Essay: The theme of love in the novel “Fathers and Children” (I.S. Turgenev)
(447 words) I.S. Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Children” is a work that is relevant at all times. The author raises many problems in it, touches on the theme of conflicts of generations, and, of course, does not forget about the most important thing – about love.
There is a lot written about love in the novel. Throughout the work, several love lines develop, and they are all endowed with a certain characteristic that makes the reader worry about each couple. Love in Turgenev is a great force, which shows some characters from a completely different side, opens up new facets of the character. All of his characters want love, even if they try to hide it.
The central line of love is the relationship between Evgeny Bazarov and Anna Odintsova. Bazarov, being a nihilist, denied love. He did not believe in it and believed that there was respect, there was chemistry, but not love at all. However, life has shown the opposite. Turgenev first shows us Bazarov as a man who is firmly convinced of all his judgments, but when Anna Odintsova comes into his life, he is lost. Evgeny is floundering between his infatuation and his thoughts.
“Passion was beating within him, strong and heavy-a passion similar to and, perhaps, akin to malice…” .
This quote captures Eugene’s emotions in the best way possible. It is not for nothing that the author speaks of anger and passion. The protagonist is angry at himself and wonders how he could fall in love, because it is alien to him. At the same time, however, he understands that he cannot run away from his feelings and dares to reveal them to Odintsova. At the same time, even when she rejects him, it is fair to say that she rejects him not for lack of feeling, but because she fears it. Amazingly, even after this, Evgeny wants to see his love before he dies. After that, Anna will marry on account and secure herself from the storm of passions by choosing a stable existence, even if it is with a man she does not care about.
A very different love we see between Arkady Kirsanov and Katya. Although Arkady desperately tries to resemble his friend in everything, he is still a very different person. He has a very reverent attitude toward family values and love. He is an ordinary man of his time, which may be why he finds his happiness, and he and Katya tenderly love each other, and then marry. Arkady’s father also finds his happiness in love. Nikolai Petrovich met Fenechka after the old death of his first wife. Despite the fact that he loved Arkady’s mother, he was able to overcome the grief, and his soul blossomed with love again. Nikolai Petrovich does not care at all about the origin of his beloved and the age difference between them. They live soul to soul and raise their son Mitenka. There is no social divide for them, because true love overcomes all.
Thus, through the examples of several couples, Turgenev shows love from different sides. It can be unhappy or happy, but in any case, it changes a person for the better, and in this author can not argue.
Author: Ksenia Alekseeva
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The theme of love in the novel Fathers and Children
In the novel Fathers and Children by Ivan S. Turgenev sounds the theme of love. There are 4 lines in the work, revealing the problem of love from different sides.
Evgeny Bazarov and Anna Odintsova (the central love line). The nihilist Bazarov, who denies love, falls in love with Anna Odintsova, but she cannot give up her comfort and measured life, so their relationship is tragic. This line demonstrates “love-passion.”
Arkady Kirsanov and Katya Lokteva. This line demonstrates “love-friendship.” It is a warm and sincere relationship built on support and care for each other.
Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov and Fenechka. The characters do not pay attention to the different backgrounds and positions in society, they treat each other warmly and respect each other. This line demonstrates the “love-family.” Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov and Princess R. Here the author demonstrates a “love-obsession” that completely changes the life of Pavel Petrovich.
Love in the novel is a special force. Each character who performs an important function in the work is tested by love.
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Essay on “Love in I.S. Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Children”.
I.S. Turgenev’s novel Fathers and Sons is a novel relevant to its time. It touched on issues that worried the Russian public in the 60s of the 19th century. Turgenev showed the advantages and disadvantages of the new trend, which owned the minds of young people of the time. But the novel of this great writer would not have entered the golden fund of Russian classical literature if it had been limited to questions of modernity. Download example Writing an essay in 4 hoursOrder an essay In “Fathers and Children,” Turgenev solved timeless problems: the problem of the relationship of different generations, the problem of happiness, the problem of love. The love theme is very widely deployed in the novel. It is the measure of the vitality of the characters. This feeling tests them “to the strength”, exposes the true essence of man. According to Turgenev, love plays a huge role in life. This feeling makes up the meaning of life, without it life is meaningless. The ability of the characters to experience love is, for the writer, one of the basic qualities in a person and in his characters. The main love line of the novel is connected with the images of Evgeny Bazarov and Anna Sergeevna Odintsova. The nihilist Bazarov denied love as a relationship of souls. He sincerely believed that love was a fiction of the romantics. There is only habit, mutual sympathy and body relations between people. In my opinion, this attitude of the main character toward love is related to his attitude toward women. All his life, Evgeny Vasilyevich believed that a woman is a creature of the second order. She was created for the entertainment of men. And although the hero preached, along with others, the ideas of feminism, it seems to me that still he did not take women seriously. Thus, Bazarov’s life was subordinated to reason, to rationalism. But everything in his life changed in an instant. To test his character and show the absurdity of his beliefs, Turgenev puts a barrier on the hero’s life path – love. Bazarov, convinced of the strength of his nature, of his difference from others, suddenly … fell in love. He fell in love passionately and violently, as passionate and violent was his nature: “Odintsova stretched forth both hands, and Bazarov rested his forehead against the window pane. He gasped; his whole body visibly trembled. But it was not the trembling of youthful timidity, not the sweet horror of the first confession seized him: it was a passion beating in him, strong and heavy – a passion similar to malice and, perhaps, akin to it…” As we can see, Bazarov’s love is contradictory. It is mixed with anger at himself: he fell in love like a fool, like a mere human being! But the hero cannot help himself. He will carry his feelings for Odintsova to the end of his life, and before his deathbed he wants to see his dear Anna Sergeyevna: “Farewell,” he uttered with sudden force, and his eyes gleamed with a last gleam. – Farewell … Listen … for I did not kiss you then … Blow on the dying lamp, and let it go out …” Interesting how his beloved Anna Sergeevna Odintsova behaves at their last meeting with Bazarov. She is afraid of being infected by Evgeny Vasilievich, and only her sense of propriety makes her come closer to him. What, then, this woman did not love Bazarov? And after all, it might have seemed that she was the first to begin to show signs of attention to the hero. Yes, indeed, she was. But at first Odintsova was interested in Bazarov as an interesting and intelligent man. Then, feeling for him more than just sympathy, Anna Sergeevna became frightened. She did not want to trade her calm and authority in society for strong, but unknown to her feelings.
