Based heard the Caucasus highlanders legend wrote his poem Lermontov."The Fugitive" (summary will be presented in the article) - a work, telling the coward and a traitor Haroun, rushed to the battlefield of his father and brothers, who lost his sword and rifle, fled to the mountains away from the battle to save his worthless life.The poem was presumably written between 1840 and 1841 years.The exact date of writing has not been preserved, but during this period Mikhail was in the Caucasus, got acquainted with the customs of Circassians saw firsthand the bloody battles.
Escape from the battlefield
During the battle, all Circassians perished, including his father and two brothers Haroun.The boy survived and, instead of revenge for the bloodshed, fled.Mother died for freedom and honor, but it is not familiar Haroun, for it is more important than his own life, he realizes that he should take revenge, but forget about the debt and shame.Highlanders have had a tradition - should pick up the survivors and bury the slain, and not to leave them to shame enemies knew about this and Lermontov.The poem "The Fugitive" glorified forever coward, because the Circassians do not forget how brave soldiers and traitors.
Contempt friend and favorite
Haroun, prokradyvayas between the rocks, went to his native aul.He was met with calm and silence, because a fight no one but he did not return.The young man decided to find shelter with an old friend Selim, who was lying on the lava, right ailment and died, so the stranger did not recognize.Haroun himself told him about the battle that all died, and he alone survived.Selim had hoped at least to hear the good news of death, but the conversation with the fugitive was awakened in him the blood of a fighter.Dying with scorn treated pants and drove him from his home.That's what Lermontov wrote in the product.
Fugitive (summary of the poem is not able to pass all his misadventures) went on, then he thought of his beloved.She was waiting for him day and night, the young man had hoped she would accept him, despite the cowardice.Only Haroun approached the familiar hut, I heard an old song that sang lover.Folk art is also used in the poem "The Fugitive" Lermontov.The song spoke of a young man who accompanied the girl to the war, teaching to be brave, because he who does not immediately change his enemy, will perish without glory, his bones, even animals do not bury.Hearing this, Haroun walked away from the house mistress, he remained only hope for forgiveness of the mother.
ignominious death
treason not forgive even the parents - it is written the poem Lermontov.Fugitive (summary allows to familiarize with the work, but it is better to read it in the original) had hoped to be accepted by his mother.He knocked at his father's house, begging to open.His mother was waiting for him with the war, but no one is waiting.Upon learning that her husband and two sons died, she asked whether an avenged Haroun.The young man said no, but he was in a hurry to comfort his mother, to brighten her old age.She refuses a son, because he has disgraced the entire race.All night under the window heard the pleas, until the dagger did not stop the shame accident.He killed himself whether Harun or someone else punished him, does not specify Lermontov."The Fugitive" (summary of the work we are now lit) - poem, which became a reminder of the shameful death of all cowards and traitors.The corpse of Haroun even suffered at the cemetery, licking his blood yard dogs.
