In 1830 he graduated from the cycle of stories "Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin" Pushkin."Postmaster" (the main idea of which is to force the reader to think about the manner and timing of warm relations with loved ones on the example of a loving father and "lascivious" daughter) - one of the five works of the famous collection.In the beginning, spend the author talks about the miserable share of the "little" people - stationmaster."Martyrs mere fourteenth class" - so they Pushkin.Yell to offend them all travelers seek dissatisfied road and weather.
Pushkin, "Postmaster".Entry
happened in 1816.I pass this time the narrator through some well-known province.On the road traveler caught rain, and he decided to wait it out at the station.There he changed his clothes and drank hot tea.On the table is set girl of about fourteen.Her name Dunya.It was the caretaker's daughter Samson.The house was clean and cozy.Narrator offered the owner and his daughter share his meal.So they met.Soon they filed horses, and the traveler went on the road again.
Pushkin, "Postmaster".Developments
Since that time, it took several years.It happened again the narrator to pass through the same station.When he came into the house, he was struck by the fact that the situation of the former is little left: everywhere was "dilapidated and neglect."Girls Dunya was not there.I met a traveler aged caretaker.He was taciturn.Only when the traveler offered him a glass of punch, the owner agreed to tell his story, how it happened that he was left completely alone.
happened three years ago.Then passing through the station the young Captain Minsky.He was angry and shouted to livelier fed horses.And when he saw Dounia, I relented and decided to stay for dinner.In the evening, it became clear that the visitor is sick.To him call the doctor who prescribed the patient bed rest.Three days later, the captain was better, and he was going on a journey, offering Duns take her to the church.His father allowed her to get back to the guest.He did not feel anything wrong.Impoverish ended, and Dunya did not return.Then the old man, Samson ran to the church and learned there that his daughter was not there.In the evening, the station returned to the driver who drove the young officer.He told the warden that his daughter had gone with him.On hearing this, the old man fell ill.And once recovered, he was going to St. Petersburg to return to their Dunya.
Pushkin, "Postmaster".Ending
came to town, the inspector found the house of Minsk and came to him.But the young officer did not listen to the old man.He shoved him a few crumpled bills and shoved out.Poor father wanted to once again see his beloved daughter Dunya, but he did not know how to do it.He helped the superintendent case.
once raced past him foppish droshky, in which he recognized his daughter's abductor.They stopped at the three-storey house.Minsk quickly ran up the stairs.The old man went to the house and asked if there lives Evdokia Samsonovna.He was told that here.Then he asked to pass it to her, hinting that he has news for the ladies.
Entering the house through the open door, Samson saw the following picture: sitting in a chair Minsk, lost in thought.Beside him was a luxury toilet Dunya.She looked at the young Hussar with tenderness.The old man had never seen her daughter so beautiful.He could not help admiring her.And Dunya looked up and saw his father, screamed and fell to the mat unconscious.Angry old man kicked the officer on the street.
Since then many years have passed.It happened again the narrator to pass through these places.He learned that the station is gone, the superintendent took to drink and died.And in his house with his wife lives brewer.Having visited his grave, the narrator learned that a few years ago drove here beautiful lady with three small barchatami.Hearing that the caretaker died, she wept bitterly.Then Dunya (this was exactly it) for a long time lying on the grave of his father, clasping her hands.This episode ended his story by Pushkin.
«Postmaster" - is one of the most striking works of the great masters of the series of short stories "Belkin".The final story and sad and happy at the same time: the proportion of hard and old caretaker's death, on the one hand, and happy life and the fate of his daughter - with another.The moral of it is this: parents need to love and care while they are alive.
Pushkin's story "Postmaster" has been filmed several times, most recently in 1972.