Who is the narrator in the story?
Where are the events taking place?
What is the plot of the story?
Maxim's reaction
Maksimych
to the news
about the appearance
Pechorin.
1. What personality traits of Pechorin are revealed in his portrait?
2. What underlies the character of Pechorin - "evil temper" or "deep, constant sadness"?
The importance of "details" in a portrait
First, they didn't laugh when he laughed! - Have you ever noticed such strangeness in some people? .. This is a sign - either of an evil disposition, or of deep constant sadness. Their half-drooped eyelashes shone with a kind of phosphorescent sheen, so to speak. It was not a reflection of the heat of the soul or a playful imagination: it was a brilliance, like the brilliance of smooth steel, dazzling, but cold; his glance, short, but penetrating and heavy, left an unpleasant impression of an indiscreet question and might have seemed impudent if it had not been so indifferently calm.
How do you explain Pechorin's coldness during his last meeting with the staff captain?
Did he want to offend him or is he indifferent to him?
What was required of Pechorin to bring joy to Maxim Maksimych?
How do you understand the phrase: "What to do? ... To each his own way"?
Why did Pechorin not seek to see Maxim Maksimych?
What is the author's assessment of their behavior?
Why did the writer call this chapter "Maxim Maksimych"?
What impression does Pechorin make on the reader? What traits of his character seem negative to you? What details of the text of chapters 1-2 emphasize its positive qualities?
Why does the story "Maxim Maksimych" follow the story "Bela", and does not complete the novel?
Pechorin is shown in the chapters "Bela" and "Maxim Maksimych" as a controversial personality, a man who does not know how to sympathize, who is used to fulfilling only his desires. Mental callousness, indifference, inability to value friendship and love make this image unattractive. However, such an assessment of the image would be unambiguous, if one did not notice touches of sadness, notes of hopelessness in his image. In order to understand the image of Pechorin, you need to understand his soul, his inner world, the motives of his behavior and actions.
Belinsky said about Pechorin: “This is the Onegin of our time, the hero of our time. Their dissimilarity among themselves is much less than the distance between Onega and Pechora. Herzen also called Pechorin "Onegin's younger brother". ( This material will help to correctly write on the topic The image and character of Pechorin in the novel A Hero of Our Time. The summary does not make it possible to understand the whole meaning of the work, therefore this material will be useful for a deep understanding of the work of writers and poets, as well as their novels, short stories, stories, plays, poems.) Indeed, there are many similarities between Pechorin and Onegin. Both of them are representatives of secular society. There is much in common in the history of their youth: at first the same pursuit of secular pleasures, then the same disappointment in them, the same attempt to do science, reading books and cooling off in them, the same boredom that owns them. Just like Onegin, Pechorin stands above the surrounding nobility. Both of them are typical representatives of thinking people of their time, critical of life and people.
But that's where the similarity ends. Pechorin is a person other than Onegin in his spiritual make-up, he lives in other socio-political conditions.
Onegin lived in the 1920s, before the Decembrist uprising, at the time of social and political revival. Pechorin is a man of the 30s, a time of rampant reaction, when the Decembrists were defeated, and the revolutionary democrats had not yet appeared as a mass figure. Onegin could go to the Decembrists (which Pushkin thought to show in the tenth chapter of the novel), Pechorin was deprived of such an opportunity. That is why Belinsky said that "Onegin is bored, Pechorin suffers deeply." Pechorin's position is all the more tragic because he is by nature more gifted and deeper than Onegin.
The natural talent of Pechorin is sharply evident to the readers of the novel, who see him as a hero who towers over other characters. This talent is manifested in Pechorin's deep mind, strong passions and steel will. Pechorin's sharp mind allows him to correctly judge people, about life, and to be critical of himself. The characteristics given by him to people are accurate and marks. Pechorin's heart is able to feel deeply and strongly, although outwardly he keeps calm, for "the fullness and depth of feelings and thoughts does not allow frantic impulses."
Pechorin is a strong, strong-willed nature, thirsty for activity.
But for all his giftedness and wealth of spiritual powers, he, by his own fair definition, is a "moral cripple." His character and all his behavior are extremely contradictory.
This inconsistency is clearly reflected already in his appearance, which, like all people, according to Lermontov, reflects the inner appearance of a person. Drawing a portrait of Pechorin, the poet persistently emphasizes the oddities of his hero. Pechorin's eyes "did not laugh when he laughed." Lermontov says: “This is a sign of either an evil disposition, or a deep, constant sadness ...” His “sigh” is short, but penetrating and heavy, left an unpleasant impression of an immodest question and could have seemed impudent if it weren’t so indifferently calm. Pechorin's gait "was careless and lazy, but I noticed that he did not wave his arms - a sure sign of a certain secrecy of character." On the one hand, Pechorin has a “strong build”, on the other hand, “nervous weakness”. Pechorin lay down at about 30, and "there is something childlike in his smile."
Maxim Maksimych was also amazed at the oddities of Pechorin, the contradictions in his character: “In the rain, in the cold, hunting all day; everyone will get 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, and in my presence he went to the boar one on one ... "
This inconsistency of Pechorin is revealed in the novel in its entirety, revealing, according to Lermontov's definition, the “disease” of the generation of that time.
“My whole life,” Pechorin himself points out, “was only a chain of sad and unsuccessful contradictions to the heart or mind.” In what way do they appear?
First, in his attitude to life. On the one hand, Pechorin is a skeptic, a disappointed person who lives "out of curiosity", on the other hand, he has a huge thirst for life and activity.
Secondly, rationality struggles with the demands of feeling, mind and heart. Pechorin says: “For a long time I have been living not with my heart, but with my head. I weigh, analyze my own passions and actions with strict curiosity, but without participation. But Pechorin has a warm heart, capable of understanding and loving nature. From contact with her - “Whatever sorrow lies on the heart,” he says, “no matter how anxious the thought torments, everything will dissipate in a minute, it will become easy on the soul.”
The contradictions in Pechorin's nature also affect his attitude towards women. He himself explains his attention to women, the desire to achieve their love by the need for his ambition, which, according to his definition, “is nothing more than a thirst for power, but my first pleasure,” he says further, “to subordinate to my will everything that I surrounds: to arouse a feeling of love, devotion and fear - isn't this the first sign and the greatest triumph of power?
But Pechorin is not such a heartless egoist. He is capable of deep love. This is what his attitude towards Vera tells us. Having received her last letter, Pechorin, “like crazy, jumped out onto the porch, jumped on his Circassian ... and set off at full speed, on the road to Pyatigorsk ... One minute, one more minute to see her, say goodbye, shake her hand. .. With the opportunity to lose her forever, - he writes, - Faith has become dearer to me than anything in the world - dearer than life, honor, happiness! Left without a horse in the steppe, he "fell on the wet grass and cried like a child."
This inconsistency does not allow Pechorin to live a full life. With a bitter feeling, he regards himself as a “moral cripple”, whose better half of the soul “dried up, evaporated, died”.
On the eve of the duel, recalling his whole past life, Pechorin thought about the question: why did he live, for what purpose was he born? Answering this question, he writes in his diary: “Ah, it’s true, she existed and, it’s true, I had a high appointment, because I feel immense strength in my soul.” But Pechorin did not find this “high purpose” of his, did not find activities worthy of his “immense forces”. He spends his rich powers on actions unworthy of him: he destroys the lives of "honest smugglers", kidnaps Bela, achieves Mary's love and refuses her, kills Grushnitsky. He brings grief or even death to everyone with whom he comes into contact: Bela and Grushnitsky died, Vera and Mary are unhappy, Maxim Maksimych is upset to the depths of his soul: his dry meeting with Pechorin made the poor old man suffer and doubt the possibility of sincere, friendly relations between people.
Here it is, the most terrible contradiction: “the immense forces of the soul” - and petty, unworthy deeds of Pechorin; he strives to "love the whole world" - and brings people only evil and misfortune; the presence of noble, high aspirations - and petty feelings that own the soul; thirst for the fullness of life - and complete hopelessness, awareness of one's doom.
Who is to blame for the fact that Pechorin has turned into a "smart uselessness", into an extra person? Pechorin himself answers this question as follows: “My soul is corrupted by light,” that is, by the secular society in which he lived and from which he could not escape. “My colorless youth passed in the struggle with myself and the world; my best feelings, fearing ridicule, I buried in the depths of my heart: they died there.
But it's not just about the nobility. In the 1920s, the Decembrists also left this society. The fact is that Pechorin is a man of the 30s, a typical hero of his time.
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But for all his giftedness and wealth of spiritual powers, he, by his own just definition, is a "moral cripple." His character and all his behavior are extremely contradictory. This inconsistency is clearly reflected already in his appearance, which, like all people, according to Lermontov, reflects the inner appearance of a person. Drawing a portrait of Pechorin, he persistently emphasizes the oddities of his own. Pechorin's eyes "did not laugh when he laughed." says: “This is a sign of either an evil disposition, or deep, constant sadness ...” “His gaze, short, but penetrating and heavy, left an unpleasant impression of an indiscreet question and could have seemed impudent if it had not been so indifferently calm.” Pechorin's gait "was careless and lazy, but I noticed that he did not wave his arms - a sure sign of a certain secrecy of character." On the one hand, Pechorin has a “strong build”, on the other hand, “nervous weakness”. about 30 years old, and "there is something childish in his smile."
Maxim Maksimych was also amazed at the oddities of Pechorin, the contradictions in his character: “In the rain, in the cold, hunting all day; everyone will get 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: if the shutters knock, he shudders and turns pale, and in my presence he went to the cabin one on one ... "
This inconsistency of Pechorin is revealed in the novel with its fullness, revealing, according to Lermontov's definition, the "illness" of the generation of that time.
“My whole,” he himself points out, “was only a chain of sad and unsuccessful contradictions to the heart or mind.” In what way do they appear?
First, in his attitude to life. On the one hand, Pechorin is a skeptic, disappointed, who lives “out of curiosity”, on the other hand, he has a huge thirst for life and activity.
Secondly, rationality struggles with the demands of feeling, mind and heart. Pechorin says: “For a long time I have been living not with my heart, but with my head. I weigh, analyze my own passions and actions with strict curiosity, but without participation. But Pechorin has a warm heart, capable of understanding and loving nature. From contact with her, “no matter what sorrow lies on the heart,” he says, “no matter how anxious the thought is, everything will dissipate in a minute, it will become easy on the soul.”
The contradictions in Pechorin's nature also affect his attitude towards women. He himself explains his attention to women, the desire to achieve their love by the need for his ambition, which, according to his definition, “is nothing more than a thirst for power, but my first pleasure,” he says further, “to subordinate to my will everything that I surrounds: to arouse a feeling of love, devotion and fear - isn't this the first sign and the greatest triumph of power?
But Pechorin is not such a heartless egoist. He is capable of deep love. This is what his attitude towards Vera tells us. Having received her last letter, Pechorin, “like crazy, jumped out onto the porch, jumped on his Circassian ... and set off at full speed, on the way to Pyatigorsk ... One minute, one more minute to see her, say goodbye, shake her hand ... If possible, lose her forever, - he writes, - Faith has become dearer to me than anything in the world - dearer than life, honor,! Left without a horse in the steppe, "he fell on the wet grass and cried like a child." This inconsistency does not allow Pechorin to live a full life. With a bitter feeling, he regards himself as a “moral cripple”, whose better half of the soul “dried up, evaporated, died”.
On the eve of the duel, recalling his whole past life, Pechorin thought about the question: why did he live, for what purpose was he born? Answering this question, he writes in his diary: “Ah, it’s true, she existed and, it’s true, I had a high appointment, because I feel immense strength in my soul.” But Pechorin did not find this “high purpose” of his, did not find activities worthy of his “immense forces”. He spends his rich powers on actions unworthy of him: he destroys the lives of "honest smugglers", kidnaps Bela, achieves Mary's love and refuses her, kills Grushnitsky. He brings grief or even death to everyone with whom he comes into contact: Bela and Grushnitsky died, Vera and Mary are unhappy, Maxim Maksimych is deeply upset: his dry meeting with Pechorin made the poor old man suffer and doubt the possibility of sincere, friendly relations between people .
Here it is, the most terrible contradiction: “the immense forces of the soul” - and petty, unworthy deeds of Pechorin; he strives to “love the whole world” - and brings people only evil and misfortune, the presence of noble, high aspirations - and petty feelings that own the soul: a thirst for the fullness of life - and complete hopelessness, the consciousness of one’s doom.
Who is to blame for the fact that Pechorin has turned into a "smart uselessness", into an extra person? Pechorin himself answers this question as follows: “My soul is corrupted by light,” that is, by the secular society in which he lived and from which he could not escape. "My
colorless youth passed in the struggle with myself and the world: my best feelings, fearing ridicule, I buried in the depths of my heart: they died there. But it's not just about the nobility. In the 1920s, the Decembrists also left this society. The fact is that Pechorin is a typical hero of his time.
Need a cheat sheet? Then save it - "Pechorin is a strong, strong-willed nature, thirsty for activity. Literary writings!1. Pechorin in the perception of others.
2. How Pechorin himself evaluates himself.
3. Life internal and external.
I'm not for angels and heaven
Created by an almighty god;
But why do I live, suffering,
He knows more about it.
M. Yu. Lermontov
The name of the novel by M. Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time" is of course not accidental. The author wanted to emphasize that the character of Pechorin is a kind of collective image of a generation of noble youth, peers of Lermontov: “The Hero of Our Time ... exactly, a portrait, but not one person: this is a portrait made up of the vices of our entire generation, in their full development ". The fate of a generation that thoughtlessly and senselessly wasted its strength and the best movements of the soul is one of the most significant topics in Lermontov's work. For example, a ruthless characterization of a generation is given in the poem “Duma” (“I look sadly at our generation ...”). However, the difference lies in the fact that in the "Duma" Lermontov generalizes, speaks of the generation as a whole. In "A Hero of Our Time" we are talking about the fate of a particular person, a representative of his time and generation.
Appeal to the image of an outstanding and proud personality, whose outstanding abilities were not realized, is a continuation of the traditions of romanticism, primarily laid down in the work of J. Byron. At the same time, there is a strong gravitation towards realism in Lermontov's novel. “... There is more truth in him than you would like,” the author emphasizes, speaking about the character of his hero. Indeed, Lermontov does not embellish his hero and does not seek to denigrate him beyond measure. In order to achieve the most objective, impartial image of the personality traits of his hero, the author either shows Pechorin through the eyes of Maxim Maksimych, then introduces his own observations, then reveals to the reader the pages of the diary in which Pechorin recorded not only events from his life, but also reflections that make it possible to compose an idea of the invisible movements of his soul.
The inconsistency of Pechorin's nature is noted by everyone who communicated with him at least for a short time or even simply watched him from the side. Maxim Maksimych, who was friendly with Pechorin, considered him a “glorious fellow”, is sincerely perplexed about his oddities: “After all, 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; and with me he went to the boar one on one; it happened that for whole hours you won’t get a word, but sometimes, as soon as you start talking, you’ll tear your tummies with laughter ... ”
Lermontov writes about the secrecy of his hero and about the strangeness in his facial expressions: Pechorin's eyes "did not laugh when he laughed." The author notes that "this is a sign - or an evil disposition, or a deep constant sadness."
As a person prone to introspection, Pechorin is well aware of the inconsistency of his nature. In his diary, he notes, not without humor: "The presence of an enthusiast pours me with Epiphany cold, and I think frequent intercourse with a sluggish phlegmatic would make me a passionate dreamer." What is it - the desire to stand out from the crowd? Hardly ... - Pechorin already has a high enough opinion of himself to deal with such trifles. Rather, the driving force here is the "spirit of doubt", the motive for the influence of which is generally quite strong in Lermontov's work. “I like to doubt everything: this disposition of the mind does not interfere with the decisiveness of the character - on the contrary, as far as I am concerned, I always go forward more boldly when I don’t know what awaits me,” Pechorin himself admits.
One of the most striking contradictions of Pechorin is manifested in his attitude towards love. More than once he writes in his diary about the desire to be loved. It must be admitted that he knows how to achieve this. However, Pechorin himself is not capable of a strong reciprocal feeling. Having won the ingenuous heart of Bela, he soon loses interest in her. And why did he so diligently seek Mary's love? Pechorin himself cannot really answer this question. Probably because he is pleased with the feeling of power over another person: “But there is an immense pleasure in the possession of a young, barely blossoming soul! .. I feel in myself this insatiable greed, absorbing everything that meets on the way; I look at the sufferings and joys of others only in relation to myself, as food that supports my spiritual strength.
Pechorin had a rather strong affection for Vera, but this is revealed at the moment when he realized that he would not see her again. However, he also loved Vera "as a source of joys, anxieties and sorrows that alternated mutually, without which life is boring and monotonous." This love brought Vera herself more spiritual anguish than joy, because Pechorin did not value her love or the love of other women enough to sacrifice something for them, to give up even the slightest of her habits.
So, Pechorin, on the one hand, dreams of being loved, believes that one strong attachment would be enough for him, and on the other hand, he realizes himself unsuitable for family life: “No, I would not get along with this share! I, like a sailor, born and raised on the deck of a robber brig: his soul got used to storms and battles, and, thrown ashore, he misses and languishes ... ".
Another contradiction of Pechorin's nature is the constant boredom and thirst for activity. Apparently, at its core, Pechorin is a fairly active person: we see how he draws those around him into a whirlpool of events, provoked by him. “After all, there are, really, such people who are written in their family that various unusual things should happen to them!” However, these adventures occur precisely thanks to the active position of the hero himself. But Pechorin's activities do not have a solid foundation: everything he does is aimed at combating boredom - and nothing more. And even this goal cannot be achieved by the hero of Lermontov. At best, he manages to drive away boredom for a while, but soon it returns: “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 ... ". Not only that, the lack of a goal, an idle lifestyle contributed to the development of such negative qualities as cynicism, arrogance, disregard for the feelings of others.
But Pechorin is also endowed with many virtues: a sharp mind, insight, a peculiar sense of humor, willpower, courage, observation and charm. However, his life is devoid of inner meaning and joy: “I run through my memory of all my past and ask myself involuntarily: why did I live? for what purpose was I born?.. But, it’s true, it existed, and it’s true, I had a high appointment, because I feel immense powers in my soul ... But I didn’t guess this purpose, I was carried away by the lures of empty and ungrateful passions ; I came out of their crucible hard and cold as iron, but I have lost forever the ardor of noble aspirations - the best color of life.
Sections: Literature
LESSON 1.
"A strange man"
Subject:"Strange Man" ("Bela")
Target: To bring the meaning of the story beyond the framework of a love plot, to find in it the general causes of the tragedy of Pechorin
Tasks:
- find out the students' initial perception of the novel;
- to bring the children to an understanding of the meaning of composition and the role in revealing the ideological concept of the novel;
- to interest them in the romantic plot of the story "Bela" and the personality of a strange man - Pechorin.
Concept: The analysis of the story "Bela" is interesting for students, as they are captured by the dramatic story of Pechorin's love for a Circassian woman and sympathize with her. The purpose of the lesson is to bring the meaning of the story beyond the love plot, to discover in it the general causes of the tragedy of Pechorin. In the lesson, it is necessary to show Pechorin in his relations with the highlanders and Maxim Maksimych. First, let's find out the attitude of the students to the heroes of the story, conducting oral verbal drawing or looking at the illustrations of Serov, Vrubel, Repin. The charm of the highlanders, their integrity, strength of feelings, courage and naturalness to the solution of the question of why Pechorin wants to approach them.
Love for Bela for Pechorin is not a whim of a spoiled heart, but an attempt to return to the world of sincere feelings of "children of nature". Why did this attempt fail? Why does Pechorin admire Bela and achieve her love? Was it possible to foresee a tragic denouement at the beginning of Pechorin's relationship with Belaya? What role do landscapes play in this anticipation of events by the reader? Who is to blame for Bela's death? The resolution of these questions in a conversation leads to the central question of the lesson: who is Pechorin - the culprit or the victim of the tragedy?
We re-read Pechorin's confession to Maxim Maksimych and make sure that the hero explains here as a consequence of the laws of time and his circle. Does this remove the blame from Pechorin? How did he react to Bela's death? Maxim Maksimych blames Pechorin for indifference: "... his face did not express anything special, and I felt annoyed: I would have died of grief in his place." True, in his place, Maxim Maksimych, who "loved her like a father," went to order a coffin and admits that "he did it partly for fun."
Then we find out what role Maxim Maksimych plays in this whole story, who he is - a sympathetic witness or a direct participant in what is happening. The idea to introduce Pechorin to Bela belongs to Maxim Maksimych. Sympathizing out of the kindness of his heart with the "thin, white" officer "with great oddities," Maxim Maksimych wants to entertain him and takes him to the prince's wedding. At the same time, he “had his own mind”, he wanted to change Pechorin’s opinion about the Circassians with this meeting with Bela.
Maksim Maksimych's good impulse turns into disaster precisely because he is not used to thinking about the consequences of his actions. Sometimes he blames himself for this: “I will never forgive myself for one thing: the devil pulled me, when I arrived at the fortress, to retell Grigory Alexandrovich everything that I heard while sitting behind the fence; he laughed, - so cunning! “But I have thought of something.” The immediacy of Maxim Maksimych fails him, as does his kindness: without wanting it himself, he tells Pechorin a way to kidnap Bela. Maxim Maksimych is honest and sensitive, he understands that the abduction of Bela is “a bad thing”, but Pechorin is unable to prove his case.
Pechorin is given here in the most unfavorable light: he achieves Bela without risking anything, the intricacies of the mind replace courage. The kidnapping, committed by the wrong hands, is bad, but Maxim Maksimych is unable to explain this and can only reproach Pechorin, who constantly puts him "in a dead end." We read their dialogue in their faces and pay attention to the strangeness of Maxim Maksimych's first arguments: "You did an act for which I can also be responsible." Self-care at such a moment is the least evidence of kindness, just as the difference between the official and intimate tone in Maxim Maksimych's remarks testifies to the lack of integrity of his position.
The good of Maxim Maksimych cannot resist the evil that Pechorin commits. Moreover, Maxim Maksimych, involuntarily getting involved in the duel that goes on between Bela and Pechorin, teases him and, as a player, agrees to the bet. On another occasion, speaking about Maxim Maksimych's attitude to the highlanders, the author remarks: “I was involuntarily struck by the ability of a Russian person to apply himself to the customs of those peoples among whom he happens to live; I don’t know whether this property of the mind is worthy of blame or praise, only it proves its incredible flexibility and the presence of this clear common sense, which forgives evil wherever it sees its necessity or the impossibility of its destruction.
So, the kindness, spontaneity, honesty of Maxim Maksimych are clearly insufficient to resist evil or at least understand the meaning of the perpetrator. At the same time, loving Pechorin, Maxim Maksimych is unable to help him, to understand his tragedy: “Tell me, please,” continued the staff captain, turning to me, “you seem to have been to the capital, and recently: really Is all the youth there like that? I answered that there are many people who say the same thing; that there are probably, and those who speak the truth ... and that now those who really miss the most are trying to hide this misfortune as a vice. The captain did not understand these subtleties, shook his head and smiled slyly:
And that's it, tea, the French have introduced a fashion to be bored?
No, the English.
Aha, that's what! .. - He answered, - but they have always been notorious drunkards!
The limitations of Maxim Maksimych not only coexist with his kindness, but undermines it and counteracts it.
At the end of the lesson, we acquaint the students with Belinsky's point of view on Maxim Maksimych and invite them to answer the question at home whether the conclusion of the story is serious or ironic: “recognize, however, that Maxim Maksimych is a person worthy of respect? If you confess this, then I will be fully rewarded for my, perhaps too long story.
The emphasis in the last lines of the story on the relationship to the captain emphasizes that for the author of the novel, the meaning of the story does not come down to the story of Bela. At home, we instruct the students to read the textbook articles: “Features of the image of the nature of the Caucasus and the life of the mountaineers”, “Kazbich and Azamat”, “Bela”, “Pechorin and the mountaineers” - and for one of the articles to pick up facts in the novel confirming the characteristics of the heroes that are given in textbook. In addition, we instruct the students to reread the second part of the novel and answer the question: "Evil temper" or "deep, constant sadness" underlie Pechorin's character?
Lesson structure:
Educational problem situations:
exposition
It was 1840. The novel by M. Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time" is published. Accusations fell on the author:
- “Slandered an entire generation. To call such a person a hero is immoral”;
- “We declare,” shouted others, offended by the author of the novel, “Pechorin is a portrait of Lermontov himself.”
All these contradictory and unfair responses forced Lermontov to write a preface, where he rejected incorrect interpretations and revealed his attitude: "... There is more truth in him than you wished for."
So, we will begin to study this novel, we will try with you in this and the next lessons to unravel the mysteries of the work, to reveal its intention. But first, let's talk about the preface to the novel.
Expressive reading.
The teacher of the preface to the novel.
How do you understand the comments of the critics? What character did you meet? What impression did he make on you?
I learning situation.
Who is Pechorin - the culprit or the victim of the tragedy?
