The affirmation of eternal values ​​in the novel "fathers and children". Composition Turgenev I.S.

The work of the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a hymn to high, inspired, poetic love. Suffice it to recall the novels "Rudin", "Noble Nest", "On the Eve", "Asya", "First Love" and many other works. Love, according to Turgenev, is mysterious. "There are such moments in life, such feelings ... You can only point to them and pass by," we read in the finale of the novel "A Noble Nest". At the same time, Turgenev considered the ability to love to be the measure of human value. This fully applies to the novel "Fathers and Sons".

What does love mean in Bazarov's life? After all, the young nihilist denies all "romantic feelings." However, one cannot imagine the hero as an ascetic. He was "a great hunter of women and female beauty, but he called love in the ideal sense, or, as he put it, romantic, rubbish, an unforgivable foolishness ...".
Fenechka attracts Bazarov in the same way as the Kirsanov brothers - youth, purity, spontaneity. The duel with Pavel Petrovich takes place at the moment when Bazarov is thrown out of equilibrium by his passion for Madame Odintsova (this is also indicated by the symmetrical structure of the chapters). Thus, we are not talking about the hero's love for the pretty, but unpretentious and "empty" Fenichka.

Relations with Madame Odintsova are a different matter. "He liked Odintsov: the widespread rumors about her, the freedom and independence of her thoughts, her undoubted disposition towards him - everything seemed to speak in his favor, but he soon realized that in a relationship with her" you will not get any sense ", but turn away from her he, to his amazement, did not have the strength. " Turgenev shows the hero's inner struggle with himself. This is what explains Bazarov's ostentatious cynicism. "Such a rich body! At least at the moment in the anatomical theater," he says of Madame Odintsova. Meanwhile, Arkady notices in his friend and teacher an unusual anxiety, moreover, shyness in relations with Madame Odintsova. Bazarov's feeling is not only physical passion, "the voice of blood", it is love. "... He could easily cope with his blood, but something else got into him, which he did not allow in any way, over which he constantly mocked, which outraged all his pride." Bazarov's struggle with his feelings was initially doomed to failure.

With his novel, Turgenev asserts the eternal value for a person of love, beauty, art, nature. While meeting with Madame Odintsov, Bazarov suddenly feels the stunning beauty and mystery of a summer night. The hero sees perfectly well that Odintsova has "frozen herself" too much, that she highly appreciates her calmness and measured order of life. The decision to part with Anna Sergeevna leaves a heavy mark in Bazarov's soul. Saying goodbye to Madame Odintsova before his death, Turgenev's hero speaks of his lofty destiny, of tragic loneliness, of Russia. Confession words! Such words are pronounced only in front of the closest person ... Bazarov is uncommon in everything. And yet, this type of people is still unclaimed. Bazarov dies. "To die the way Bazarov died is like doing a great feat ..." (Pisarev).

Love plays an essential role in the life of Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov. Having married immediately after the death of his parents, Nikolai Petrovich surrenders himself to the peaceful course of village life. "Ten years have passed like a dream." The death of his wife is a terrible blow for Nikolai Petrovich. "He barely endured that very blow, turned gray in a few weeks; he was about to go abroad to unwind a little ... but then came the 48th year."

Nikolai Petrovich's relationship with Fenechka is much calmer. "... She was so young, so lonely; Nikolai Petrovich himself was so kind and modest ... There is nothing else to say ..." Fenechka attracts Kirsanov precisely with her youth and beauty.

Turgenev leads Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov through the tests of love. Meeting at the ball with Princess R. changes the whole life of the hero. The "mysterious look" of the young coquette penetrates the very heart. He "met her at a ball, danced a mazurka with her, during which she did not say a single sensible word, and fell in love with her passionately."

Pavel Petrovich is unable to resist his feelings. Let's observe the relationship between Kirsanov and Princess R. "It was hard for Pavel Petrovich when Princess R. loved him; but when the young woman lost interest in him, and this happened pretty soon, he almost lost his mind. He was tormented and jealous ... she is everywhere ... retired ... "Unrequited love finally knocks Pavel Petrovich out of his rut. "Ten years have passed ... colorless, fruitless and fast, terribly fast." The news of the death of Princess R. forces Pavel Petrovich to abandon the "fuss" and settle in Maryino. "... Having lost his past, he lost everything." The duel with Bazarov over Fenichka speaks, of course, not of the strength of Kirsanov's feelings, but of petty jealousy and the desire to avenge defeat in an argument. But is it possible to broadcast that the "old men" Kirsanovs did not stand the test of love? It seems to me that it is impossible. Too strong and complex feeling - love!

In judgments about the love of Arkady Kirsanov, the influence of Bazarov is felt. Like his "teacher," the younger Kirsanov considers love "nonsense," "nonsense," "romanticism." However, real life quickly puts everything in its place. Acquaintance with Anna Sergeevna Odintsova makes Arkady feel like a "schoolboy", a "student" next to her. "On the contrary, with Katya, Arkady was at home ..." Young Kirsanov, in the words of Bazarov, was not created for a "tart booby life." Arkady's fate is typical. Having married Katerina Sergeevna, he becomes a "zealous master". "Katerina Sergeevna's son Kolya was born, and Mitya is already running around and chatting eloquently." Arkady's interests are confined to a close circle of family and economic concerns.

Thus, love plays a tragic role both in the life of the Kirsanov brothers and in the life of the nihilist Bazarov. And yet, the strength and depth of Bazarov's feelings do not disappear without a trace. In the finale of the novel, Turgenev draws the grave of the hero and "two already decrepit, old men", Bazarov's parents, who come to her. But this is also love! "Isn't love, holy, devoted love, omnipotent?"

This is the philosophical finale of Fathers and Sons. The main result of Bazarov's life is that the hero was able, albeit for a short time, to awaken direct feelings in those who are cold by nature (Odintsova). Bazarov leaves love in the world, not hatred or nihilism. That is why Turgenev's words "about eternal reconciliation and about endless life ..." are so appropriate in the finale of the novel.

1.Details of the portrait of Nikolai Kirsanov:

“... a man of average height, dressed in a dark English suite, a fashionable low tie and patent leather ankle boots ... He looked about forty-five years old: his short-cropped gray hair shone with a dark shine, like new silver; his face, bilious, but without wrinkles, unusually regular and clean, as if drawn with a thin and light incisor, showed features of remarkable beauty: his light, black, oblong eyes were especially good. The whole appearance ... has retained its youthful harmony and that striving upward, away from the earth, which for the most part disappears after the twenties ”; "A beautiful hand with long pink nails, - a hand that seemed even more beautiful from the snowy whiteness of the sleeve, fastened by a single large opal ..."; "Fragrant mustache"; "Flexible mill"; "Beautiful white teeth."

2.Scope of interests:

Memories of Princess R. And her past life, reflections on politics, communication with people of her circle.

3.Hero story:

“... he was brought up first at home ... then in the page corps ... from childhood he was distinguished by remarkable beauty ... he was self-confident, a little mocking and somehow funny acrimonious - he could not help but like him ... he became an officer. .. He was carried in his arms ... Women went crazy with him, men ... envied him ... He did not spend a single evening at home, he was famous for his courage and dexterity (he introduced gymnastics into fashion among secular youth) and read everything five, six French books. At the twenty-eighth year of age, he was already a captain; a brilliant career awaited him. Suddenly everything changed. " Met Princess R. "and fell passionately in love with her." She loved him, then lost interest in him and went abroad. He retired and went after her. They became close again, but not for long. She avoided him. He returned to Russia ... “as poisoned, he wandered from place to place ... he no longer expected anything special from himself or from others and did nothing ... Ten years passed in this way, colorless, fruitless and quickly, terribly quickly ... She died in Paris ... a lonely bachelor, entering that vague, twilight time, a time of regrets, similar to hopes, hopes, similar to regrets, when youth had passed and old age had not yet come ... once settling in the village, he never left it ... He began to read, more and more in English ... all his life he arranged for the English taste, rarely saw his neighbors ... only occasionally teasing and frightening old-style landowners with liberal antics and not getting close to the representatives of the new generation ”.

4. I am a hero concept:

"We, the people of the old century, we believe that without the principles ... taken ... on faith, you cannot take a step, you cannot die." "If I continued to serve, to pull this stupid strap, I would now be the adjutant general." “Personality ... that's the main thing; a human personality must be strong like a rock, for everything is built on it ... I live in a village, in the wilderness, but I do not drop myself, I respect a person in myself "," ... aristocracy is a principle, and without principles to live in our time, only immoral or empty people can. " "Civilization is dear to us."

5. Speech characteristics of Pavel Kirsanov:

Unlike Nikolai Petrovich, Pavel Petrovich immediately strikes with his conflict. He was the first to react with hostility to the appearance of Bazarov, emphasizing his foreignness with a contemptuous tone and the definition of "hairy". He knows how to be silent, immersed in himself and even in this state to express inner aggressiveness. His uniqueness and dissimilarity is expressed not only in appearance, but also in speech: he is ironic, likes to use words in an unusual sound ("eftim", "princip") and flowery expressions inherent in people of his circle, foreign words, can be harsh, self-confident , knows how to hate and defend his innocence. He often thinks and speaks disrespectfully of people (about Bazarov, about Matvey Kolyazin, about today's youth, suspects Fenechka). Turgenev characterizes him as follows: "dapperly dry and passionate, in the French way, misanthropic soul." He knows how to express his contempt. So, with Bazarov, he "took on an overly aristocratic air and expressed his opinions more with sounds than words."

He argues passionately, selflessly, temperamentally. He knows how to be cold and pompous: "Here, my dear sir, I can only thank you and return you to your studies." And although he is not a romantic, he does not read books, does not quote poetry, but his whole life is a continuous novel: "lost life", destroyed by love.

A true gentleman, he is impeccable in everything: challenging Bazarov to a duel, he is very correct. After the duel, upon leaving Bazarov, he wants to be generous - he shakes his hand. He was able to appreciate the courage of the enemy.

The end of his life completes the logic of character: he lives in Dresden, communicates with the British - with them he is restrained; with the Russians he is bitter, ironic, but everything is within the bounds of decency. It makes a little noise, this is the result of life. And this is a verdict.

His speech reveals in him a non-standard, strong-willed, strong, uncompromising person.

6. Characteristics given by other heroes:

Bazarov: “An archaic phenomenon” ... “Yes, I will pamper these district aristocrats! After all, these are all prideful, lion's habits, fatness ”; "The old Kirsanovs" ... "I called him properly - an idiot"; "Damned Barchuk". Nikolai Petrovich. "My brother is a man of the old school, hot-tempered and stubborn ..."

Arkady: "He was a lion in his time ... he was handsome, he was dizzy for women ... he is really a good man." "He is more worthy of regret than ridicule", "... he helped his father out of trouble more than once, gave him all his money ... always stands up for the peasants; however, speaking with them, he frowns and smells the cologne ... "; “His heart is kind. And he is far from stupid. "

Neighbors. “Both of them considered him a proud man, and they both respected him for his excellent, aristocratic manners, for rumors of his victories; because he dressed beautifully and always stayed in the best room of the best hotel ... "

“His aristocratic nature was outraged by the perfect swagger of Bazarov”, “... having lost his past, he lost everything”. "He was not born a romantic, and his dandy dry and strange, in the French way, misanthropic soul could not dream." "Yes, he was a dead man." “He does everything good, as much as he can; he still makes a little noise: it was not for nothing that he was once a lion; but it's hard for him to live ... It is worth looking at him in the Russian church, when, leaning to the side against the wall, he thinks and does not move for a long time, bitterly clenching his lips, then suddenly comes to his senses, almost imperceptibly baptized ... "

8. The fate of the hero:

I went abroad. Lives in Dresden. He knows more with the English and with the passing Russians ... "He adheres to the Slavophil views ... he doesn't read anything Russian, but he has a silver ashtray on his desk in the shape of a peasant bast shoe."

The comprehensive analysis carried out by us helps to understand: the author's task is not opposition, but comparison of heroes. We see how deeply Turgenev embraces life, we get to know different people, so different from each other. Their life stories and experiences, ages and beliefs are different. These are different fathers and different children. But it is they, their past and present, who explain what is happening in the country: a social explosion, the expectation of reforms. We follow the rapid development of the action and observe their life. Why did Turgenev choose just such heroes? Why are they all interesting to him? Apparently, their fates explain to us, the readers, what is important for a person in life, what makes him happy, how to become happy, why people suffer, what prevents them from finding love, understanding, support. What they believe and what they don't believe. These beliefs make a person happy or, conversely, destroy his life.

The work of the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a hymn to high, inspired, poetic love. Suffice it to recall the novels "Rudin" (1856), "The Noble Nest" (1859), "On the Eve" (1860), the stories "Asya" (1858), "First Love" (1860) and many other works. Love in the eyes of Turgenev is, first of all, mysterious: “There are such moments in life, such feelings ... You can only point to them and pass by,” we read in the finale of the novel “Noble's Nest”. At the same time, Turgenev considered the ability to love to be the measure of human value. This conclusion fully applies to the novel Fathers and Sons.

Love plays an essential role in the life of Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov. Having married immediately after the death of his parents, Nikolai Petrovich completely surrenders himself to the peaceful course of village life. "Ten years have passed like a dream." The death of his wife is a terrible blow for Nikolai Petrovich. “He barely took this blow, turned gray in a few weeks; I was about to go abroad in order to dissipate at least a little ... but then the 48th year came. "

Nikolai Petrovich's relationship with Fenechka is much calmer, “... she was so young, so lonely; Nikolai Petrovich himself was so kind and modest ... There is nothing else to say ... ”Fenech-ka attracts Kirsanov precisely with his youth and beauty.

Turgenev leads Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov through the tests of love. Meeting at the ball with Princess R. dramatically changed the life of the hero.

Pavel Petrovich is unable to resist his feelings. Let's observe the relationship between Kirsanov and Princess R. “It was hard for Pavel Petrovich when Princess R. loved him; but when she grew cold towards him, and that happened pretty soon, he almost went mad. He was tormented and jealous ... dragged after her everywhere ... retired ... ”Unrequited love finally knocks Pavel Petrovich out of his rut. "Ten years have passed ... colorless, fruitless and fast, terribly fast." The news of the death of Princess R. forces Pavel Petrovich to abandon everything and settle in the family estate, "... having lost his past, he lost everything." The duel with Bazarov over Fenichka speaks, of course, not of the strength of Kirsanov's feelings, but of petty jealousy and a desire to avenge defeat in an argument. But can we say that the "old people" Kirsanovs did not stand the test of love? It seems to me that it is impossible. Too strong and complex feeling - love!

In judgments about the love of Arkady Kirsanov, the influence of Bazarov is felt. Like his “teacher,” the younger Kirsanov considers love to be “nonsense,” “nonsense,” “romanticism.” However, real life quickly puts everything in its place. Acquaintance with Anna Sergeevna Odintsova makes Arkady feel like a “schoolboy”, a “student” next to her. “On the contrary, with Katya, Arkady was at home ...” Young Kirsanov, in the words of Bazarov, was not created for a “tart, boonish life”. Arkady's fate is typical. Having married Katerina Sergeevna, he becomes a “zealous master”. "Katerina Sergeevna's son Kolya was born, and Mitya is already running around and chatting eloquently." Arkady's interests are confined to a close circle of family and economic concerns.

Let us now try to find out what love means in Bazarov's life, because the young nihilist denies all “romantic feelings”. However, Bazarov "is far from being a misogynist." He was “a great hunter of women and female beauty, but he called love in the ideal, or, as he put it, romantic, nonsense, unforgivable foolishness ...” ... The duel with Pavel Petrovich takes place at the moment when Bazarov has a passion for Odintsova. It turns out that Bazarov does not like Fenichka; he has a purely instinctive attraction to her. Relationship with Madame Odintsova is a different matter. “He liked Odintsov: the widespread rumors about her, the freedom and independence of her thoughts, her undoubted disposition to him — everything seemed to speak in his favor; but he soon realized that with her "you will not achieve any sense," and to turn away from her, to his amazement, he did not have the strength. " Turgenev paints the hero's inner struggle with himself. This is precisely the explanation for Bazarov's ostentatious cynicism. “Such a rich body! At least now in the anatomical theater, ”he says about Madame Odintsova. Meanwhile, Arkady notices in his friend and teacher an unusual excitement, even timidity in relations with Madame Odintsova. Bazarov's feelings are not only a physical passion, it is love, “... he would easily cope with his blood, but something else had got into him, which he never allowed, which he always mocked, which outraged all his pride” ...

Bazarov's struggle with his feelings was initially doomed to failure. With his novel, the writer affirms the eternal values ​​of love, beauty, art, nature. During a meeting with Madame Odintsova, Bazarov suddenly feels the stunning beauty and mystery of a summer night, “... through the occasionally fluttering curtain the irritating freshness of the night poured in, her mysterious whispering was heard. Madame Odintsov did not move a single member, but a secret excitement seized her little by little ... It communicated itself to Bazarov. He suddenly felt alone with a young, beautiful woman ... "" Love "and" romanticism ", at which Bazarov laughed so caustically, enter his soul. Evgeny sees perfectly well that Odintsova has “frozen herself” too much, that she highly values ​​her own calmness and measured order of life. The decision to part with Anna Sergeevna leaves a heavy mark in Bazarov's soul. Saying goodbye to Madame Odintsova before his death, Turgenev's hero speaks of his high destiny, of tragic loneliness, of Russia. Confession words! These are pronounced only in front of a priest or the closest person ... The death of Bazarov testifies to his originality. “To die the way Bazarov died is like doing a great feat ...” (Pisarev).

Thus, love plays a tragic role both in the life of the Kirsanov brothers and in the life of the nihilist Bazarov. And yet, the strength and depth of Bazarov's feelings do not disappear without a trace. In the finale of the novel, Turgenev draws the grave of the hero and “two already decrepit old men” who come to it. But this is love! “Isn't love, holy, devoted love, omnipotent? Oh no! No matter how passionate, sinful, rebellious heart is hidden in the grave, the flowers growing on it serenely look at us with their innocent eyes: they tell us not only about eternal calmness, about that great calmness of “indifferent” nature; they also speak of eternal reconciliation and endless life ... ”This is the philosophical finale of the novel“ Fathers and Sons ”. The main result of Bazarov's life is that the hero was able, albeit for a short time, to awaken immediate feelings in those who are cold by nature, like Odintsov. Bazarov leaves love in the world, not hatred or nihilism. That is why Turgenev's words "about eternal reconciliation and about endless life ..." are so appropriate in the finale of the novel.

The work of the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a hymn to high, inspired, poetic love. Suffice it to recall the novels "Rudin", "The Noble Nest", "On the Eve", the stories "Asya", "First Love" and many other works. Love in the eyes of Turgenev is primarily mysterious and rarely lends itself to rational explanation. “There are such moments in life, such feelings ... You can only point to them and pass by,” we read in the finale of the novel “Noble Nest”. At the same time, the writer considered the ability to love to be a measure of human value. This fully applies to the novel Fathers and Sons.

Love plays an essential role in the life of Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov. Having married immediately after the death of his parents, he devoted himself entirely to the peaceful course of village life. "Ten years passed like a dream." The death of his wife is a terrible blow for the hero: the whole world collapsed, because the woman who was his focus was gone. Nikolai Petrovich's relationship with Fenechka is much calmer: simply “... she was so young, so lonely” that she aroused compassion and, of course, attracted the aging landowner with her youth and good looks. It seems obvious to me that the hero had more paternal feelings for the girl than passion. Taking the "uneven", but the mother of his child as his wife, Nikolai Petrovich did an act worthy of a man.

Turgenev leads Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov through the tests of love. Meeting at the ball with Princess R. dramatically changed the hero's life: he is unable to resist his feelings, and the princess quickly grows cold towards her admirer. "Ten years have passed ... colorless, fruitless and fast, terribly fast." It is interesting that the number ten appears in the life of the Kirsanov brothers, only with different accents: for Nicholas it is ten years of happiness, for Pavel, on the contrary. It seems to me that this emphasizes both kinship and the inner opposition of the brothers. Pavel Petrovich's reaction to the death of his beloved is the same as that of Nikolai: life is over, the hero is broken. However, Pavel Petrovich, like his brother, “noticed” Fenechka, only she is afraid of him: the older brother lacks the simplicity and gentleness of the younger. Sympathy for a young woman and intolerance for behavior, and most importantly, the worldview of Bazarov, who despises everything that is sacred to the elder Kirsanov, leads to a duel. The "chivalry" of Pavel Petrovich seems somewhat ridiculous in this episode, but nevertheless it is a chivalry. Moreover, this “parody” duel was not in vain for the hero: something was shaken in his “principles”, he became more human and asks his brother to marry Fenechka, while he himself finds the strength to “go into the shadows”.

In judgments about the love of Arkady Kirsanov, the influence of Bazarov is felt. Like his “teacher,” the younger Kirsanov considers love to be “nonsense,” “nonsense,” “romanticism.” However, real life quickly puts everything in its place. Acquaintance with Anna Sergeevna Odintsova makes Arkady feel like a “schoolboy, student” next to her, this, of course, is not true love, but only the passion of an ardent, inexperienced young man, a “socialite”. But “with Katya, Arkady was at home,” they were united by everything: literature, nature, music, attitude to life. Everything superficial, superficial - that which was instilled by Bazarov - disappeared, only a natural youthful feeling remained. Arkady repeats, but more happily, the life path of his father: his interests are locked in a close circle of family and household concerns, but is it really so “petty” - to bring happiness to the people around him?

What does love mean in the life of the protagonist of the novel? “Bazarov was a great hunter of women and female beauty, but he called love in the ideal, or, as he put it, romantic, nonsense, unforgivable foolishness, considered chivalrous feelings something like ugliness or disease.” Initially, the young nihilist denies the spiritual side of love, insisting that there is only carnal attraction. He's not a misogynist, but "you like a woman, try to get it right." Thus, Fenechka attracts Bazarov in the same way as the Kirsanov brothers - youth, purity, spontaneity, and the hero, who does not recognize moral obligations even to his hospitable hosts, makes an awkward attempt to seduce her. Perhaps, however, there is one more explanation for his act: an unconscious desire to “take revenge” for “failure” with Madame Madame Odintsova, to console his pride. It is for this that he experiences true love-passion and is tormented by the fact that his theory of denial of high feelings, the reduction of everything to "physiology", is collapsing. Bazarov understands that with her just “you will not get any sense,” but he has no strength to turn away, leave and forget. Turgenev paints the hero's inner struggle with himself. This is precisely the explanation for Bazarov's ostentatious cynicism. “Such a rich body! .. At least now in the anatomical theater,” he says of Madame Odintsova. Meanwhile, Arkady notices in his friend and teacher an unusual excitement, even shyness in relations with Anna Sergeevna. Not only the "rich body", but also the "freedom and independence ... of thoughts" of the young woman - that was what caused Bazarov's feeling. "He would easily have gotten along with his blood, but something else possessed him, which he never allowed, which he always mocked, which revolted all his pride."

With his novel, Turgenev affirms the eternal values ​​of love, beauty, nature. It is not for nothing that during a meeting with Madame Odintsov, Bazarov suddenly feels the stunning beauty and mystery of a summer night - it is the inspiring power of love that awakened the hero's soul to feelings hitherto unknown.

It is safe to say that a strong feeling changed Bazarov, but could not shake his basic principles - the hero is not able to “break” himself, “adjust” to the standards of another person. Yevgeny Bazarov's love is tragic: he sees that Odintsova has “frozen” herself, that she values ​​her own calmness and measured order of life too highly in order to connect her fate with such an extraordinary personality like him. The protagonist is too different from those around him, too uncommon to achieve personal happiness. Quiet family happiness goes to the ordinary - Nikolai Petrovich and Arkady. The lot of strong personalities - Bazarov, Pavel Petrovich - loneliness, in my opinion, is exactly what Turgenev brings us to in his novel Fathers and Sons.

The work of the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a hymn to high, inspired, poetic love. Suffice it to recall the novels "Rudin" (1856), "The Noble Nest" (1859), "On the Eve" (1860), the stories "Asya" (1858), "First Love" (1860) and many other works. Love in the eyes of Turgenev is, first of all, mysterious: “There are such moments in life, such feelings ... You can only point to them and pass by,” we read in the finale of the novel “Noble's Nest”. At the same time, Turgenev considered the ability to love to be the measure of human value. This conclusion fully applies to the novel Fathers and Sons.

Love plays an essential role in the life of Nikolai Petrovich Kirsanov. Having married immediately after the death of his parents, Nikolai Petrovich completely surrenders himself to the peaceful course of village life. "Ten years have passed like a dream." The death of his wife is a terrible blow for Nikolai Petrovich. “He barely took this blow, turned gray in a few weeks; I was about to go abroad in order to dissipate at least a little ... but then the 48th year came. "

Nikolai Petrovich's relationship with Fenechka is much calmer, “... she was so young, so lonely; Nikolai Petrovich himself was so kind and modest ... There is nothing else to say ... ”Fenech-ka attracts Kirsanov precisely with his youth and beauty.

Turgenev leads Pavel Petrovich Kirsanov through the tests of love. Meeting at the ball with Princess R. dramatically changed the life of the hero.

Pavel Petrovich is unable to resist his feelings. Let's observe the relationship between Kirsanov and Princess R. “It was hard for Pavel Petrovich when Princess R. loved him; but when she grew cold towards him, and that happened pretty soon, he almost went mad. He was tormented and jealous ... dragged after her everywhere ... retired ... ”Unrequited love finally knocks Pavel Petrovich out of his rut. "Ten years have passed ... colorless, fruitless and fast, terribly fast." The news of the death of Princess R. forces Pavel Petrovich to abandon everything and settle in the family estate, "... having lost his past, he lost everything." The duel with Bazarov over Fenichka speaks, of course, not of the strength of Kirsanov's feelings, but of petty jealousy and a desire to avenge defeat in an argument. But can we say that the "old people" Kirsanovs did not stand the test of love? It seems to me that it is impossible. Too strong and complex feeling - love!

In judgments about the love of Arkady Kirsanov, the influence of Bazarov is felt. Like his “teacher,” the younger Kirsanov considers love to be “nonsense,” “nonsense,” “romanticism.” However, real life quickly puts everything in its place. Acquaintance with Anna Sergeevna Odintsova makes Arkady feel like a “schoolboy”, a “student” next to her. “On the contrary, with Katya, Arkady was at home ...” Young Kirsanov, in the words of Bazarov, was not created for a “tart, boonish life”. Arkady's fate is typical. Having married Katerina Sergeevna, he becomes a “zealous master”. "Katerina Sergeevna's son Kolya was born, and Mitya is already running around and chatting eloquently." Arkady's interests are confined to a close circle of family and economic concerns.

Let us now try to find out what love means in Bazarov's life, because the young nihilist denies all “romantic feelings”. However, Bazarov "is far from being a misogynist." He was “a great hunter of women and female beauty, but he called love in the ideal, or, as he put it, romantic, nonsense, unforgivable foolishness ...” ... The duel with Pavel Petrovich takes place at the moment when Bazarov has a passion for Odintsova. It turns out that Bazarov does not like Fenichka; he has a purely instinctive attraction to her. Relationship with Madame Odintsova is a different matter. “He liked Odintsov: the widespread rumors about her, the freedom and independence of her thoughts, her undoubted disposition to him — everything seemed to speak in his favor; but he soon realized that with her "you will not achieve any sense," and to turn away from her, to his amazement, he did not have the strength. " Turgenev paints the hero's inner struggle with himself. This is precisely the explanation for Bazarov's ostentatious cynicism. “Such a rich body! At least now in the anatomical theater, ”he says about Madame Odintsova. Meanwhile, Arkady notices in his friend and teacher an unusual excitement, even timidity in relations with Madame Odintsova. Bazarov's feelings are not only a physical passion, it is love, “... he would easily cope with his blood, but something else had got into him, which he never allowed, which he always mocked, which outraged all his pride” ...

Bazarov's struggle with his feelings was initially doomed to failure. With his novel, the writer affirms the eternal values ​​of love, beauty, art, nature. During a meeting with Madame Odintsova, Bazarov suddenly feels the stunning beauty and mystery of a summer night, “... through the occasionally fluttering curtain the irritating freshness of the night poured in, her mysterious whispering was heard. Madame Odintsov did not move a single member, but a secret excitement seized her little by little ... It communicated itself to Bazarov. He suddenly felt alone with a young, beautiful woman ... "" Love "and" romanticism ", at which Bazarov laughed so caustically, enter his soul. Evgeny sees perfectly well that Odintsova has “frozen herself” too much, that she highly values ​​her own calmness and measured order of life. The decision to part with Anna Sergeevna leaves a heavy mark in Bazarov's soul. Saying goodbye to Madame Odintsova before his death, Turgenev's hero speaks of his high destiny, of tragic loneliness, of Russia. Confession words! These are pronounced only in front of a priest or the closest person ... The death of Bazarov testifies to his originality. “To die the way Bazarov died is like doing a great feat ...” (Pisarev).

Thus, love plays a tragic role both in the life of the Kirsanov brothers and in the life of the nihilist Bazarov. And yet, the strength and depth of Bazarov's feelings do not disappear without a trace. In the finale of the novel, Turgenev draws the grave of the hero and “two already decrepit old men” who come to it. But this is love! “Isn't love, holy, devoted love, omnipotent? Oh no! No matter how passionate, sinful, rebellious heart is hidden in the grave, the flowers growing on it serenely look at us with their innocent eyes: they tell us not only about eternal calmness, about that great calmness of “indifferent” nature; they also speak of eternal reconciliation and endless life ... ”This is the philosophical finale of the novel“ Fathers and Sons ”. The main result of Bazarov's life is that the hero was able, albeit for a short time, to awaken immediate feelings in those who are cold by nature, like Odintsov. Bazarov leaves love in the world, not hatred or nihilism. That is why Turgenev's words "about eternal reconciliation and about endless life ..." are so appropriate in the finale of the novel.