The image of merchant life and customs in the drama of A.N. Ostrovsky "Thunderstorm"
The play "Thunderstorm", written by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky in 1859, is the only one from the cycle "Nights on the Volga" conceived by the writer. The main theme of the drama is the conflict in a merchant family, first of all, the despotic attitude of the older generation (Kabanikha, Dikiy) towards the younger generation subordinate to him. Thus, the drama "Thunderstorm" is based on a description of the life, customs, customs of a merchant family.
The owners of life in the city of Kalinov - rich merchants - defend their views on family norms and rules. The conservative morals that reign in the Kabanov family and are common for a family living in a small provincial town, prescribe a “good wife”, “having seen off her husband”, howl, lying on the porch; husband regularly beat his wife, and both of them unquestioningly obey the will of the elders in the house. The model that Marfa Kabanova chose for herself is an old Russian family, which is characterized by complete lack of rights younger generation and especially women. No wonder "all the faces, except Boris, are dressed in Russian." The fact that appearance The inhabitants of Kalinov are far from the appearance of modern (of course, for that time) people, Ostrovsky emphasizes the unwillingness of the provincial Russian inhabitants and, above all, the merchant class to move forward on their own, or at least not to prevent the younger, more energetic generation from doing so.
Ostrovsky, describing merchant life and customs, draws attention not only to the shortcomings of relationships in one or two separate families. We have the opportunity to notice that most of the inhabitants of Kalinov can boast of practically no education. Suffice it to recall the arguments of the townspeople about the "Lithuanian ruin" at the painted walls of the gallery. The situation in the Kabanov family, the relationship between Katerina and her mother-in-law does not cause any reaction from society. This suggests that such situations are common, typical for this circle, it is not for nothing that the story of the conflict in the Kabanov family was taken by the writer from life.
Another one important side the life of the merchants, described by Ostrovsky, is everyday life. This is a calm, measured existence, eventful. news about metropolitan life or distant countries the inhabitants of Kalinov are informed by “feklushes”, even darker, ignorant wanderers who are distrustful of everything new and unusual, like Kabanikha, who will not get into the car, “even if you sprinkle it with gold.”
But time takes its toll and older generation forced to reluctantly give way to the young. And even the cruel old Kabanova feels this, and the wanderer Feklusha agrees with her: “ end times, mother Marfa Ignatievna, the last, according to all signs, the last.
Thus, Ostrovsky in his play describes the crisis of the provincial merchants, the impossibility of their continued existence while maintaining their old ideology.
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The play "Thunderstorm", written by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky in 1859, is the only one from the cycle "Nights on the Volga" conceived by the writer. The main theme of the drama is the conflict in a merchant family, first of all, the despotic attitude of the older generation (Kabanikha, Dikiy) towards the younger generation subordinate to him. Thus, the drama "Thunderstorm" is based on a description of the life, customs, customs of a merchant family.
The owners of life in the city of Kalinov - rich merchants - defend their views on family norms and rules. The conservative morals that reign in the Kabanov family and are common for a family living in a small provincial town, prescribe a “good wife”, “having seen off her husband”, howl, lying on the porch; husband regularly beat his wife, and both of them unquestioningly obey the will of the elders in the house. The model that Marfa Kabanova chose for herself is an old Russian family, which is characterized by the complete lack of rights of the younger generation, and especially women. It is not for nothing that “all the faces, except Boris, are dressed in Russian.” By the fact that the appearance of the inhabitants of Kalinov is far from the appearance of modern (of course, for that time) people, Ostrovsky emphasizes the reluctance of provincial Russian residents and, above all, the merchant class to move forward on their own or at least not prevent the younger, more energetic generation from doing so.
Ostrovsky, describing merchant life and customs, draws attention not only to the shortcomings of relationships in one or two separate families. We have the opportunity to notice that most of the inhabitants of Kalinov can boast of practically no education. Suffice it to recall the arguments of the townspeople about the “Lithuanian ruin” near the painted walls of the gallery. The situation in the Kabanov family, the relationship between Katerina and her mother-in-law do not cause any reaction from society. This suggests that such situations are common, typical for this circle, not without reason the history of the conflict in the Kabanov family was taken by the writer from life.
Another important aspect of the life of the merchants, described by Ostrovsky, is everyday life. This is a calm, measured existence, poor in events. The news about life in the capital or distant countries is brought to the inhabitants of Kalinov by "feklushes", even darker, ignorant wanderers who are distrustful of everything new and unusual, like the Kabanikha, who will not get into the car, "even though you sprinkle it with gold."
But time takes its toll, and the older generation is forced to reluctantly give way to the younger ones. And even the cruel old Kabanova feels this, and the wanderer Feklusha agrees with her: “The last times, mother Marfa Ignatievna, the last, by all signs the last.”
Thus, Ostrovsky in his play describes the crisis of the provincial merchants, the impossibility of their continued existence while maintaining their old ideology.
The play "Thunderstorm" Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky wrote in 1859, it belongs to the cycle "On the Volga". The work was based on the depiction of merchant life, or rather the despotic attitude of the older generation towards the younger generation subordinate to them. Wealthy merchants are the masters of life in the city of Kalinov. They defend their views on family norms and rules. Conservative morals reign in the Kabanov family, which are common for a family from a small provincial town.
According to these rules, the wife must, "having seen her husband off," lie on the porch and "howl." The husband must regularly beat his wife to be complaisant. And both of them must unquestioningly obey the elders in the house. Marfa Kabanova also chose this model of behavior in the family for herself. In her family, the younger generation is completely powerless, especially for women. This is an example of an old Russian family, which is emphasized by the clothes of the heroes - everyone is “dressed in Russian”, except for Boris. The appearance of the inhabitants of Kalinov is not similar to the appearance contemporary people's time. The author emphasizes the unwillingness of the inhabitants of the Russian provinces and, first of all, the representatives of the merchant class to go forward, not to put obstacles on this path for the younger generation.
When describing merchant life and customs, Ostrovsky draws the reader's attention to the shortcomings of relationships in the family. Moreover, we notice that most of The inhabitants of Kalinov have no education. An example of this is the reasoning of the townspeople at the painted walls of the gallery about the “Lithuanian ruin”. The position of Katerina in the Kabanov family, her relationship with her mother-in-law does not cause any reaction from society. Such situations were common for that time, so the conflict in Ostrovsky's play is realistic.
Another important side of the life of the merchants, depicted by the author, is everyday life, which is a measured existence, devoid of events. The life of the capital is told by ignorant wanderers - "feklushi", who, like Kabanikhe, are inaccessible to everything new and unusual.
In his play, Ostrovsky depicts the crisis of the provincial merchants, the lack of prospects for his further development while maintaining the same ideology.
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The play "Thunderstorm", written by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky in 1859, is the only one from the cycle "Nights on the Volga" conceived by the writer. The main theme of the drama is the conflict in a merchant family, first of all, the despotic attitude of the representatives of the older generation (Kabanikha) to the younger generation subordinate to him. Thus, "Thunderstorm" is based on a description of the life, customs, customs of a merchant family. The owners of life in the city of Kalinov, wealthy merchants, defend their views on family norms and rules.
The conservative morals that reign in the Kabanov family and are common for a family living in a small provincial town, prescribe a “good wife”, “having seen off her husband”, howl, lying on the porch; husband regularly beat his wife, and both of them unquestioningly obey the will of the elders in the house. The model that Marfa Kabanova chose for herself is an old Russian family, which is characterized by the complete lack of rights of the younger generation, and especially women. No wonder "all the faces, except Boris, are dressed in Russian." By the fact that the appearance of the inhabitants of Kalinovo is far from the appearance of modern (of course, for that time) people, Ostrovsky emphasizes the reluctance of provincial Russian residents and, above all, the merchant class to move forward on their own, or at least not interfere with the younger, more energetic generation to do so. Ostrovsky, describing merchant life and customs, draws attention not only to the shortcomings of relationships in one or two separate families.
We have the opportunity to notice that most of the inhabitants of Kalinov can boast of practically no education. Suffice it to recall the arguments of the townspeople about the "Lithuanian ruin" at the painted walls of the gallery. The situation in the Kabanov family, the relationship between Katerina and her mother-in-law does not cause any reaction from society. This suggests that such situations are common, typical for this circle, it is not without reason that the conflict in the Kabanov family was taken by the writer from life. Another important aspect of the life of the merchants, described by Ostrovsky, is everyday life. This is a calm, measured existence, poor in events.
The news about life in the capital or distant countries is brought to the inhabitants of Kalinov by “feklushes”, even darker, ignorant wanderers who are distrustful of everything This text intended for private use only. But time takes its toll, and the older generation is forced to reluctantly give way to the younger ones. And even the cruel old Kabanova feels this, and the wanderer Feklusha agrees with her: “The last times, mother Marfa Ignatievna, the last, by all signs the last.” Thus, Ostrovsky in his
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Depiction of merchant life and customs in the drama "Thunderstorm"
The play "Thunderstorm", written by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky in 1859, is the only one from the cycle "Nights on the Volga" conceived by the writer. The main theme of the drama is the conflict in a merchant family, primarily the despotic attitude of the older generation (Kabanikha, Dikoy) towards the younger generation subordinate to him. Thus, the drama "Thunderstorm" is based on a description of the life, customs, customs of a merchant family.
The owners of life in the city of Kalinov - rich merchants - defend their views on family norms and rules. The conservative morals that reign in the Kabanov family and are common for a family living in a small provincial town, prescribe a “good wife”, “after seeing her husband”, howl, lying on the porch; husband regularly beat his wife, and both of them unquestioningly obey the will of the elders in the house. The model that Marfa Kabanova chose for herself is an old Russian family, which is characterized by the complete lack of rights of the younger generation, and especially women. No wonder "all the faces, except Boris, are dressed in Russian." By the fact that the appearance of the inhabitants of Kalinovo is far from the appearance of modern (of course, for that time) people, Ostrovsky emphasizes the reluctance of provincial Russian residents and, above all, the merchant class to move forward on their own, or at least not interfere with the younger, more energetic generation to do so.
Ostrovsky, describing merchant life and customs, draws attention not only to the shortcomings of relationships in one or two separate families. We have the opportunity to notice that most of the inhabitants of Kalinov can boast of practically no education. Suffice it to recall the arguments of the townspeople about the "Lithuanian ruin" at the painted walls of the gallery. The situation in the Kabanov family, the relationship between Katerina and her mother-in-law does not cause any reaction from society. This suggests that such situations are common, typical for this circle, it is not for nothing that the story of the conflict in the Kabanov family was taken by the writer from life.
Another important aspect of the life of the merchants, described by Ostrovsky, is everyday life. This is a calm, measured existence, poor in events. The news about life in the capital or distant countries is brought to the inhabitants of Kalinov by “feklushes”, even darker, ignorant wanderers who are distrustful of everything new and unusual, like the Kabanikha, who will not get into the car, “even though you sprinkle it with gold.”
But time takes its toll, and the older generation is forced to reluctantly give way to the younger ones. And even the cruel old Kabanova feels this, and the wanderer Feklusha agrees with her: “The last times, mother Marfa Ignatievna, the last, by all signs the last.”
Thus, Ostrovsky in his play describes the crisis of the provincial merchants, the impossibility of their continued existence while maintaining their old ideology.
