nothing but suffering. Why is this happening? After all, this person is endowed with great intelligence and talent, “immense powers” lurk in his soul. In order to find the answer, you need to get to know the main character of the novel better. Coming from a noble family, he received a typical upbringing and education for his circle. From Pechorin's confession we learn that, having left the care of his relatives, he set out in pursuit of pleasure. Once in the big world, Pechorin starts affairs with secular beauties. But he very quickly becomes disillusioned with all this, and boredom takes over. Then Pechorin tries to do science and read books. But nothing brings him satisfaction, and in the hope that “boredom does not live under Chechen bullets,” he goes to the Caucasus.
However, wherever Pechorin appears, he becomes “an ax in the hands of fate.” In the story “Taman,” the hero’s search for dangerous adventures leads to unpleasant changes in the established life of “peaceful smugglers.” In the story “Bela,” Pechorin ruins the life of not only Bela herself, but also her father and Kazbich. The same thing happens with the heroes of the story “Princess Mary”. In “Fatalist,” Pechorin’s gloomy prediction (the death of Vulich) comes true, and in the story “Maksim Maksimych” he undermines the old man’s faith in the younger generation.
In my opinion, the main reason for Pechorin’s tragedy lies in the value system of this person. In his diary, he admits that he looks at the suffering and joy of people as food that supports his strength. In this Pechorin reveals himself as an egoist. One gets the impression that, while communicating with people, he is conducting a series of failed experiments. For example, he openly admits to Maxim Maksimych that “the love of a savage is little better than the love of a noble lady; the ignorance and simple-heartedness of one are just as annoying as the coquetry of the other.” In a conversation with Werner, he says that “from the storm of life... he brought out only a few ideas - and not a single feeling.” “For a long time now I have been living not with my heart, but with my head. I weigh and analyze my own passions and actions with strict curiosity, but without participation,” the hero admits. If Pechorin refers to his own life “without participation,” then what can we say about his attitude towards other people?
It seems to me that the hero of the novel cannot find his place in life precisely because of his indifference to people. His disappointment and boredom are caused by the fact that he is truly no longer able to feel. Pechorin himself justifies his actions this way: “...this has been my fate since childhood! Everyone read on my face signs of bad qualities that were not there; but they were assumed - and they were born... I became secretive... I became vindictive... I became envious... I learned to hate... I began to deceive... I became a moral cripple...”
I think that M. Yu. Lermontov gives his answer to the question of what Pechorin’s tragedy is in the very title of the novel: “Hero of Our Time.” On the one hand, the name speaks of the typicality of this character for the 30s of the 19th century, and on the other, it indicates that Pechorin is a product of his time. Lermontov makes us understand that Pechorin’s tragedy lies in the lack of demand by time for his mind, talents and thirst for activity.
Composition
M. Yu. Lermontov's novel "A Hero of Our Time" was created in the era of government reaction, when every free thought, every living feeling was suppressed. This dark decade has given birth to new type people - disappointed skeptics, “suffering egoists”, devastated by the aimlessness of life. Such is Lermontov's hero.
He is endowed with a sharp analytical mind, strength of character, unique charm, and “immense powers” lurk in his soul. But he has a lot of evil on his conscience. With enviable consistency, without wanting it himself, Pechorin causes suffering to the people around him. How does Lermontov feel about his hero? The writer is trying to understand the essence and origins of the tragedy of Pechorin’s fate. He pits his hero against different people: mountaineers, smugglers, the “water society.” And everywhere Pechorin’s originality and strength of personality are revealed. He greedily seeks applications for his extraordinary abilities, “immense spiritual powers,” but historical reality and psychological characteristics his character dooms him to tragic loneliness. A thirst for action, interest in life, fearlessness and determination push him to “Taman” in search of dangerous adventures that end in the destruction of the established world of “peaceful smugglers.” The hero’s attempt to find natural, simple happiness in the love of the mountain woman Bela also ends in failure. Pechorin openly admits to Maxim Maksimych that “the love of a savage is little better than the love of a noble lady; the ignorance and simple-heartedness of one are just as annoying as the coquetry of the other.”
A person like Pechorin cannot be satisfied by the love of a simple girl. He strives for something more. Neither the beautiful “savage” Bela nor the good-natured Maxim Maksimych can comprehend his rich and complex inner world. It is the story of the old staff captain that first introduces us to this mysterious hero. For all his sympathy for Pechorin, Maxim Maksimych was able to notice only some of the oddities of the “thin ensign.” He is outraged by Pechorin's seeming indifference after Bela's death. And only from the casually dropped remark that “Pechorin was unwell for a long time and lost weight,” one can guess the true strength of his experiences.
In the story "Maksim Maksimych" the author gives the opportunity to take a close look at Pechorin's original appearance, which reveals the complexity and inconsistency of his inner world. Noteworthy is the rare combination of blond hair and black eyes, broad shoulders and pale, thin fingers. But what is especially striking is his look: his eyes “did not laugh when he laughed.” The author concludes: “This is a sign of either an evil disposition or deep, constant sadness.” The riddle of Pechorin's nature helps to understand the hero's diary, his sincere and fearless confession. The stories "Taman", "Princess Mary" and "Fatalist" show that Pechorin, having extraordinary abilities, does not find use for them. This is especially clearly manifested in the hero’s relationships with people in his circle, with the “water society” of Pyatigorsk. Pechorin is head and shoulders above empty adjutants and pompous dandies who “drink, but not water, walk little, dawdle only in passing... play and complain of boredom.”
Grigory Aleksandrovich perfectly sees the insignificance of Grushnitsky, who dreams of “becoming the hero of a novel” with the help of a soldier’s overcoat. In Pechorin’s actions one can sense deep intelligence and sober logical calculation. Mary's entire plan of seduction is based on knowledge of the "living strings of the human heart." This means that Pechorin is well versed in people, skillfully using their weaknesses. In a conversation with Werner, he admits: “From the storm of life I brought only a few ideas - and not a single feeling. For a long time I have been living not with my heart, but with my head.” Yet, contrary to his own statements, Pechorin is capable of sincere great feelings, but the hero’s love is complex. So, his feeling for Vera with new strength awakens precisely when there is a danger of forever losing the only woman who understood him. Pechorin's love is lofty, but tragic for himself and disastrous for those who love him. Bela dies, Mary suffers, Vera is unhappy. The story with Grushnitsky is an illustration of the fact that Pechorin’s immense strength is wasted on goals that are petty and unworthy of him. We see the same thing in the stories "Bela" and "Taman". Pechorin's intervention in the life of the mountaineers ruins Bela and her father, makes Azamat a homeless abrek, and deprives Kazbich of his beloved horse. Because of Pechorin's curiosity, the unreliable world of smugglers collapses. Grushnitsky was shot in a duel, and Vulich’s life was tragically cut short.
What made Pechorin an ax in the hands of fate? "The hero himself is trying to find the answer to this question, analyzing his actions, his attitude towards people. Probably, the reason for Pechorin's tragedy is largely rooted in his system of views, which we get acquainted with in the diary. He does not believes in friendship, because “out of two friends, one is always the slave of the other.” According to his definition, happiness is “saturated pride.” This initially incorrect statement pushes him into a frantic pursuit of the “lures of passions,” which, in essence, constitutes the meaning of his life.
Grigory Alexandrovich admits in his diary that he looks at the suffering and joy of people as food that supports his strength. This reveals his boundless egoism, indifference to people, which manifest themselves in all his actions. This is Pechorin’s enormous guilt before those to whom he caused harm and suffering, and before himself for a mediocre life lived.
But let’s try to understand the reasons for such Pechorin’s view of life. Of course, this is connected with the reality of the 30s of the 19th century, when hopes for radical changes in the country were killed, when the young noble intelligentsia, not seeing the possibility of applying their strengths, wasted their lives. Pechorin's talent, his sophisticated analytical mind elevated him above people, leading him to individualism, forcing him to withdraw into the circle of his own experiences, breaking his ties with society. This, I think, is Pechorin’s trouble, the tragedy of his fate.
MUNICIPAL BUDGETARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION –
KHOTIML-KUZMENKOVSKAYA SECONDARY SCHOOL
KHOTYNETSKY DISTRICT, ORYOL REGION
Development of a literature lesson in 9th grade
“The tragedy of Pechorin, its essence and causes”
(Summary lesson on the novel
M.Yu. Lermontov "Hero of Our Time")
Developer:
Fedyushina Elena Alexandrovna,
teacher of Russian language and literature
first qualification category
generalize knowledge in the image of Pechorin;trace the history of his inner life.
Developmental
to develop skills in artistic retelling;
develop logical thinking students;
develop the ability to ask and answer questions.
Educational
form a system moral values students.
Lesson Resources
text of the novel by M.Yu. Lermontov “Hero of Our Time”, presentationMicrosoftPowerPoint, video fragments of films based on the novel “A Hero of Our Time” dir. S. Rostotsky; dir. A. Kott, excerpts from articles by V.G. Belinsky “Hero of Our Time”, S.P. Shevyrev "Hero of Our Time".
Lesson type
generalization and systematization of knowledge.
During the classes:
1. Organizational moment
Division into groups
During the lesson we will work in groups. On your desks are geometric figures different colors. Unite into groups based on the color of the shapes.
Let's remember the rules of working in a group. Name one rule each.
So that you do not forget these rules, there is a memo “Rules for working in a group” on the table of each group.
2. Motivation
“A Hero of Our Time” is the first “personal” or “analytical” novel in Russian prose: its ideological and plot center is not an external biography (life and adventures), but rather the personality of a person - his spiritual and mental life. And the soul in the Christian understanding is immortal, it is timeless.
For several lessons we studied Lermontov’s immortal work and today we will summarize the results.
“... I never reveal my secrets myself, but I really love them to be guessed, because in this way I can always deny them on occasion.” From whose lips do we hear these words in the novel? (Pechorin )
Pechorin is a person who embodied character traits public consciousness people of the 30s: the intensity of moral and philosophical searches, exceptional willpower, analytical mind, extraordinary human abilities.
Let's talk about Pechorin's tragedy, its essence and causes.
Write it downlesson topic - “The tragedy of Pechorin, its essence and causes.”
3. Updating knowledge
What did we learn about Pechorin while working with the novel?
Student answers
Why are there so many contradictions in Pechorin? Why does everyone who is near him become unhappy? Who is to blame for the fact that almost all the events described in the novel end tragically?Pechorin? Or maybe society?
We will try to give answers to these and other questions during the lesson.
4. Goal setting
What should we achieve in the lesson? To learn what? What to learn?
Student answers
(Make a psychological profile of Pechorin, give answers to problematic questions; learn to analyze the text, select the necessary information from the text; get acquainted with criticism of the novel).
5. Generalization and systematization of knowledge
So, the novel is finished. The fate of the hero is sad.
1. Let's watch a video fragment of the final scene of the film "A Hero of Our Time".
Watching a video clip
Why do you think the authors of the film took the words spoken by Pechorin in the story “Bela” for the final scene? Justify your opinion. (Each group expresses its opinion )
2. Who is to blame for Pechorin’s fate?
I suggest filling out the following table:
(failed destiny)
Time and society
Himself
Fate
Moral
Philosophy
Pechorin has traitsromanticism - conflict with the outside world. The hero despises secular society.
He is alone against the world around him.
The character of the hero is one of the reasons.Pechorin was an individualist. His internal disagreements with his “second self”
They didn’t give him freedom. Herotrying to "run away from himself".
3. Watch a video clip of the film where Pechorin talks about his character and destiny.
Watching a video clip
What does he say about his character?
What conclusion can we draw? What is the reason that Pechorin became an “extra person” in life?
Individualism (a moral principle that places the interests of the individual above the interests of society) is the main reason that Pechorin was an “extra person” in life. Pechorin has been looking for troubles and storms all his life. But he lives in a relatively calm time, when he has nowhere to express himself, nothing to occupy his soul. And he suffers from this.
4. What place did friendship and love occupy in Pechorin’s life?
Make clusters:
1 gr. – Friendship in the life of Pechorin;
2 gr. – Love in Pechorin’s life.
Why did Lermontov single out such a personality from other heroes, despite his unfavorable actions?
Courage, thirst for the unknown, will - distinguish Pechorin from other people in his works and allow the authorcall him a Hero of his time.
6. Application of knowledge and skills in a new situation
1. Read excerpts from critical articles on the novel by M.Yu. Lermontov’s “Hero of Our Time,” imagine the critic’s position:
1 gr. – V.G. Belinsky;
gr. – S.P. Shevyreva.
2. Discuss the question for 5 minutes:could Pechorin be a hero of our time? Present and justify your point of view.
7. Reflection
Remember the goal set at the beginning of the lesson.
Have we achieved our goal?
The “Three M” technique:
Name 3 things that went well during the lesson.
Add one action that could improve performance.
8. Homework
Create projects “Pechorin – a hero of our time?” (by groups)
Annex 1.
REMINDER
Rules for working in a group
Be conscientious towards your comrades, work to the fullest of your abilities.
Listen to each group member carefully, without interrupting.
Keep it short and clear so everyone can speak.
Support each other despite intellectual differences.
When rejecting a proposed idea, do so politely and remember to offer an alternative.
If no one can start talking, start clockwise from the captain (coordinator)
As a coordinator, choose someone who can distribute the load, resolve disagreements, choose The best decision along with everyone.
It is an honor to speak on behalf of the group. This is not done by a kamikaze, but by an authorized representative prepared by the entire group.
Appendix 2.
Excerpts from a critical article by V.G. Belinsky "Hero of Our Time"
"Lermontov's prose is worthy of his high poetic talent"
"such stories introduce the subject, rather than slander it"
"absolutely new world art"
"transitional state of mind"
"a deep sense of reality, a true instinct for truth" deep knowledge human heart and modern society.
Mr. Lermontov's novel is imbued with unity of thought, and therefore, despite its occasional fragmentation, it cannot be read in a manner other than the order in which the author himself arranged it: otherwise you will read two excellent stories and several excellent short stories, but you will not know the novel. There is not a page, not a word, not a line that was thrown by chance; here everything comes out of one main idea and everything returns to it. So the line of the circle returns to the point from which it left, and no one will find this starting point. The main idea of Mr. Lermontov's novel lies an important modern question about the inner man, a question to which everyone will respond, and therefore the novel should arouse everyone's attention, all the interest of our public. A deep sense of reality, a true instinct for truth, simplicity, artistic depiction of characters, richness of content, irresistible charm of presentation, poetic language, deep knowledge of the human heart and modern society, broadness and boldness of the brush, strength and power of spirit, luxurious fantasy, inexhaustible abundance of aesthetic life, originality and originality are the qualities of this work, which represents a completely new world of art.
Excerpts from a critical article by S.P. Shevyrev "Hero of Our Time"
“The entire content of Mr. Lermontov’s stories, except for Pechorin, belongs to significant life; but Pechorin himself, with the exception of his apathy, which was only the beginning of his moral illness, belongs to the dreamy world produced in us by the false reflection of the West. This ghost, which has substance only in the world of our fantasy.”.
“Let us extract in a few words everything that we have said about the character of the hero. Apathy, a consequence of depraved youth and all the vices of upbringing, gave rise to languid boredom in him, and boredom, combined with the exorbitant pride of a power-hungry spirit, produced a villain in Pechorin. The main root of all evil is Western education, alien to any sense of faith. Pechorin, as he himself says, is convinced of only one thing: that he was born on one terrible evening, that nothing worse than death can happen, and that death cannot be avoided. These words are the key to all his exploits: they are the key to his whole life. Meanwhile, this soul was a strong soul that could accomplish something lofty... He himself, in one place in his journal, recognizes this calling within himself, saying: “Why did I live? For what purpose was I born?.. But she is right.” existed, and a high destiny was true to me, therefore I feel strength in my soul... From the crucible [of empty and ungrateful passions] I emerged as hard and cold as iron, but I have forever lost the ardor of noble aspirations..." When you look at strength this lost soul, then one begins to feel sorry for it, like one of the victims of a serious illness of the century...”
The essay is an analysis of the relationship between the character and fate of the main character of the novel M.Yu. Lermontov “Hero of Our Time” by Grigory Aleksandrovich Pechorin. So, what is this man's tragedy?
He is cheerful, gallant, smart, merciless and pitiful,
And unpredictable: now ice, now blazing fire,
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Zoya Yashchenko
Pechorin has a noble origin, upbringing and education respectively. He, like Pushkin’s Onegin, is pretty tired of secular vanity and its conventions and is trying to look for his own path in life, different from the generally accepted canons.
“I entered this life having already experienced it mentally, and I became bored and disgusted, like someone who reads a bad imitation of a long-known book.”
This person is constantly burdened by boredom, burdening him equally with pleasures and sorrows. Choosing a military career, he hopes for a variety of sensations, but he will be disappointed:
“I hoped that boredom did not live under Chechen bullets - in vain: after a month I got so used to their buzzing and the proximity of death that, really, I paid more attention to mosquitoes - and I became more bored than before, because I had lost almost the last hope."
Grigory Alexandrovich undoubtedly has an inquisitive mind and deep insight. But, unfortunately, these character traits do him a disservice. The mind borders on irrepressible corrosiveness, insight, turned inward, leads to boundless disappointments and increasing spiritual emptiness.
Pechorin has long ceased to live with his heart, listening only to the voice of reason and, in his own expression, laughs at everything and most of all at feelings. The fact that this is primarily about his own feelings (“I sometimes despise myself... Isn’t that why I despise others?”) is absolutely unknown to anyone, and from the outside the hero makes an almost unambiguously negative impression. Self-mockery is visible to the reader from the diary, and the other characters in the novel are not aware of the subtle spiritual work that is constantly going on in Pechorin’s mind.
He understands perfectly well how much misfortune his actions bring to the people around him; He also sees that he himself suffers from his own mentality, but rightly notes that this does not make it any easier for anyone. Actually, that’s why his emotional impulses, sometimes suffering, cannot serve as a justification for his actions, for such actions are committed in the full understanding of everyone possible consequences. He does not feel sorry for anyone else, primarily because he is incapable of feeling sorry for himself.
Pechorin notes, not without bitterness, that in life he is driven by ideas, but not by emotions; he evaluates his actions harshly and harshly, but “without participation,” as if from the outside. The duality of his nature is manifested in the fact that one part of it seems to live the life of the hero himself, and the second caustically comments on it and condemns it. They are inseparable, and the balance between them is very fragile.
It is difficult to consider him a negative character for the reason that we, the readers, see very well what mental torment his entire existence costs him. He is not able to experience true happiness, since this category is more emotional than material, and Pechorin’s feelings are perverted and suppressed. Whether we are talking about a certain psychological trauma received in society (in a dialogue with Princess Ligovskaya, he notices that those around him were always inclined to turn the properties of his personality upside down), or simply such an innate sad feature of his worldview - God knows. At the same time, I can’t even call the hero a positive character after everything that we learn from the events of the novel.
There is such a category of people, which probably even has its own terminological definition, which is unknown to me - these are people who, in principle, are not capable of being happy. And their misfortune is organically woven into their fate, seemingly becoming a kind of analogue of happiness. Pechorin's tragedy also lies in the discrepancy between the external and the internal. Emotions healthy person they are refracted in it, transforming into a pathological passion for living a dual life, including objective events and their subjective assessment, most often clearly negative. He denies himself the opportunity to live in harmony with his caustic inner skeptic, content with looking at what is happening from the outside and from above.
“I feel this insatiable greed within me, devouring everything that comes my way; I look at the sufferings and joys of others only in relation to myself, as food that supports my spiritual strength.”
In general, in my opinion, the hero is most accurately characterized by his following statement:
“The sad things are funny to us, the funny things are sad, but in general, to be honest, we are quite indifferent to everything except ourselves.”
There is both a contradictory nature and painful self-abasement.
So, alas, he did not leave M.Yu. Lermontov to his favorite character has prospects for happy life. What could have awaited him if he had not died at a young age? Marriage? Hardly. In any case, this could not have lasted for any long time: he would certainly have met another enthusiastic young lady or a hot-tempered officer, and everything would have started all over again... A brilliant military career? Considering that Pechorin is not cowardly by nature, and also values little own life- quite possibly.
But again - not for long: promotion in rank would probably again require a certain game by someone else's rules, and this is not about him. So, again there is a scandal, a duel... We can only dream of peace, in other words. Peace is generally a special theme for Lermontov, integral to his lyrical hero; this permeates the poet’s entire work.
Pechorin was indeed a classic example of an extra person in society: he neither needed it in its real form, nor did he need it. Such people have always been, are and will be, regardless of the time in which, in the language of the character, they had the misfortune of being born. However, probably the hero M.Yu. Lermontov was the first among them, whose psychological picture we had the opportunity to see on the pages officially recognizing the right of such a person to exist.
“A Hero of Our Time,” written by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, shows us one of the newest images in literature, previously discovered by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in “Eugene Onegin.” This is the image of a “superfluous man”, shown through the main character, officer Grigory Pechorin. The reader already in the first part of “Bel” sees the tragedy of this character.
Grigory Pechorin is a typical “extra person”. He is young, attractive in appearance, talented and smart, but life itself seems boring to him. The new activity soon begins to bore him, and the hero embarks on a new search for vivid impressions. An example of this could be the same trip to the Caucasus, where Pechorin meets Maxim Maksimych, and then Azamat and his sister Bela, a beautiful Circassian woman.
Hunting in the mountains and communicating with the inhabitants of the Caucasus is not enough for Grigory Pechorin, and he, in love with Bela, kidnaps her with the help of the heroine’s brother, the wayward and proud Azamat. A young and mentally fragile girl falls in love with a Russian officer. It would seem that mutual love – what else does a hero need? But soon he gets bored with this too. Pechorin suffers, Bela suffers, offended by her lover’s inattention and coldness, and Maxim Maksimych, who observes all this, also suffers. The disappearance of Bela brought a lot of trouble to the girl’s family, as well as to Kazbich, who wanted to marry her.
These events end tragically. Bela dies almost in the hands of Pechorin, and all he can do is leave those places. People who have nothing to do with the hero suffered from his eternal boredom and search. And the “extra person” moves on.
This example alone is enough to understand how Pechorin, due to his boredom, is capable of interfering in other people's destinies. He cannot cling to one thing and hold on to it all his life; he needs a change of places, a change of society, a change of activities. And still he will get bored with reality, and still he will move on. If people are looking for something and, having found a goal, calm down on it, then Pechorin cannot decide and find his “finish line”. If he stops, he will still suffer - from monotony and boredom. Even in the case of Bela, where he had mutual love with a young Circassian woman, a faithful friend in the person of Maxim Maksimych (after all, the old man was ready to help Pechorin) and service, Pechorin still returned to his state of boredom and apathy.
But the hero cannot find his place in society and life, not only because he quickly becomes bored with any activity. He is indifferent to all people, which can be observed in the part “Maksim Maksimych”. People who had not seen each other for five years could not even talk, because Pechorin, with absolute indifference to his interlocutor, is trying to quickly end the meeting with Maxim Maksimych, who, by the way, managed to miss Grigory.
It is safe to say that Pechorin, as a true hero of our time, is able to be found in each of us. modern people. Indifference to people and endless search for oneself will remain eternal features of society of any era and country.
Option 2
G. Pechorin is the central character of the work “Hero of Our Time”. Lermontov was accused of portraying a moral monster, an egoist. However, the figure of Pechorin is extremely ambiguous and requires in-depth analysis.
It was no coincidence that Lermontov called Pechorin a hero of our time. His problem is that from childhood he found himself in the corrupting world of high society. In a sincere impulse, he tells Princess Mary how he tried to act and act in accordance with the truth and conscience. They did not understand him and laughed at him. Gradually this produced a serious change in Pechorin’s soul. He begins to act contrary to moral ideals and achieves favor and favor in noble society. At the same time, he acts strictly in accordance with own interests and benefit and becomes selfish.
Pechorin is constantly oppressed by melancholy, he is bored in his surroundings. Moving to the Caucasus only temporarily revives the hero. He soon gets used to the danger and begins to get bored again.
Pechorin needs a constant change of impressions. Three women appear in his life (Bela, Princess Mary, Vera). They all fall victim to the hero's restless nature. He himself does not feel much pity for them. He is confident that he always did the right thing. If love passed or did not even arise, then he is not to blame for this. His character is to blame.
Pechorin, for all his shortcomings, is an exceptionally truthful image. Its tragedy lies in its limitations noble society Lermontov era. If the majority tries to hide their shortcomings and unseemly actions, then Pechorin’s honesty does not allow him to do this.
The protagonist's individualism could, in other circumstances, help him become an outstanding personality. But he finds no use for his powers and, as a result, appears to others as a soulless and strange person.
Essay 3
Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov in his work showed Pechorin in the image of a “superfluous man.” Already in the first part of the work “Bela” the reader observes the tragedy of this hero.
Pechorin is an “extra person.” Life is ordinary for him, he is bored with life, although he is young. In any new activity he becomes bored, and the character is already looking for others. vivid impressions that can brighten his life. So, we remember his trip to the Caucasus, where he meets new people - Maxim Maksimych, Azamat and his attractive sister Bela. Pechorin falls in love with a young girl and kidnaps her with the help of her brother Azamat. Bela gives her love to Pechorin. It seems that this is happiness, but even here he becomes sad. He gets tired of the Circassian woman. Pechorin is indifferent to his beloved. The girl is offended by the coldness of her beloved and does not understand what is wrong with him. Maxim Maksimych is watching this picture. As a result, the plot ends dramatically - Bela dies in the arms of her beloved. And he can only leave those places so as not to be reminded of this event.
Pechorin's tragedy lies in his constant boredom, from which the people around him suffer while loving him. Pechorin is looking for something in life that he himself does not know. Everyone suffers from his fleeting hobby, and he moves on, in search of something better and unknown. Pechorin interferes in other people's destinies and subsequently breaks them. He is not able to stay in one place, he needs to change places, change faces, actions. He quickly gets bored with everything, which makes any activity boring. And he moves on. If someone searches, having found something valuable and worthwhile, stops and holds on to it, then this is not given to Pechorin. He cannot determine where this final place is and where his occupation is. If he finds something valuable, he still won’t appreciate it, because he doesn’t know how to appreciate anything. He will continue to suffer from boredom and routine. Even with Bela, where they had a mutual relationship, a faithful friend and a favorite pastime, Grigory Pechorin was still overcome by sadness, boredom and apathy.
His tragedy is explained by the fact that he is indifferent to the people around him. He was indifferent to Maxim Maksimych when he did not talk to him after a long separation. His faithful friend was glad to meet him and missed his friend. But Pechorin was indifferent to the conversation with him.
Grigory Pechorin is a true hero of our time, who is not able to appreciate people at their true worth, in an endless search for himself and his favorite business. These people will remain in any society and in any era.
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