Odintsova, Bazarov and their relationship.

1. Novel by I. S. Turgenev “Fathers and Sons.”

2. Evgeny Bazarov, main character novel.

3. Anna Sergeevna Odintsova.

4. The relationship between the two heroes of Turgenev’s novel.

I both hate her and love her.
Why, you ask?
I don’t know myself, but that’s how I feel - and I’m languishing.

Guy Valery Catullus

In I. S. Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Sons,” the author addresses several serious topics at once. One of them, as is clear from the very title of this work, is the problem of the relationship between two generations, the conflict of two worldviews - the old and the emerging. In addition, Turgenev in his novel planned to show the so-called “new people”; the author's ideas about them are most fully reflected in the image of Yevgeny Bazarov, the main character of the novel.

What is he like, this “ new person"? Eugene Bazarov does not belong to the nobility; He is the son of a district doctor, and he himself is also preparing to become a doctor. Sometimes he is quite unpleasant in personal communication: he is harsh to the point of bad manners, which was manifested in his mutual hostility with Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov. He is unusually self-confident and proud; indifferent to art almost to the point of contempt, but he diligently practices the natural sciences. “Well, and Mr. Bazarov, actually, what is it?” - aristocrat Pavel Petrovich asks his nephew Arkady. And this is how the friend of the novel’s protagonist defines Bazarov, and at the same time the very concept of a “new man”: “A nihilist is a person who does not bow to any authorities, who does not take a single principle on faith, no matter how respected he is surrounded.” this principle."

Both friends meet landowner Odintsova at the governor’s ball. The young, beautiful and rich widow excited and intrigued both Arkady Kirsanov and Evgeny Bazarov. “Anna Sergeevna was a rather strange creature. Having no prejudices, not even having any strong beliefs, she did not retreat from anything and did not go anywhere. She saw a lot clearly, a lot occupied her, and nothing completely satisfied her; Yes, she hardly even wanted complete satisfaction. Her mind was inquisitive and indifferent at the same time: her doubts never subsided to the point of forgetfulness and never grew to anxiety,” Turgenev himself characterizes his heroine with these words.

Odintsova- is not at all a selfless “Turgenev woman”, like the heroines of other works of the writer. She is cold and calculating, although she herself states that she is "impatient and persistent", which can easily get carried away. However, the last statement does not confirm further development plot of the novel, and what is known about Odintsova’s past and present also does not support this statement. She married for convenience; Having remained a widow, she lives measuredly and thoughtfully: “Everything needs order.”

However, she is still young, and sometimes she gets bored. And then a man appears, unlike all those whom she has pranked before. Curiosity is, perhaps, the main thing that drew Anna Sergeevna to Bazarov: “I will be very curious to see a person who has the courage not to believe in anything.” Apparently, she still developed some kind of sympathy for him; but in her attitude towards him the driving force is not passion at all, but simply interest in Bazarov’s new, unusual character, boredom village life and also a kind of game, a subconscious desire for thrills, probably inherited from his father, a gambler. “Like all women who failed to fall in love, she wanted something, without knowing what exactly. As a matter of fact, she didn’t want anything, although it seemed to her that she wanted everything.” But what she values ​​most is peace of mind - and she will preserve it.

In a conversation with Arkady Bazarov He speaks rather cynically about Odintsova, but even through this cynicism the strong impression she made on him involuntarily breaks through: “See how she froze herself!.. Duchess, a sovereign person. She would only have to wear a train at the back and a crown on her head.”

Somehow imperceptibly the nihilist and future doctor falls in love with this cold “aristocrat” who values peace of mind and comfort: “In Bazarov... an unprecedented anxiety began to manifest itself, he was easily irritated, spoke reluctantly, looked angrily and could not sit still, as if something was tempting him...” He is inwardly indignant at himself for having sunk to such “romanticism”: “... he soon realized that with her “you wouldn’t get anywhere,” and, to his amazement, he did not have the strength to turn away from her.”

Bazarov’s feelings for Odintsova are contradictory and frantic: “...passion beat within him, strong and heavy - a passion similar to anger and, perhaps, akin to it...”.

Why, although attraction arose between the heroes of Turgenev’s novel, mutual interest in each other appeared, but a closer rapprochement never happened? The key to the answer to such a question is their evening conversation, which took place on the eve of Bazarov’s departure from Odintsova’s estate. Although they rarely agreed with each other on anything, it turns out that their views on love coincide: “... either everything or nothing. A life for a life. You took mine, give me yours, and then without regret and without return. Otherwise it’s better not to.” “This condition is fair,” says Bazarov. In reply Odintsova utters a phrase that probably contains the key to their relationship: “Do you think it’s easy to completely surrender to anything?”

This is exactly what both of them cannot, and most likely, do not want. Odintsova values ​​his peace, his well-organized life, in order to strive to radically change something in his life. A Bazarov, although he loves her, he is at the same time angry at this enslavement of his personality. Besides) "they are too different people, and the point here is not so much in social differences as in the characters’ characters. And neither Odintsova nor Bazarov are capable of “giving themselves over to feeling” without thinking. “...Love... is a feigned feeling,” Odintsova declares Bazarov; but, probably, he first of all wants to convince himself of this.

Love in Turgenev's works is a natural force, subjugating a person often against his desire; it is beautiful, formidable and instantaneous, like lightning. Love is a wonderful moment that cannot be stopped, just like lightning cannot be stopped. Love is always a test because it requires self-sacrifice. All Turgenev’s heroes experience this “test of love” situation, and the heroes of “Fathers and Sons” are no exception. From the moment of its emergence, the concrete historical line of plot development is transformed into a moral and philosophical one, ideological disputes are replaced by questions posed by life itself, and the character of the hero becomes more complex and contradictory. He, who denied the romance of love, fell in love romantically, hopelessly. His feelings and previous beliefs come into conflict, which makes the relationship with Odintsova complex and sometimes painful for the hero.
However, the center of the novel is the love story of Bazarov and Odintsova. It is the meeting with Anna Sergeevna that seems to divide the novel into two parts. If in the first part of the novel we see Bazarov the winner, never meeting worthy resistance, self-confident and strong, then the second part shows us a different Bazarov. He faced a force more serious than Pavel Petrovich. And this power is love. The tragedy of this love is not only that it remained unrequited.

The development of the relationship between Bazarov and Odintsova occupies a central place. Before meeting Anna Sergeevna, love was one of the beautiful “words”; the hero ironically called it “romanticism”, “stupidity”, “art”. Probably, the hero has the right to such an attitude towards love: the story of Pavel Petrovich and Princess R. is significant proof of this.

The beautiful Anna Sergeevna Odintsova is a strong, deep, independent nature, endowed with a developed mind, but at the same time she is cold and selfish. In some ways she is similar to Bazarov: like him, she treats other people condescendingly, feeling her superiority over them. She is the only one in the novel who correctly understood the complex and contradictory character of Bazarov, appreciated him, and understood the depth and strength of the feeling that arose in him. It would seem that all this could lead to a strong alliance of heroes. After all, both of them are, in fact, very lonely. Odintsova, like Bazarov, feels that the powers of her rich nature remain unrealized.
But what awaits her and Bazarov? The scene of the hero's declaration of love shows that there is no harmony in their relationship and cannot be. It is not for nothing that Anna Sergeevna is so frightened by some hidden, but sometimes threatening force that bursts out, lurking in Bazarov. He has the courage to admit that he is in love, like a real romantic, but the consciousness of this makes him angry - either at himself or at Odintsova. On the other hand, she herself lacks the courage and determination to connect her fate with him. Rich, unpredictable, but extremely difficult life with this extraordinary man, she prefers a somewhat boring, but very comfortable existence in the familiar conditions of a wealthy aristocratic circle. At the end of the novel, we learn that Anna Sergeevna married very successfully and is quite satisfied with her life. So the responsibility for the unfulfilled relationship with Bazarov lies with her.
Anna Sergeevna's fate was not easy. Having lost her parents, she was left in a difficult financial situation, with her twelve-year-old sister in her arms. Overcoming difficulties, she shows remarkable strength of character and self-control. Anna Sergeevna marries an arranged marriage to a man much older than him, and although she respects her husband as a kind and honest man, of course, she does not feel any love for him. Left a widow, she settled on an estate where everything was arranged with comfort and luxury. She rarely communicated with her neighbors, and there were many unflattering rumors about her; they were probably jealous of her: young, beautiful, rich, independent. Bazarov impressed her, and she invited him and Arkady to visit. Already the first conversation at the hotel lasted more than three hours, and Anna Sergeevna showed both sensitivity and tact, choosing a topic for conversation and helping the guest get comfortable. Even Bazarov changes his attitude towards her, respectfully saying that she “was in redistribution”, “she ate our bread.” Further communication brings the heroes closer together; they are interesting to each other, but they cannot agree with each other on everything. Bazarov adheres to socialist views, denying the individuality of the human person: “Correct society, and there will be no diseases.” Of course, having received a classical noble education, Anna Sergeevna cannot agree with this. She is bored, like all women “who failed to fall in love,” although she herself does not know what exactly she wants. She flirts with Bazarov, dissuading her from leaving. Bazarov is confused: all his life he considered love “romanticism,” now he “with indignation recognized the romanticism in himself.” He is infuriated by his own weakness; he cannot afford to depend on a spoiled woman, an “aristocrat.” Their explanation is dramatic: Bazarov's passion frightens Anna Sergeevna, causing her to recoil in fear. Before leaving, Evgenia Odintsova thinks for a long time about her state of mind and comes to the conclusion that she was right: “God knows where this would lead, you can’t joke about this, calmness is still better than anything in the world.”

Differences in upbringing, worldview, and lifestyle became insurmountable for the heroes. Bazarov, in dismay, realizes how the foundations of the nihilism of his firm convictions are crumbling, and Anna Sergeevna is afraid to connect her fate with an unpredictable and politically unreliable person, to violate her spiritual comfort for his sake. The heroes part as friends, having managed to rise above their prejudices, but their relationship, apparently, could not have turned out differently.
And only the scene of the hero’s death removes those acute contradictions that were so clearly manifested in his love for Odintsova. Maybe only during last date With Bazarov dying, she realized that she had lost the most valuable thing in her life. He no longer tries to resist his feeling, and it results in a poetic confession: “Blow on the dying lamp and let it go out.” But this harmony illuminates the heroes only for a short moment, who were never able to bring it to life.
These lessons of love inflicted deep wounds not only on Bazarov’s soul, but also on his mind. It was his one-sided, vulgar materialistic views on life that led to a crisis. He became interested in himself and the world around him.
The questions to which the distraught Bazarov makes his way are deep and disturbing. And these questions make his soul richer, more generous and more humane. But Bazarov’s weakness is in his intense desire to get away from them, in his contemptuous assessment of them as nonsense.


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Subject. Bazarov and Odintsova. Love intrigue in the novel and its role in revealing the ideological and aesthetic content of the novel. Women's images.

The relationship between E. Bazarov and A. Odintsova is one of the lines of general conflict. In any Turgenev novel, the main character is led through love for a woman, through the most personal of all. human feelings. Turgenev did this not only for the completeness and versatility of the image. In his novels, love is one of the main moments in revealing the character of the hero. The inseparable unity of personal and social themes forms the basis of Turgenev's novel.

In “Fathers and Sons” the love plot does not run through the entire novel, but occupies only one of the stages of development of the action. Bazarov has a vulgar, simplified approach to love. At the same time, criticizing Pavel Petrovich, Bazarov correctly says that you cannot put your life only on the card of female love, and even more so you cannot become limp from failure and turn into a person incapable of anything.

For the first time, Anna Sergeevna Odintsova appears at the governor’s ball. She appears to Arkady in some kind of regal aura. Indeed, she is unusually pretty, and besides, she “struck” Arkady with the “dignity of her posture,” but most importantly, there was deep calm in her entire appearance and behavior. As a result, the resulting chain of characteristics of Anna Sergeevna - calm, politely sympathetic, condescending, cold, strict - the law leads the reader to the idea of ​​her possible indifference in relation to everything that happens around her.

Next to Odintsova, Arkady is imbued with frank “happiness to be in her proximity, to talk to her, looking into her eyes, into her beautiful forehead, into her whole sweet, important and intelligent face.” At the same time, in the presence of Anna Sergeevna, he experiences inexplicable timidity, reverence and “graceful humility,” like a young page next to his mistress.

As for Bazarov, his open cynicism in relation to Odintsova does not look anything unexpected for the natural scientist (“What kind of figure is this? She doesn’t look like other women”; “... cold? That’s the very taste. After all, you love ice cream?"). However, finding himself next to Odintsova, Bazarov suddenly begins to feel embarrassed. In the hotel room where she invited friends, he, unsuccessfully trying to hide his condition with swagger and verbosity, ended up “blushing” when he heard an invitation to visit Nikolskoye, the estate of the “Duchess,” as he dubbed Odintsova. Already on the street, Bazarov continues to make fun of Anna Sergeevna’s “rich body,” which, in his opinion, can be placed “even now in the anatomical theater.” But it is he who owns the absolutely accurate psychological characteristics the heroine - her coldness (“Look how she froze herself!”) and royalty (“She would only wear a train behind her and a crown on her head”), associated with Odintsova’s above-mentioned indifference. And Bazarov, as it turns out, will need her warmth and humanity.)

The love story of Bazarov and Odintsova.

From the very beginning, there is little in common between Bazarov and Odintsova: she is a “duchess”, he is a “doctor”; she is cold and serene, he, as the love story for this woman will show, is caring and passionate.

How difficult it will be for him to feel for Odintsova! Something not Bazarovsky begins to happen in him: “something else has taken possession of him... which he never allowed.” Odintsova belongs to those people who do not know anxiety: she was worried “occasionally”, and her blood was “quietly rolling”: just some kind of “fish” woman! The hero is on the verge of a great personal drama. But Bazarov did not have the strength to leave this woman. He loved her, and hid his love, and dreamed... of tenderness!

At the same time, Turgenev’s hero understands a lot about Odintsova. So, he does not believe that she is “capable of getting carried away,” except out of curiosity.

Anna Sergeevna really “was curious”: in her relationship with Bazarov, she wanted to “test him” and “test herself.” But in the end Odintsova got scared. It is no coincidence that in the scene of the characters’ explanation, Turgenev repeats the word “fright” twice. Perhaps she was afraid of Bazarov’s unbridledness, the unexpected coarseness of his feelings? This is how they try to explain the hero’s failed love. Although Bazarov’s spontaneity can be regarded as the exact opposite: as a manifestation of his deep sincerity.

Ultimately, Bazarov will be right not only that this woman “frozen herself,” but that she is undoubtedly a “queen.”

The basis of Odintsova’s life is material security, comfort and tranquility. Bazarov's intrusion into her life would mean the end of this tranquility. Odintsova does not respond to Bazarov's love. She just wanted to see at her feet a person who was interesting, smart, and not like others.

Bazarov is a nihilist, a man of Odintsova’s alien world. Politically, he was a person who did not believe in those fundamentals of life that seemed legitimate and familiar to her. By social status Bazarov comes from the lower classes. In material terms - a poor man, a future doctor, in best case scenario- scientist. By nature, Turgenev's hero is sharp and straightforward. Bazarov's love for Odintsova is an event that shakes the foundations of his beliefs, calling into question his philosophical system. She was not afraid of the harshness of Bazarov's expression of feelings. Even if she loved him, she would not follow him into his “bitter life.”

Odintsova came to him, dying of cholera, in the same way as royalty visit cholera barracks and hospitals out of the highest generosity. She gave him befitting situation and behavior royalty ritually dispassionate kiss. And what is especially bitter is that Bazarov understood everything correctly in Odintsova’s behavior, greeting her appearance with the phrase: “This is royal.”)

The test of love becomes a milestone for the hero. Only love reveals in him a deep, significant, unusually powerful person in emotional experience, self-burning in his feelings and at the same time becoming even stronger. How much suffering Bazarov experiences during his last visit to Odintsova! Still secretly and reverently loving Anna Sergeevna, he at the same time understands that her farewell impulse is driven by pity for him! And therefore, he seems to rise above his own feelings in order to have the strength to say: “I am a poor man, but I have not yet accepted alms. Farewell and be healthy."

If it weren’t for the love that awakened emotional forces in Bazarov, how could the reader know how simultaneously convincing, heartfelt and passionate a nihilist can be in expressing his attitude towards his “fathers”: “Your nobleman brother cannot go beyond noble humility or noble boiling, but it's nothing. For example, you don’t fight - and you already imagine yourself to be great - but we want to fight. What! Our dust will eat into your eyes, our dirt will stain you, and you haven’t even grown up to us...”

In the loving Bazarov, a powerfully feeling soul awakens, concealing an abyss of passions, and therefore attracting to itself and becoming, as it were, a continuation of the elements of the night, a witness standing outside the window during his conversation with Odintsova.

But love not only reveals many things in Bazarov. At the same time, she brings him face to face with the world and opens this world to him.

Bazarov is capable of love, of great and deep feeling. According to M. M. Zhdanov, a comparison of Bazarov with Odintsova and Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov allows us to see the internal unity of the work, the connection love affair with the main conflict of the novel, proves the “triumph of democracy over aristocracy” in the field of feelings.

Women's images

Topic: Bazarov in relations with Odintsova and Arkady.

The purpose of the lesson: 1) to trace through the text of the novel how the image of Bazarov is revealed in his love for Odintsova and in his relationship with Arkady,

2) develop skills oral speech, thinking, ability to analyze what you read;

3) to form the morality of students

During the classes

I. Organizational moment

II. Teacher's word

With extraordinary depth, the author reveals the powerful, direct and passionate nature Bazarova. Reading these pages, we must think about questions that cannot but worry us all: about true love, about Bazarov’s attitude towards the woman he loves. The lesson must be conducted emotionally, touching on these issues with great tact, helping students understand how the author’s attitude towards Bazarov is revealed.

In previous eyes, Turgenev showed that his hero is invisibly higher than the people around him, differs from them in his democracy, knowledge, intelligence, and fortitude. Noah there we noted the pages where the author polemicizes with Bazarov, namely with his attitude to art and nature. Telling the love story of his hero, the writer expands the polemic with him even wider, shows the inconsistency of the romantic views of the young nihilist, makes him “feel romantic in himself.” However, the author does not debunk Bazarov. He still remains strong big man, here too he is superior to Pavel Petrovich, since he did not put his LIFE “on the map of a woman’s love,” and he loves differently. In the depiction of Bazarov’s love, the inconsistency of Turgenev’s worldview, his duality, was reflected with particular force.
attitude towards Bazarov, who appears before us not as a photograph of a commoner revolutionary, but as an image refracted through the prism of the perception of a writer who did not understand much about the views and actions of revolutionary democracies.

III. Conversation.

Why did Odintsova attract Bazarov’s attention?

She was beautiful, not like the provincial ladies.

How does Turgenev describe her portrait?

She amazes with the “dignity of her posture”, “the bright eyes looked calmly and intelligently, precisely calmly, and not thoughtfully... Some kind of gentle and soft power wafted from her face.”

Let us recall the dialogue between Arkady and Bazarov at the end of the fourteenth chapter.

Bazarov's remarks undoubtedly sound cynicism. Unlike revolutionary democrats Bazarov does not raise the question of women's emancipation. So he declares that “only freaks think freely between women” and compares a cold woman with ice cream.” However, it can be assumed that this cynicism is feigned, that it is caused by the desire to hide from Arkady and, perhaps, from himself the strong impression made at him by Odintsova. Indeed, the next day, “Arkady introduced Bazarov to her and noticed with secret surprise that he seemed embarrassed... Bazarov himself felt that he was embarrassed, and he felt annoyed. “Now you’re scared of the women!” - he thought and, lounging in a chair no worse than Sitnikov, he spoke with exaggerated cheekiness, and Odintsova did not take her clear eyes off him.”

“Bazarov’s behavior in the first minutes of the visit had an unpleasant effect on her...; but she immediately realized that he felt embarrassed, and this even flattered her. The vulgarity alone repulsed her, but no one would blame Bazarov for vulgarity.” Responding to Odintsova’s invitation, Bazarov, to Arkady’s great surprise, blushed.

From what can we conclude that not only Odintsova’s beauty attracted Bazarov, but also her intelligence and breadth of interests?

“The conversation lasted for more than three hours, leisurely, varied and lively.”

– Odintsova clever woman, an interesting conversationalist. There was something else about this woman that attracted Bazarov to her.

Let us turn to the end of the fifteenth chapter (dialogue between Bazarov and Arkady).

Bazarov’s words again sound feigned cynicism (“Such a rich body!”, “It’s said - first class”), since it is unpleasant for him to admit the feeling that Odintsova aroused in him.

What separates Bazarov from Odintsova?

Bazarov considers her an aristocrat. “The Duchess, a sovereign person. She would only have to wear a train at the back and a crown on her head,” he remarks ironically.

What impression did Odintsova’s house make?

Bazarov is disgusted by the aristocratic spirit of this house - the footmen, the butler.

“What a grunge!” - he says, ironically using a French word, however, deliberately pronouncing it in the Russian way.

Let us pay attention to Bazarov’s dialogue with the butler.

Bazarov speaks to him with exaggerated politeness, as it was not customary to speak to servants: “There will be no orders, most honorable... perhaps you would deign to bring me a glass of vodka.” This tone, in which there is a mockery of aristocratic customs, caused legitimate bewilderment of the butler.

IV . Reading chapter 16 (scene of conversation with Odintsova) from the words: (“Odintsova turned to Bazarov...”, ending with the words: “... We must spare her ears”).

How does the manner of speaking and arguing differ from arguing with Pavel Petrovich?

From what words does it appear that Bazarov considers it necessary to restructure society?

“...Moral illnesses come from bad upbringing, from all sorts of trifles that fill people’s heads from childhood, from the ugly state of society in one word. Correct society, and there will be no diseases.”

To characterize Bazarov’s views, the assessment he gives is extremely important current state society - “ugly”.

Do you think Turgenev agrees with this assessment? How did he portray the situation in the country?

Turgenev, in a few strokes, but very eloquently, depicts the impoverishment of the peasants, the darkness of the people, the mismanagement of the landowners, the insignificance and bureaucracy of the highest officials. In assessing the state of society, the writer agrees with his hero.

So, in a conversation with Odintsova, Bazarov willingly expresses his views and shares his thoughts with her. This conversation is serious. concerning important and concerning issues. Consequently, contrary to his cynical statements, Bazarov sees Odintsova as an intelligent, understanding interlocutor.

How does Bazarov’s attitude towards Odintsova gradually change?

On the first day of his stay in Nikolskoye, he still continues to talk with ostentatious cynicism about Odintsova, but not about her appearance, but about what especially attracts him about her: “a woman with a brain,” “a grated roll.” The next morning, returning after a walk with Madame Odintsova, he amazed Arkady with the expression on his face (“although cheerful and even affectionate,” it “did not please Arkady”) and by the fact that he absent-mindedly greeted him a second time.

What does Turgenev say about Bazarov’s state of mind at the beginning of Chapter 17?

“In Bazarov... an unprecedented anxiety began to manifest itself: he was easily irritated, spoke reluctantly, looked angry and could not sit still, as if something was tempting him.”

Soon, “Bazarov stopped talking to Arkady about Odintsova, and even stopped scolding her “aristocratic manners.”

“... In general, he talked with Arkady much less than before... he seemed to be avoiding him, as if he was ashamed of him...”

Why could Bazarov be ashamed of Arkady? (Chapter 17).

We read an excerpt from the seventeenth chapter, starting with the words: “ The real reason all this novelty..." and ending with the words: "... which, of course, he did not always succeed in."

How does Bazarov view love for a woman?

Bazarov argued that a person should not bet his whole life on a woman’s love. He rightly believed that a person’s personal tragedy should not turn him into a living dead.

Bazarov did not recognize unrequited love; he understood love as a simple attraction to beautiful woman, and called the deeper feeling romanticism, that is, nonsense. On this, of course, we cannot agree with him. Turgenev argues with him too. Refuting his hero’s views on love, the writer makes Bazarov experience something that he himself rejected: “He could easily cope with his blood, but something else took possession of him, which he never allowed, which he always mocked, which outraged everyone. his pride. In conversations with Anna Sergeevna, he expressed his indifferent contempt for everything romantic even more than before; and left alone, he was indignantly aware of the romanticism in himself.”

In which episodes is the “romantic” nature of Bazarov’s love clearly revealed?

Let us remember his first explanation with Odintsova in Chapter 17. What is the setting in which this explanation occurs? Pay attention to the landscape.

“Bazarov stood up and pushed the window. It opened at once with a thud... He did not expect that it opened so easily; Moreover, his hands were shaking. The dark, soft night looked into the room with its almost black sky, faintly rustling trees and the fresh smell of free, clean air.”

“Bazarov stood up. The lamp burned dimly in the middle of a darkened, fragrant, secluded room; through the occasionally fluttering curtain, the irritable freshness of the night poured in, its mysterious whispering could be heard.”

The background against which Bazarov’s explanation with Odintsova takes place is a poetic picture summer night. Nature is depicted from Bazarov's point of view. It was the dark, soft night that looked at him, it was the “freshness of the night” that seemed “irritable” to him, it was the “Mysterious whispering” that he heard. To Bazarov the materialist, the biologist, the rustling of leaves and night rustles seem mysterious!

So, under the influence of the feeling of true love that has gripped him, the romantic in him awakens, and he begins to see the world differently.

But does Bazarov give up? Does he submit to romantic feelings, does he change his beliefs?

No, in his relationship with Madame Odintsova, he is true to himself: both in what he says to her and in the way he speaks to her, one can feel the struggle, the unwillingness to submit to the one that has taken possession of him.” perfect love»

In the scenes of Bazarov’s explanation with Odintsova, one is captivated by his stern directness, honesty, and lack of any kind of panache: “I am a positive, uninteresting person. I can’t speak,” he declares. Bazarov does not compromise, does not adjust to Odintsova’s mood, it’s as if he wants to tell her to everyone

with your behavior: “Accept me for who I really am, or don’t accept me at all.”

“... The graceful side of life is inaccessible to me, the side that you value so much,”- he frankly admits to his interlocutor. Directly, without mincing words, he calls her an aristocrat, condemns in her what is alien to him: “...You have spoiled yourself... you really love comfort, convenience, but are very indifferent to everything else.” Let us note the ability to understand people, characteristic of Bazarov. Having fallen in love with Odintsova, he sees her shortcomings. He speaks directly and frankly about his feelings, without resorting to beautiful words: “On the contrary, the one to whom this thing happens is more worthy of pity.”(Bazarov bypasses the lofty word “love”, replacing it with the colloquial “this thing”). When Odintsova asked whether he could completely surrender to the feeling of love, he honestly answers: “ I don’t know, I don’t want to brag.” Meanwhile, we see that he is capable of great feeling. The condition: “A life for a life” seems fair to him. The author’s remark also speaks about the strength of his feelings: “His heart really was breaking.”

The following lines testify to the depth of his suffering: “And Bazarov, two hours later, returned to his bedroom with his boots wet from dew, disheveled and gloomy.”. The next day, continuing the conversation interrupted the day before, Odintsova touches on the question of Bazarov’s future. And here, again, there is not a shadow of panache in his words, simplicity and the absence of even a hint of pose. “... I am the future county doctor,” - he declares. And further: “If there’s a chance to do something, it’s great, but if it doesn’t work out, at least you’ll be pleased that you didn’t chatter in vain beforehand.” He is offended by loud phrases: “... I understand your reluctance to talk about your future activities; but what’s happening in you now... - It’s happening! - repeated Bazarov, “as if I were some kind of state or society!”

What traits of Bazarov manifested themselves in his love for Odintsova?

Courageous determination, will, directness and honesty, severe demands on oneself and on others, aversion to phrases, to posturing, the ability to love strongly, deeply. Let us remember his portrait in the nineteenth chapter: “His face, stern and bilious, with downcast eyes, with an imprint of contemptuous determination in every feature...” This strong man, he loves deeply and suffers greatly, but he holds on courageously and steadfastly. Let's read the end of the nineteenth chapter (from the words: “Getting into the tarantass to see Bazarov...” to the words: “...I didn’t open my mouth the whole way”).

We see how painfully Bazarov suffers, but he does not “lose”, like Pavel Petrovich, he is angry with his pain, he certainly wants to defeat it. And he remains true to his convictions: «... Better stones beat on the pavement than to allow a woman to take even the tip of a finger,” he says.

Some critics who wrote about the novel “Fathers and Sons” argued that in the story of Bazarov’s love for Odintsova, Turgenev “debunks” his hero. Do you think these critics were right?

No, Turgenev only argues with Bazarov’s views, shows the inconsistency of his “anti-romantic” beliefs, but at the same time, Bazarov’s love story reveals the remarkable qualities of his personality, makes him even more attractive, shows how superior he is to the district aristocrats, including - and the cold, pampered, selfish Odintsova, incapable of strong feelings.

It should be noted, however, that Odintsova is in many ways worthy of Bazarov. He could not love every woman so much: in her intelligence, in her experience and knowledge of life, in her strength of character, she is worthy of Bazarov. It elevates him. If Bazarov had fallen in love with an empty, insignificant woman, such love would not have evoked sympathy and respect (it was precisely the empty, absurd, eccentric woman that Pavel Petrovich loved all his life).

V . Homework : 20, 21 chapters, cinquain

VI. Conclusions and results of the lesson

The novel “Fathers and Sons” reveals an extraordinary interesting story the relationship between two young people who never became happy together.

The main character, a bright admirer of the nihilist movement, completely denied everything sensual and emotional. He believed only in natural sciences and strived to create something new. He believed that in order to rebuild the old society, it was necessary to destroy everything that had been created by it.

Of course, at first glance, a rather stupid statement, however, it was the main principle of the nihilists.

One day, the main character goes to a ball and meets there a young and beautiful, strong and impressive woman -. The young people immediately liked each other. However, their inner beliefs were unique obstacles in the development of their relationships.

The nihilistic motives to which Eugene obeyed did not allow him to freely think about the fact that emotions such as love and mutual sympathy could arise in his soul. This is what becomes the first stumbling block between the heroes.

After Eugene is finally overcome by simple, earthly feelings, he becomes incredibly angry with both himself and Anna. He is trying to resist the emotions that worried and agitated his soul. Such contradictory thoughts towards love and further happiness did not allow the relationship between Evgeniy and Anna to develop.

In addition, Odintsova did not reciprocate Bazarov’s confessions at all. On the one hand, she felt attraction and sympathy for to this man, however, reason prevailed over emotional feelings. Anna decided that peace and quiet were still more important to her than any exciting emotions. This was precisely the main obstacle that prevented the heroes of the novel from building happiness.

If Odintsova had taken a step towards Bazarov, he would have been able to come to normal life, throw away your nihilistic beliefs, start a family, be useful in society, find your happiness. However, this did not happen.

According to Turgenev's idea, the ardent representative of the nihilists had to die, because the author had a negative attitude towards their trend. And so it happened. The coldness of their souls and the clarity of their minds did not allow two people to try their luck and build their own happiness.