The life values of the stolz in the romance of bummer. Comprehension of the meaning of life by Oblomov and Stolz
I.A. Goncharov, in his novel, touches upon a very relevant topic of the opposition of labor and laziness, which for centuries has remained the most discussed and controversial. In our time, this topic is very problematic, since in our modern society there is a progress in technology and people stop working, laziness develops into the meaning of life.
The heroes of the novel Oblomov and Stolz are friends from early childhood. Their acquaintance takes place while studying in the house of Stolz's father, who taught the basics of the most important sciences.
Ilya Oblomov comes from a noble family, from early childhood little Ilya is cared for and cherished. Parents and nannies forbid him to show any independent activity. Seeing this to himself, Ilya immediately realized that he could do nothing, since other people would do it all for him. His training took place in the Stolz house, he did not particularly want to study, and his parents indulged him in this. This is how Oblomov's entire youth passed. Adult life was no different from childhood and adolescence, Oblomov continues to lead a calm and lazy lifestyle. His passivity and indolence are reflected in everyday life. He woke up for dinner, slowly climbed out of bed, lazily ate food and was not interested in any business. Laziness, inherent in childhood, did not give Oblomov the slightest chance to strive for science, for knowledge of the world around him. Despite all this, his imagination was very well developed, since due to idleness, Oblomov's imaginary world was very rich. Oblomov was also a very gullible person, and the main whom Ilya trusted was Andrei Stolts. Schtolz is the complete opposite of Oblomov. From early childhood, Andrei was accustomed to order, to work. His parents raised him strictly, but justly. His father, a German by nationality, instilled in Andrey accuracy, hard work and punctuality. From a young age, Andrei carried out various orders from his father, tempering his character. He studied with Ilya, with his father, unlike Oblomov, Andrei was good at science, and he studied them with curiosity. Stolz's transition from childhood to adulthood happened very early, so Andrei was a very active person. He strove for constant replenishment of knowledge, because “learning is light, and ignorance is darkness. He had a sober and practical view of the events taking place, he never did anything hastily without thinking about the issue that he needed to solve. Prudence and punctuality, laid down from childhood, found a place for themselves in Stolz's adult life. Mobility and energy contributed to him in any endeavors. Considering the life positions of Oblomov and Stolz in relation to Olga Ilyinskaya, the following conclusions can be drawn: Oblomov, living in his own world - "Oblomovshchina", was a romantic who took a long time to decide on concrete steps in real life. Their acquaintance with Olga Ilyinskaya is due to Stolz. Their relationship from the very beginning was not strong. Olga, knowing a lot about Oblomov from the stories of Stolz, tries to bring Oblomov back to life by means of her love, but she fails to do this and Oblomovshchina wins. The relationship between Olga and Andrei develops by themselves throughout life, "she laughs at his jokes, and he listens with pleasure to her singing." They had a lot in common, but the most important thing was that they strived for life, this contributed to their rapprochement and the formation of a family.
Be that as it may, the fates of both heroes are relatively successful. Stolz finds his happiness with Olga, and Oblomov finds his Oblomovka in a house on the Vyborg side and lives out his life there with the woman he always dreamed of. This denouement shows that the author's position in relation to both of his characters is positive.
After reading the novel by I.A. Goncharova "Oblomov", I am inclined to think that the events described in this work can be applicable to our time, since in modern society there are many people like Stolz and Oblomov. And their confrontation will be eternal.
Oblomov and Stolz
Stolz - the antipode of Oblomov (Principle of the antithesis)
The entire figurative system of the novel by I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov" is aimed at revealing the character, essence of the protagonist. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a bored gentleman, lying on the couch, dreaming of transformations and a happy life with his family, but doing nothing to make dreams come true. The antipode of Oblomov in the novel is the image of Stolz. Andrei Ivanovich Stolts is one of the main characters, a friend of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, the son of Ivan Bogdanovich Stolts, a Russianized German who manages an estate in the village of Verkhlevka, which is five miles from Oblomovka. The first two chapters of the second part contain a detailed story about Stolz's life, about the conditions in which his active character was formed.
1. General features:
a) age ("Stolz is the same age as Oblomov and he is already over thirty");
b) religion;
c) training in the boarding house of Ivan Stolz in Verkhlev;
d) service and quick retirement;
e) love for Olga Ilyinskaya;
f) kind attitude towards each other.
2. Various traits:
a ) portrait;
Oblomov ... “He was a man of about thirty-two or three years of age, of average height, pleasant appearance, with dark gray eyes, but with lack of: any definite idea, any concentration in the facial features. "
«… flabby beyond his years whether from lack of movement or air. In general, his body, judging by the matte, overly white neck, small chubby arms, soft shoulders seemed too pampered for a man. His movements, when he was even alarmed, were also restrained. gentleness and not devoid of a kind of grace of laziness. "
Stolz- the same age as Oblomov, he is already over thirty. Sh .'s portrait contrasts with Oblomov's: “It is all composed of bones, muscles and nerves, like a blood English horse. He is thin, he has almost no cheeks at all, that is, bone and muscle, but not a sign of fat roundness ... "
Getting acquainted with the portrait characteristics of this hero, we understand that Stolz is a strong, energetic, purposeful person who is alien to dreaminess. But this almost ideal personality resembles a mechanism, not a living person, and this repels the reader.
b) parents, a family;
Oblomov's parents are Russian, he grew up in a patriarchal family.
Stolz. - a native of the bourgeois class (his father left Germany, wandered around Switzerland and settled in Russia, becoming the manager of the estate). “Stolz was only half German by his father; his mother was Russian; he professed the Orthodox faith, his native language was Russian ... ”. Mother was afraid that Stolz, under the influence of his father, would become a rude burgher, but Stolz's Russian entourage prevented.
c) education;
Oblomov moved “from embraces to the embraces of family and friends,” his upbringing was of a patriarchal nature.
Ivan Bogdanovich raised his son strictly: "From the age of eight he sat with his father at a geographical map, sorting through the warehouses of Herder, Wieland, biblical verses and summing up the illiterate accounts of peasants, bourgeois and factory workers, and with his mother he read sacred history, taught Krylov's fables and analyzed Telemac's warehouses."
When Stolz grew up, his father began to take him to the field, to the market, forced him to work. Then Stolz began to send his son to the city with errands, "and it never happened that he forgot something, altered, overlooked, made a mistake."
Upbringing, like education, was twofold: dreaming that a "good bursh" would grow out of his son, the father encouraged boyish fights in every possible way, without which the son could not do a day. If Andrei appeared without a lesson prepared "by heart", Ivan Bogdanovich sent his son back where he came from - and every time young Stltz returned with lessons learned.
From his father he received a "labor, practical education", and his mother introduced him to the beautiful, tried to put in the soul of little Andrei love for art, for beauty. His mother "in her son ... dreamed of the ideal of a gentleman," and his father taught him to hard, not lordly work.
d) attitude towards studying in a boarding house;
Oblomov studied "out of necessity," "serious reading bored him," "but the poets hurt him ... for a living"
Stolz always studied well, was interested in everything. And was a tutor at my father's boarding house
e) further education;
Oblomov lived in Oblomovka until he was twenty, then graduated from the university.
Stolz graduated brilliantly from the university. Parting with his father, who sent him from Verkhlev to St. Petersburg, Stolz. says that he will certainly follow his father's advice and will go to Ivan Bogdanovich's old friend Reingold - but only when he, Stolz, will have, like Reingold, a four-story house. Such independence and independence, as well as self-confidence. - the basis of the character and worldview of the younger Stolz, which his father so ardently supports and which Oblomov lacks so much.
f) lifestyle;
"Lying at Ilya Ilyich's was his normal state."
Stolz has a thirst for action
g) housekeeping;
Oblomov did not do business in the village, received an insignificant income and lived on credit.
Stolz serves successfully, retires to pursue his own business; makes a house and money. He is a member of a trading company that sends goods overseas; as an agent of the company, Sh. travels to Belgium, England, throughout Russia.
h) life aspirations;
Oblomov in his youth "prepared for the field", thought about his role in society, about family happiness, then he excluded social activities from his dreams, his ideal was a carefree life in unity with nature, family, friends.
Stolz, chose an active principle in his youth ... The ideal of Stolz's life is incessant and meaningful work, it is "the image, content, element and purpose of life."
i) views on society;
Oblomov believes that all members of the world and society are "dead, sleeping people", they are characterized by insincerity, envy, the desire by any means to "get a loud rank", he is not a supporter of progressive forms of economic management.
According to Stolz, with the help of the organization of "schools", "piers", "fairs", "highways", the old, patriarchal "ruins" should be turned into comfortable estates that generate income.
j) attitude towards Olga;
Oblomov wanted to see a loving woman who could create a serene family life.
Stolz marries Olga Ilyinskaya, and Goncharov tries in their active, full of work and beauty alliance to present an ideal family, a true ideal that Oblomov fails in his life: “We worked together, dined, went to the fields, played music< …>as Oblomov dreamed ... Only there was no slumber, despondency, they spent their days without boredom and without apathy; there was no sluggish look, no word; the conversation did not end with them, it was often hot. "
k) relationship and mutual influence;
Oblomov considered Stolz his only friend, able to understand and help, he listened to his advice, but Stolz failed to break Oblomovism.
Stolz highly appreciated the kindness and sincerity of the soul of his friend Oblomov. Stolz does everything to awaken Oblomov to activity. In friendship with Oblomov Stolz. he also turned out to be at his best: he replaced the rogue manager, destroyed the intrigues of Tarantyev and Mukhoyarov, who tricked Oblomov into signing a fake loan letter.
Oblomov is used to living on Stolz's orders in the smallest matters, he needs the advice of a friend. Without Stolz, Ilya Ilyich cannot decide on anything, however, and Oblomov is in no hurry to follow Stolz's advice: they have too different ideas about life, about work, about the application of strength.
After the death of Ilya Ilyich, a friend takes on the education of Oblomov's son, Andryusha, named in his honor.
m) self-esteem ;
Oblomov constantly doubted himself. Stolz never doubts himself.
m) character traits ;
Oblomov is inactive, dreamy, slovenly, indecisive, gentle, lazy, apathetic, not devoid of subtle emotional experiences.
Stolz is active, harsh, practical, neat, loves comfort, open in emotional manifestations, reason prevails over feeling. Stolz could control his feelings and was "afraid of every dream." Happiness for him was consistency. According to Goncharov, he "knew the value of rare and expensive properties and wasted them so sparingly that he was called an egoist, insensitive ...".
The meaning of the images of Oblomov and Stolz.
Goncharov reflected in Oblomov the typical features of the patriarchal nobility. Oblomov has absorbed the contradictory features of the Russian national character.
Stolz in Goncharov's novel was assigned the role of a man capable of breaking Oblomovism and reviving the hero. According to critics, the ambiguity of Goncharov's idea of the role of "new people" in society led to the unconvincing image of Stolz. As conceived by Goncharov, Stolz is a new type of Russian progressive figure. However, he does not portray the hero in specific activities. The author only informs the reader about what Stolz has been and what he has achieved. Showing Stolz's Parisian life with Olga, Goncharov wants to reveal the breadth of his views, and in fact reduces the hero
So, the image of Stolz in the novel not only clarifies the image of Oblomov, but is also interesting to readers for its originality and the complete opposite of the main character. Dobrolyubov says about him: “He is not the person who will be able, in a language understandable to the Russian soul, to tell us this omnipotent word“ forward! ” Dobrolyubov, like all revolutionary democrats, saw the ideal of a "man of action" in serving the people, in the revolutionary struggle. Stolz is far from this ideal. However, next to Oblomov and Oblomovism, Stolz was still a progressive phenomenon.
All his life Goncharov dreamed of finding harmony of feeling and reason for people. He reflected on the strength and poverty of the "man of reason", on the charm and weakness of the "man of the heart." In Oblomov, this thought became one of the leading ones. In this novel, two types of male characters are opposed: passive and weak Oblomov, with his heart of gold and pure soul, and energetic Stolz, who overcomes any circumstances with the strength of his mind and will. However, the human ideal of Goncharov is not personified in either one or the other. Stolz does not seem to the writer a more complete personality than Oblomov, whom he also looks at with "sober eyes." Impartially exposing the "extremes" of the nature of both, Goncharov advocated the completeness and integrity of the human spiritual world with all the diversity of its manifestations.
Each of the main characters of the novel had their own understanding of the meaning of life, their own ideals in life, which they dreamed of realizing.
At the beginning of the story, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a little over thirty years old, he is a columnar nobleman, the owner of three hundred and fifty souls of serfs, inherited by him. After serving three years after graduating from Moscow University in one of the Moscow departments, he retired with the rank of collegiate secretary. Since then he lived in St. Petersburg without a break. The novel begins with a description of one of his days, his habits and character. Oblomov's life by that time had turned into a lazy "crawling from day to day." Having retired from vigorous activity, he lay on the sofa and irritatedly argued with Zakhar, his serf servant who looked after him. Revealing the social roots of Oblomovism, Goncharov shows that "it all began with the inability to put on stockings, and ended with the inability to live."
Raised in a patriarchal noble family, Ilya Ilyich perceived life in Oblomovka, his family estate, with its peace and inaction as the ideal of human existence.
Three main acts of life were constantly played out in front of little Ilya in childhood: homeland, weddings, funerals. Then followed their divisions: christenings, name days, family holidays. All life's pathos is concentrated on this. This was the "wide expanse of the lordly life" with its idleness, which forever became the ideal of life for Oblomov.
All Oblomovites treated labor as a punishment and did not like it, considering it something humiliating. Therefore, life in the eyes of Ilya Ilyich was divided into two halves. One consisted of toil and boredom, and these were synonyms for him. The other is out of peace and peaceful fun. In Oblomovka, Ilya Ilyich was also instilled in a sense of superiority over other people. The “other” cleans his own boots, dresses himself, and runs off for whatever is needed. This “other” has to work tirelessly. Ilyusha, however, "was raised tenderly, he did not endure either cold or hunger, he did not know the need, he did not earn bread for himself, he did not engage in black work." And he considered studying as a punishment sent from heaven for sins, and avoided schoolwork whenever possible. After graduating from the university, he was no longer engaged in his education, was not interested in science, art, politics.
When Oblomov was young, he expected a lot from fate and from himself. He was preparing to serve the fatherland, to play a prominent role in public life, and dreamed of family happiness. But days went by, and he was still going to start life, he was drawing his future in his mind. However, "the flower of life blossomed and did not bear fruit."
The future service seemed to him not in the form of harsh activity, but in the form of some kind of "family occupation." It seemed to him that the officials serving together constituted a friendly and close family, all members of which tirelessly care for mutual pleasure. However, his youthful ideas were deceived. Unable to withstand the difficulties, he resigned, serving only three years and not having accomplished anything significant.
It happened, lying on the sofa, he flushed with the desire to point out to mankind its vices. He will quickly change two or three positions, stand up on the bed with sparkling eyes and look around with inspiration. It seems that his high effort is about to turn into a heroic deed and bring beneficial consequences to humanity. Sometimes he imagines himself an invincible commander: he will invent a war, organize new crusades, perform feats of goodness and magnanimity. Or, imagining himself as a thinker, an artist, he reaps laurels in his imagination, everyone worships him, the crowd chases after him. However, in reality, he was not able to understand the management of his own estate and easily fell prey to such scammers like Tarantiev and his landlady's "brother".
Over time, he developed remorse that haunted him. He was hurt for his underdevelopment, for the heaviness that prevented him from living. He was gnawed by envy that others live so fully and widely, and something prevents him from boldly going through life. He painfully felt that a good and bright beginning was buried in him, as in a grave. He tried to find the culprit outside himself and did not find it. However, apathy and indifference quickly replaced anxiety in his soul, and he again slept peacefully on his sofa.
Even his love for Olga did not revive him to practical life. Faced with the need to act, overcoming the difficulties that got in the way, he was frightened and retreated. Having settled on the Vyborg side, he completely abandoned himself to the cares of Agafya Pshenitsyna, finally withdrawing from active life.
In addition to this inability brought up by the nobility, many other things prevent Oblomov from being active. He really feels the objectively existing separation of the “poetic” and “practical” in life, and this is the reason for his bitter disappointment.
If at the beginning of the novel Goncharov speaks more about Oblomov's laziness, then at the end the theme of Oblomov's "golden heart" sounds more and more insistently, which he carried unharmed through life. Oblomov's misfortune is connected not only with the social environment, the influence of which he could not resist. It is also contained in the "fatal excess of the heart." The gentleness, delicacy, vulnerability of the hero disarm his will and make him powerless in front of people and circumstances.
In contrast to the passive and inactive Oblomov, Stolz was conceived by the author as a completely unusual figure. Goncharov strove to make him attractive to the reader by his "efficiency", rational skillful practicality. Until now, these qualities have not been characteristic of the heroes of Russian literature.
The son of a German burgher and a Russian noblewoman, Andrei Stolts from childhood, thanks to his father, received a labor, practical education. This, combined with the poetic influence of his mother, made him a special person. Unlike the rounded Oblomov, he was thin, all consisted of muscles and nerves. Some freshness and strength emanated from him. "As in his body there was nothing superfluous, so in the moral functions of his life, he was looking for a balance of practical sides with the subtle needs of the spirit." "Through life he walked firmly, cheerfully, lived on a budget, trying to spend every day like every ruble." He attributed the cause of any failure to himself, "and did not hang it like a caftan on someone else's nail." He strove to develop a simple and direct outlook on life. Most of all he was afraid of the imagination, "this two-faced companion", and any dream, so everything mysterious and mysterious had no place in his soul. Everything that is not subjected to the analysis of experience does not correspond to practical truth, he considered a deception.
Although Oblomov has nothing to argue with Stolz's reproaches, some kind of spiritual righteousness lies in Ilya Ilyich's confession that he did not manage to understand this life.
If at the beginning of the novel Goncharov speaks more about Oblomov's laziness, then at the end the theme of Oblomov's "golden heart" sounds more and more insistently, which he carried unharmed through life. Oblomov's misfortune is connected not only with the social environment, the influence of which he could not resist. It is also contained in the "fatal excess of the heart." The gentleness, delicacy, vulnerability of the hero disarm his will and make him powerless in front of people and circumstances.
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Goncharov's novel Oblomov was highly praised by critics of the second half of the 19th century. In particular, Belinsky noted that the work fell on the time and reflected the socio-political thought of the 50-60s of the nineteenth century. Two lifestyles - Oblomov and Stolz - are compared in this article.
Oblomov's characteristic
Ilya Ilyich was distinguished by his striving for peace, inaction. Oblomov cannot be called interesting and varied: he is used to spending most of the day in thought, lying on the couch. Plunging into these thoughts, he often did not get up from his bed, did not go out into the street, did not learn the latest news throughout the day. He did not read newspapers in principle, so as not to bother himself with unnecessary, and most importantly, meaningless information. Oblomov can be called a philosopher, he is worried about other issues: not everyday, not momentary, but eternal, spiritual. He is looking for meaning in everything.
When you look at him, one gets the impression that he is a happy free-thinker, not burdened with the hardships and problems of external life. But life "touches, gets everywhere" Ilya Ilyich, makes him suffer. Dreams remain only dreams, because he does not know how to translate them into real life. Even reading tires him: Oblomov has a lot of started books, but all of them remain unread, not understood. The soul seems to be dormant in him: he avoids unnecessary worries, worries, worries. In addition, Oblomov often compares his calm, secluded existence with the life of other people and finds that the way others live is not good for living: "When should we live?"
This is what Oblomov's ambiguous image is. "Oblomov" (Goncharov I.A.) was created in order to outline the personality of this character - uncommon and extraordinary in its own way. Impulses and deep emotional experiences are not alien to him. Oblomov is a true dreamer with a poetic, sensitive nature.
Stolz characteristic
Oblomov's lifestyle cannot be compared with Stolz's worldview. The reader first meets this character in the second part of the work. Andrey Stolz loves order in everything: his day is scheduled by hours and minutes, dozens of important things are planned that urgently need to be redone. Today he is in Russia, tomorrow, you see, he has suddenly gone abroad. What Oblomov finds boring and meaningless is important and significant for him: trips to cities, villages, intentions to improve the quality of life of those around him.
He opens in his soul such treasures that Oblomov cannot even guess about. Stolz's way of life consists entirely of activity, which feeds his entire being with the energy of vigor. In addition, Stolz is a good friend: more than once he helped Ilya Ilyich in business matters. The lifestyle of Oblomov and Stolz is different from each other.
What is Oblomovism?
As a social phenomenon, the concept denotes a focus on the idle, monotonous, devoid of color and any changes in life. Andrei Stolts called Oblomov's life itself, Oblomov's striving for endless peace and lack of any activity. Despite the fact that a friend constantly pushed Oblomov to the possibility of changing the way of existence, he did not budge at all, as if he did not have enough energy to do it. At the same time, we see that Oblomov admits his mistake, uttering the following words: "I have long been ashamed to live in the world." He feels useless, unnecessary and abandoned, and therefore he does not want to dust off the table, take apart books that have been lying around for a month, and leave the apartment once again.
Love in the understanding of Oblomov
Oblomov's lifestyle did not in any way contribute to the acquisition of real, and not fictitious, happiness. He dreamed and made plans more than he really lived. Amazingly, in his life there was a place for quiet rest, philosophical reflections on the essence of life, but there was not enough strength for decisive action and implementation of intentions. Love for Olga Ilyinskaya temporarily pulls Oblomov out of his usual existence, makes him try new things, start taking care of himself. He even forgets old habits and sleeps only at night, and does business during the day. But still, love in Oblomov's worldview is directly related to dreams, thoughts and poetry.
Oblomov considers himself unworthy of love: he doubts whether Olga can love him, whether he suits her enough, whether he is able to make her happiness. Such thoughts lead him to sad thoughts about his useless life.
Love as understood by Stolz
Stolz approaches the question of love more rationally. He does not indulge in ephemeral dreams in vain, as he looks at life soberly, without imagination, without the habit of analyzing. Stolz is a business man. He does not need romantic walks in the moonlight, loud declarations of love and sighs on the bench, because he is not Oblomov. Stolz's lifestyle is very dynamic and pragmatic: he makes an offer to Olga at the moment when he realizes that she is ready to accept him.
What did Oblomov come to?
As a result of protective and careful behavior, Oblomov misses the opportunity to build a close relationship with Olga Ilyinskaya. His marriage was upset shortly before the wedding - it took too long to get ready, explain himself, ask himself, compare, figure out, analyze Oblomov. The characterization of the image of Oblomov Ilya Ilyich teaches not to repeat the mistakes of an idle, aimless existence, raises the question of what love really is? Is she the subject of sublime, poetic aspirations, or is it the calm joy, peace that Oblomov finds in the house of the widow Agafya Pshenitsyna?
Why did Oblomov's physical death come?
The result of Ilya Ilyich's philosophical reflections is as follows: he chose to bury in himself former aspirations and even lofty dreams. with Olga, his life focused on everyday life. He knew no greater joy than a delicious meal and an afternoon nap. Gradually, the engine of his life began to stop, subside: ailments and cases became more frequent.Even previous thoughts left him: there was no longer a place for them in a quiet room that looked like a coffin, in all this sluggish life that lulled Oblomov, more and more distanced him from reality. Mentally, this man had been dead for a long time. Physical death was only a confirmation of the falsity of his ideals.
Stolz's achievements
Stolz, unlike Oblomov, did not miss his chance to become happy: he built family prosperity with Olga Ilyinskaya. This marriage was accomplished out of love, in which Stolz did not fly into the clouds, did not stay in destructive illusions, but acted more than reasonably and responsibly.
The lifestyles of Oblomov and Stolz are diametrically opposed and opposed to each other. Both characters are unique, inimitable and significant in their own way. This may explain the strength of their friendship over the years.
Each of us is close to either the Stolz or Oblomov type. There is nothing wrong with that, and the coincidences are likely to be only partial. Those who are deep, loving to reflect on the essence of life, most likely, will understand Oblomov's experiences, his restless mental rushes and searches. Business pragmatists who have left romance and poetry far behind will embody themselves with Stolz.
But the denouement of the main conflict of the novel has another, more significant meaning. After parting with Olga, Oblomov thereby left Stolz's influence. He settled in the bourgeois house of Pshenitsyna and now lives under the dark rule of Tarantiev and Mukhoyarov. Here he not only returns to his old habits - to a dressing gown, a sofa, etc. in relations with Olga, to show, in contrast to him, his strength "in the wide arena of all-round life, with all its depth ...". This is how Olga realizes the possibilities of Stolz, and the author himself seems to undertake to show their realization.
Stolz's social ideals are progressive. These are bourgeois reformist ideals of the economic and cultural development of landlord Russia, based on the complete economic asps of the peasants, on mutual economic "benefit" in the type of manor and village, on the development of applied knowledge and literacy among the people. According to Stolz, with the help of the device of "schools", "piers", "fairs", "highways", and old, patriarchal "break-ups" should be turned into comfortable, cultural estates that generate income. Stolz himself seeks to manage the estates of Oblomov and Olga.
So, being with Olga in Paris, Stolz constantly met from her side "deep questions" or "questions, doubts, demands." It was not easy for him to answer them, but nevertheless "he, with the fire of experience in his hands, entered the labyrinth of her mind, character ..." or "hurried to throw in front of her, with fire and energy, a new supply, new material!" Further, trying to draw a meaningful life of happy spouses in their cottage, the author does not let the reader go there. Here, too, he is content with meaningful phrases. “Life,” the author writes, “was in full swing, a new question of a restless mind, an anxious heart…” was heard. They worked together “on endless material being asked to each other ...”, etc. When the author became clearly embarrassed by his evasiveness, and he posed a long-overdue question: “But what was the subject of these heated debates, quiet conversations, readings? " - he answered it very vaguely and unsuccessfully. “That's all,” he writes. - His (Stolz) was barely enough to keep up with the languid haste of her thoughts and will.