Today we will talk about one of the most fascinating and wise novels in the history of Russian literature.As you know, it's - "poor people" Dostoevsky.Summary of the work, though, and will not fully experience the characters, feel the atmosphere, but it will help to meet the main actors and key plot points.So, let's begin.
Introducing the protagonists
Damsel Makar Alekseyevich - the protagonist of the novel "Poor People" by Dostoevsky.Summary allows you to get a general idea about it.Damsel - sorokasemiletny titular counselor, is committed to rewrite the paper in one of the departments of St. Petersburg for a modest salary.By the beginning of the story he had just moved into a new apartment near the Fontanka River, in the "major" house.Along the long corridor are located the doors of rooms of other residents, and the Damsel huddles behind a partition in the shared kitchen.Previous his home was much better, but now for the advisor in the first place - cheap, because he also has to pay in the same yard expensive and comfortable apartment for Varvara Dobroselova, his distant relative.Poor official also takes care of a seventeen year old orphan, for which, apart from the Devushkin, simply no one to intercede.
Start gentle friendship Makar and Varenka
Barbara and Makar live near, but not often seen - Damsel fear of gossip and gossip.However, both need the sympathy and warmth.How did it manage to find the heroes of the novel "Poor People" Dostoevsky?Summary makes no mention of how the correspondence began between Makar and Varenka, but very soon they will start writing to each other almost every day.31 letter from Makar and 24 - from the Wari, written for the period from 8 April to 30 September 184, the ... reveal their relationship.The official denies his dress and food, to allocate funds for the candy and flowers for his "angel."Varvara, in turn, is angry with his patron for the high costs.Makar argues that it is driven by only one paternal affection.The woman invites him to come back often to visit, say, what to whom is it?Also Varvara takes home work - sewing.
should be a few more letters.Makar says friend of his home by comparing it to Noah's Ark by the abundance of motley audience, she draws for her portraits of his neighbors.
Here comes the new and complex situation in the life of the heroine of the novel "Poor People" by Dostoevsky.Summary outline tells us about how to Varenka learns her distant cousin, Anna Fedorovna.Some time Varya and her mother lived in the house of Anna Feodorovna, and after the woman, to be able to cover the costs, offered a girl (at that time already an orphan) secured landowner Bykov.He has dishonored her, and now Varya worries that the Bulls and a consolidated know its address.The fear has undermined the health of the poor thing, and only care Makar rescues her from the final "death".The official selling your old uniform, go to their "Yasochka."By the summer of Varvara is recovering and caring friend sends note, which tells the story of his life.
Happy Childhood Wari village passed in the bosom of nature, in the circle of his own family.Soon, however, the father lost his job, followed by a series of other failures that brought him to the grave.Fourteen Varya and her mother were alone in the whole world, and were forced to sell the house to pay debts.At this point, and their sheltered at Anna Fedorovna.Mother Vari worked tirelessly and thus ruining the already precarious health, but continued to reproach her patron.Cooking itself is beginning to learn from Peter Pokrovsky - a former student, who lived in the same house.The girl was surprised that a good and decent man is a lack of respect for his father, who, on the contrary, tried as much as possible to see his beloved son.This man was once a petty official, but by the time our history has finally drunk.Mother Petra landowner Bykov gave him with an impressive dowry, but soon died young beauty.Widower remarried.Peter himself grew up separately, the Bulls became his patron and that he decided to put the young man, who was forced to quit because of the institute of health, "bread" Anna Feodorovna, his "short acquaintance."
young people closer together, taking care of not getting up from the bed mother Vary.Educated Woman familiar start to teach reading, helped her develop a taste.But after a while Basil ill with tuberculosis and died.At the expense of the funeral takes all the hostess a few things late.The old man his father was able to take her a few books, he filled their hat, pockets, and so on. D. Went rain.The old man in tears, ran for the cart that carried the coffin, and the book fell out of his pockets into the mud.He picked them and continued to run after him.In anguish Varya returned home to his mother, but that, too, was soon overtaken by death.
As you can see, there are plenty of those concerns in its creation Dostoevsky."Poor people," a summary of which is now the subject of our conversation, and describe the life of the Devushkin.In letters to Varenka, he says, is that for the past thirty years."Dobrenky", "tame cat" and "soft" one becomes an object of ridicule of others.Makar indignant, and only joy in my life said Varenka - like "House Committee and the Lord has blessed me with a family!".
patient Varia arranged governess, since it becomes apparent inability Makar financially take care of themselves - it is not without contempt look even servants and Doorman.Official himself against it because he believes that to be useful, Varvara enough to continue to have a beneficial effect on him, on his life.
Varia sends Devushkin books - Pushkin's "Station Master", followed - Gogol's "The Overcoat."But if the first official allowed to rise in his eyes, the second, on the contrary, it hurts.Makar is identified themselves with Bashmachkin and considers that the author brazenly spied and unveiled all the details of his life.The advantage of his hurt, he believes that "after this it is necessary to complain about."
unexpected difficulties
until early July Makar spent all their savings.More than poverty, it concerned only the endless ridicule tenants over him and Varenka.But worst of all is that one day comes to her by a former neighbor, "seeker" -ofitser and makes a woman "indecent proposal."Giving despair, a hero for a few days away in booze, lost and miss service.Damsel meets with the offender and makes an attempt to shame, but eventually dropping him down the stairs.
Varya tries as you can, to comfort his counsel and encourages him not to pay attention to gossip, and come to her for lunch.
Since August, Makar aims to borrow money at interest, but all his attempts ended in failure.To all the previous problems added new: to Varenka, at the instigation of Anna Feodorovna, is the new "Finder."Soon Anna herself visiting her.There is a need to move as quickly as possible.From impotence Damsel again took to drink, but Varya helped him regain the self-respect and a desire to fight.
feels same Varenka is rapidly deteriorating, the woman is no longer able to engage in sewing.September evening to dispel anxiety, Makar decides to stroll along the embankment.He begins to think about why, if labor is the basis of human dignity, as idlers will never feel the need to eat and dress.He concludes that happiness is not given to man for some of its merits, but because the rich must not ignore the complaints of the poor.
September 9 Makar smiled fortune.The officer made a mistake on the paper, and was sent to the general to "raspekantsiyu."Pathetic and humble officer called in the heart of "His Excellency" and sympathy received from General personally hundred rubles.This is - a real salvation in distress Devushkin: he manages to pay for an apartment, clothes, desk.Generosity Head Makara makes ashamed of his recent "liberal" thinking.The officer again full of hope for the future, he spends his spare time reading "Northern Bee".
Here again wedged into the plot of the character, which had already mentioned Dostoevsky."Poor people," a summary of which is nearing conclusion, continued when the Bulls learns about Varenka and 20 September begins to woo her.It seeks to have a legitimate child to "worthless nephew" has not received the inheritance.Bulls prepared a fallback if Varya refuses him, he makes an offer from Moscow merchant's wife.However, despite the fact that the offer was made in a rude and arrogant form Varia agrees.Makar is trying to dissuade her friend ("Heart-then you will be cold!"), But she was adamant - she believes the Bulls can only save her from poverty and bring it to her good name.Damsel sick with grief, but until the last day Varenka continues to help with collections in a way.
End of story
September 30 the wedding.On the same day, just before leaving for the estate Bykov, the girl wrote a farewell letter to his old friend.
answer Devushkin full of despair.He has nothing to be able to change, but considers it his duty to say that all this time, he deprived himself of all good things just because "... you are here, nearby, opposite the living."Now form a syllable writing, and indeed Makar nobody needs.He does not know by what right can destroy a person's life.
