My first impression of Pechorin and the final opinion about him (based on the novel by M. Yu

Target: in the process of reading and analyzing the novel, trace the properties of the character of the protagonist, understand the originality of the creation of a psychological image, see its inconsistency, oddities, set out to solve the riddle of Pechorin.

Electronic means: film by A. Kotta "A Hero of Our Time"

visual aids: illustrations and other artists for the novel "A Hero of Our Time"

LESSON 1 The story of "BELA".

Screen Recording:

Vl. Nabokov builds chronological events and the order of the stories:

1. "Taman" (c. 1830) Pechorin is sent from St. Petersburg to the active army and stops in Taman.

2. "Princess Mary" (May 10 - June 17, 1832). Pechorin comes from the active detachment to the waters in Pyatigorsk and then to Kislovodsk; after a duel with Grushnitsky, he was transferred to the fortress under the command of Maxim Maksimovich.

3. "Fatalist" (December 1832) Pechorin arrives for two weeks from the fortress of Maxim Maksimovich to the Cossack village.

4. "Bela" (spring 1833) Pechorin kidnaps the daughter of the "Mirnov Prince", and after 4 months she dies at the hands of Kazbich.

5. "Maxim Maksimych" (autumn 1837) Pechorin goes to Persia, again finds himself in the Caucasus and meets with Maxim Maksimych.

DISCUSSION QUESTION: Why did Lermontov not build the novel in chronological order, but confused and rebuilt everything?

(Answer options are written on the board)

OUTPUT: This is due to the author's attention to the inner world of the hero. The reader is turned to one or the other side of his character, but the character itself does not change, it was formed earlier, and Pechorin himself sometimes explains his actions by “his unhappy upbringing”.

2 SCREEN RECORDING:

“And perhaps tomorrow I will die!.. and not a single creature will remain on earth who would understand me completely. Some revere me worse, others better than I really do. Some will say: he was a good fellow, others - a bastard! .. Both will be false.

WHO IS HE - THE HERO OF LERMONTOV?

Let's take a look at the Preface test.

What epithets do we find in explaining the purpose of the essay? (the vices of the generation, you fool, far more terrible and ugly fictions, bitter medicines, caustic truths, human vices).

What is the character's image? (this is not a hero in a romantic sense, but a portrait of a generation with its vices, immoral acts, without embellishment, about which Lermontov wrote bitterly in the "Duma" (SCREEN RECORDING):

Sadly, I look at our generation!

His future is either empty or dark,

Meanwhile, under the burden of knowledge and doubt,

In inaction, it will grow old ...

And we hate and we love by chance,

Sacrificing nothing to either malice or love,

And some kind of secret cold reigns in the soul,

When the fire boils in the blood.

Output:

This controversial hero, in which a scoundrel and a kind fellow are intertwined, causes both sadness and regret in the author, because this is his contemporary, which means that there is also a particle of Lermontov in him; and his fate, and his useless life will be repeated many times in future generations: “the bitter mockery of a deceived son over squandered father."

Let's turn to the story "Bela"

Here, the staff captain Maxim Maksimovich during the journey - the ascent to the Gud-mountain, the descent into the Devil's Valley, the forced halt in the Ossetian sakla, entertains the companion with a story about his strange colleague - Pechorin.

What surprises and what is incomprehensible to Maxim Maksimovich in Pechorin?

Working with text (quoting, retelling):

His inconsistency: then on the hunt everyone will get tired, chill, but nothing to him. But in the room the wind smells, assures that he caught a cold. Either he is silent for hours, and then he starts talking - you will tear your tummies.

He retells Pechorin's explanations why he quickly gets bored with everything, but explains that all misfortunes come from drunkenness or being spoiled: “what you thought, give, it’s clear that in childhood he was spoiled by his mother.”

Interested in this strange man, we turn to his actions.

How does the hero manifest himself in the story with Bela?

- he liked her immediately when she came up and sang a compliment. 16-year-old, thin, her eyes are black, like those of a mountain chamois, and look into your soul. He figured out how to steal it, and stole it.

In order to win her over, he showered her with gifts, but quickly realized that he needed to turn to her feelings: “Farewell, ..

I am guilty before you ... Maybe I won’t be chasing a bullet for long ... then remember me and forgive me.

He calculated the time when Bela would become his, even argued with Maxim Maksimovich - in a week.

For a while they were happy. But this did not last long. Pechorin got bored with Bela, he began to leave the fortress for a long time.

Bela left the fortress to the river, was captured by Kazbich and mortally wounded. So Kazbich took revenge on Pechorin for the horse. Pechorin struck Maxim Maksimovich with a strange laugh after Bela's death, then he was ill for a long time, and lost weight.

Did these events and actions of the hero clarify anything in Pechorin's character?

- He is a charming person, Maxim Maksimovich fell in love with him like his own son, Bela fell in love with him.

He is a calculating egoist, a talented scoundrel. Guilty for the death of Bela and her family. He acted selfishly and inhumanly with Bela: he traded her for someone else's horse.

He suffers and suffers. The death of Bela left a long mark on his soul.

When he needs, he applies his methods of charm, and no one can resist him, he has a strong strong-willed nature, he knows how to play on human strings.

General conclusion: So, judging by the actions told by Maxim Maksimovich, Pechorin is a mysterious, strange, contradictory person. said about him: "In "Bel" he is some kind of mysterious person, as if shown under an assumed name so that he would not be recognized."

Written task: write an essay "First acquaintance with Pechorin"

LESSON 2 .

The story "Maxim Maksimych"

PURPOSE: To see the hero through the eyes of a narrator-psychologist, to find confirmation of Maxim Maksimych's observations and to get clarifications to some of his contradictions by looking at his portrait.

1. Let's share our thoughts about Pechorin (we read home essays)

3. Work with the text of the chapter.

The meeting with the hero is preceded by a description of the morning. We read it: “The morning was fresh and beautiful. Golden clouds piled up on the mountains, like a new row of air mountains ... ". Against the background of a fresh morning, so long and impatiently waiting (together with Maxim Maksimych) appears - is he. Perhaps there is some hidden meaning in this?

Yes, he is clearly indifferent to the beauty of the morning: he yawned twice and sat down on the bench on the other side of the gate.

Let's read the portrait of Pechorin and note in it the features of his personality. (The ability to endure the difficulties of a nomadic life, the habits of a decent person, the secrecy of character, nervous weakness, a childish smile, his eyes did not laugh when he laughed - a sign of either an evil disposition, or a deep constant sadness, a look might have seemed impudent if he had not been so indifferently calm).

What in the portrait of Pechorin immediately catches your eye?

Yes, and the portrait emphasizes inconsistency. We will confirm this with observations: we will compile a table of contradictions.

Broad shoulders - female hands

Children's smile - penetrating heavy look

Youthful appearance - Wrinkles that cross one another

Blond hair - Mustache and black eyebrows

Gait is careless and lazy - Does not swing his arms

Strong physique - Straight frame bent as if there was not a single bone, etc.

What in his attitude to Maxim Maksimych surprised and amazed you?

Indeed, it is so indifferent, cold to meet an old friend, to refuse to talk, to remember the old life. Bel. Stop! At the name of Bela, Pechorin turned pale and turned away. He didn't forget anything! Can we explain his behavior now?

Yes, he is going to Persia and will never return. Remember, he told Maxim Maksimych in the fortress: "As soon as possible, I will go ... to America, to Arabia, to India - maybe I will die somewhere along the way." Is it up to him to talk, to memories? Even the diaries are no longer needed - he breaks the connection with everything that was dear ...

What is your opinion about Pechorin now? (Strange, sad, lonely, tired, secretive, devastated, indifferent to both the past and the future, surprisingly cute, evoking sympathy and interest)

Write about this essay.

(In the remaining time, we watch an episode of Kotta's film "A Hero of Our Time" "Bela")

For the first time I read the novel "A Hero of Our Time" long ago, when I knew almost nothing about Lermontov and did not read his poems. Therefore, acquaintance with Pechorin was an impetus for me to study the poet's work.

The state in which I was after the first reading of "A Hero of Our Time" is difficult to convey. I poorly understood the thoughts and actions of the characters, I almost did not remember the plot of the novel. I just discovered wonderful world— is not yet very clear to me. And he took me completely. Lermontov's world seemed endless: you go further and further, and new, unprecedented horizons open up.

I saw this world through the eyes of Pechorin, felt it with my soul. None of the characters in the previously read books was so close to me, did not captivate me so much. I fell in love with Pechorin as a living person. I loved Vera, Mary, Werner the way Pechorin loved them. She despised Pechorin's world with his contempt. I did not blame him for anything, because I understood and because I loved him the way he was: with all the mistakes, vices and shortcomings. My love absorbed all the bitterness, annoyance, torment of Pechorin, and they became mine. I suffered because he suffered. But I felt Pechorin's era in my own way, from the height of my era: what caused Pechorin only boredom and cold contempt aroused anger and indignation in me. Because I could do nothing to help Pechorin, this anger sometimes turned into despair.

This is my first impression of Pechorin does not fade over the years. My relationship with him has been preserved. It only deepened, with each reading new shades appeared in the perception of the image. Gradually, Pechorin's thoughts became clearer to me, his actions and relations with other heroes of the novel became clearer. If earlier the novel acted mainly on feelings, now it provided rich food for the mind.

I was afraid of the hour when the novel would have to be studied at school. I believe that Pechorin cannot be spoken aloud, discuss his actions, blame or justify. She was afraid that poetry would perish from the crude intrusion of prosaic boring analyzes.

"A Hero of Our Time" is a diary, a frank confession of a person to himself. Therefore, I thought, a novel, like any diary, should not be read aloud. material from the site

But it turned out that the "Hero of Our Time" not only did not fade, but also sparkled with new colors, it revealed something that had not been noticed before. He is like a person: the more you get to know him, the more you love and the better you understand. I seriously thought about the philosophical reflections of Pechorin, which reflected his inner world, his subtle perception of nature and people.

Now I still love Pechorin, but now it's a deeper feeling. Because now I see in the image of Pechorin the features of Lermontov himself. Reading the novel, I hear the music of his poems. I realized that Lermontov's poetry, he and his hero are connected by invisible threads.

My opinion about Pechorin is not final. He remained a mystery to me that can be solved forever. There is a limit to everything, only the human thirst for knowledge is unlimited, and I am sure that my recognition of Pechorin will never end.

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MY ATTITUDE TO PECHORIN

I believe that Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin is a very vivid image created by M.Yu. Lermontov. He is a young aristocrat who actively intervenes in the life around him. From the very first pages of the novel, we see a caring, inquisitive hero who wants to take as much as possible from life. Pechorin is an adventurer, a person who constantly tests his fate. At first it seems that he is fearless - he rushes into various adventures, plays with death. However, Pechorin has a secret, but very strong fear - he is afraid of marriage. Once a fortuneteller predicted his death at the hands of an evil wife, and since then Pechorin has been afraid of marriage like fire. However, this did not save him: in the chapter "Maxim Maksimych" we learn that Grigory Alexandrovich died on the way from Persia.

I cannot express my attitude towards Pechorin in just one phrase. This is a hero who cannot be treated unambiguously. Certainly this clever man who knows his own worth, calculates situations in advance. But he is unfamiliar with such feelings as friendship, love. Grigory Alexandrovich perceives the world as a raging ocean of passions. He is loved by the girl Vera, who does everything to see her lover. And this despite the fact that she is married. Pechorin also seems to love Vera, respects her and takes pity on her. But at the same time, this does not prevent him from courting Princess Mary and experiencing tender feelings for her. Pechorin steals the girl he likes, not thinking about the actions that may follow this act. He sincerely believes that he is in love with the “maiden of the mountains”, that this love will become a saving bridge along which the hero will be able to move into a new life for him, full of meaning. But soon Grigory Alexandrovich understands the futility of hopes: “I was mistaken again: the love of a savage is few better than love a noble young lady, ”he admits to Maxim Maksimych. It turns out that Pechorin first deceives women, makes them fall in love with himself, gains their trust, and then? Then, when the girls begin to hope for a marriage proposal, Grigory Alexandrovich either disappears or makes the woman disappointed in him. In the latter case, this happened to Princess Mary. The first opinion about Pechorin may be erroneous: "He's just an egoist!" Belinsky defended Pechorin from such accusations: “You say that he is an egoist? But doesn’t he despise and hate himself for this? Doesn’t his heart yearn for pure and unselfish love?” In fact, the hero of the novel arranges trials for others, he asks himself: "Can we be friends?"

Pechorin is a controversial, ambiguous person. It combines so many different qualities that it is very difficult for the reader to determine whether Pechorin is a negative character or a positive one. But a real person is not exceptionally good.

B. Eikhenbaum considered the story "Bela", along with "Taman", an exposition of the image of Pechorin. This story tells about the circumstances of Pechorin's life, about his upbringing, education. Here is the first portrait of the hero.

For the first time we learn about Grigory Alexandrovich from the story of Maxim Maksimych. The staff captain describes the character of Pechorin, his "strangeness", his dissimilarity to those around him. And already here the motive of the hero's internal inconsistency sounds. “He was a nice fellow, I dare to assure you; just a little weird. After all, for example, in the rain, in the cold, hunting all day; everyone will be cold, tired - but nothing to him. And another time he sits in his room, the wind smells, he assures that he has caught a cold; the shutter will knock, he will shudder and turn pale ... "

The story "Bela" is devoid of psychological analysis. Maxim Maksimych here simply conveys the facts of Pechorin's biography, without analyzing and practically not evaluating them. In a certain sense, the staff captain is objective.

At the same time, sincerely pitying Bela, whom he loved like his own daughter, Maxim Maksimych considers Pechorin wrong. Seeing how Grigory Alexandrovich changed towards her, how Bela suffers from his coldness, the staff captain tries to talk to him. And Pechorin is trying to explain his behavior. He says that he fell out of love with Bela, that she was unable to cure him of boredom. “I am a fool or a villain, I do not know; but it is true that I am also very worthy of pity, perhaps more than she: in me the soul is corrupted by light, the imagination is restless, the heart is insatiable; everything is not enough for me: I get used to sadness just as easily as to pleasure, and my life becomes emptier day by day ... ”, says Pechorin.

Maxim Maksimych does not understand anything from Pechorin's monologue. He only asks a passing officer about what kind of fashion it is to “be bored” and whether all the youth of the capital are like that. For the staff captain, Pechorin is an ordinary metropolitan dandy, it is wild and strange for Maxim Maksimych to hear complaints about life from a twenty-five-year-old man whose life is quite prosperous.

The reasons for this misunderstanding are in the difference in the worldview of the characters, their spiritual needs, cultural level, and character. As Belinsky notes, Maxim Maksimych's mental outlook is very limited, "to live" for him means "to serve", and to serve in the Caucasus. The manners of the staff captain are rude and rustic, he is unassuming in his choice of acquaintance. However, Maxim Maksimych has “a wonderful soul, a heart of gold”, “by some kind of instinct” he understands “everything human and takes an ardent part in it”. So, the staff captain immediately fell in love with Bela, became attached to Pechorin. Learning about a possible meeting with him, Maxim Maksimych rejoices like a child.

Thus, Pechorin's "strangeness" does not prevent Maxim Maksimych from loving him. And this is very important. The staff captain is intuitively humane, humane, "a warm, noble, even tender heart" beats in his chest. It seems that Lermontov does not accidentally focus the attention of readers on the fact that Maxim Maksimych is sincerely attached to Pechorin. Indeed, in the story with Bela, Grigory Alexandrovich does not look very worthy. However, in spite of everything, the staff captain, this "heart of gold", still loves him. Thus, the writer, as it were, already here hints that there is something genuine, sincere in Pechorin.

After the death of the Circassian woman, the staff captain tries to console Grigory Alexandrovich, but Pechorin remains calm. Maxim Maksimych is annoyed: “If I were in his place, I would die of grief,” he says. And Pechorin’s laughter, from which “frost ran through the skin,” is completely incomprehensible to the staff captain.

Of course, Pechorin suffers after losing Bela. He is not accustomed to the open manifestation of his feelings, his laughter in the scene with Maxim Maksimych is nothing but hysteria. However, the story of this love could not end happily: Pechorin's feelings are devoid of integrity and unity, the love of a "savage" for him is "little better than the love of a noble lady."

Belinsky explains the behavior of Pechorin with Bela by the difference in their intellects, cultural level. What could he be talking to her about? what was left unrevealed for him in her? Love needs a reasonable content, like oil to sustain a fire; love is the harmonious fusion of two kindred natures into a feeling of the infinite. There was strength in Bela's love, but there could not be infinity ... ”, the critic wrote.

However, it seems that the motives for Pechorin's behavior are deeper. Rather, he is simply incapable of love. That is why he does not appreciate the feelings of other people - Vera, Princess Mary. In fact, he ruined Bela for the sake of his own whim, a momentary whim, a desire to get rid of boredom. Therefore, happiness is impossible for Pechorin.

In the story "Bela" there are many elements of the romantic style. The plot of the story is based on the traditional romantic scheme - the hero's escape from the world of civilization to the world of nature, the civilized hero has a love relationship with a Circassian woman. There are all the plot attributes of romantic stories: abduction, love, revenge, death. However, Lermontov retains the realism of his motivations. The gap between the heroes was determined not by external, "fatal circumstances", but by the features of Pechorin's inner world, his character.

Thus, the story "Bela" is the first acquaintance with Pechorin. Here we learn about his upbringing, education, social status, some episodes from life in the Caucasus. It is characteristic that the first narrator in the novel treats Pechorin well, Maxim Maksimych. sincerely attached to his young friend. At the same time, the staff captain does not understand the motives of his behavior, character traits. This misunderstanding to some extent alienates him from Grigory Alexandrovich. Sympathy and at the same time a certain alienation - these two moments in the perception of Maxim Maksimych Pechorin emphasize the impartiality of the first narrator and create a certain objectivity of the narrative. The author in this story invites readers to draw their own conclusions about the hero.

My acquaintance with the hero of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov's novel "A Hero of Our Time" was a rather striking event for me, as a reader. The hero stirred up a storm of conflicting emotions in me.

The character of Grigory Alexandrovich gives food for thought even literally from the first lines of the work. Pechorin's actions seem mysterious, inexplicable to me, throughout the whole novel I want to ask the hero in detail about the reasons that prompted him to these actions - maybe they really have an explanation? What is on the mind of Gregory? In my opinion, this is one of the most difficult riddles of the work.

I was also very interested in the relationship of the main character with the girls: does he love at least one of those with whom we, the readers, managed to get acquainted? Does Pechorin feel warm friendly love for Maxim Maksimych, Werner? Is he capable of sincere feelings, emotions at all? It seems to me that these questions are of interest not only to me, but also to any attentive reader.

Probably, each of us will have a different opinion about Pechorin's actions, each of us will answer the above questions differently, but still we cannot find a true answer to them - this is how Mikhail Yuryevich conceived.

My acquaintance with Pechorin left a lot of reasons for reflection, a lot of impressions - both negative and positive.

Updated: 2017-02-04

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