But it’s sad to think that it’s in vain. Lesson - a trial on literature on the topic “But it’s sad to think that youth was given to us in vain” (based on the novel “Eugene Onegin” by A.S. Pushkin)
Twelve examination essays of medalists of Omsk and the Omsk region - Elena Stepanova (school 117) BUT IT’S SAD TO THINK THAT YOUTH WAS GIVEN TO US IN VAIN... (The author and characters of the novel “Eugene Onegin” their attitude to society)
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Elena Stepanova (school 117)
BUT IT’S SAD TO THINK THAT WE WERE GIVEN YOUTH IN VAIN...(The author and characters of the novel “Eugene Onegin” and their attitude towards society)
Don't let the poet's soul cool down,
Harden, become hardened
And finally, petrify in the deadening ecstasy of light,
Among the thoughtless proud,
Among the brilliant fools...
Among everyday, fashionable scenes,
Courteous, affectionate betrayals,
Among the cold sentences
Of cruel vanity,
Among the annoying emptiness
Calculations, thoughts and conversations...A. S. Pushkin
There are books that are reread from generation to generation. They look like safe conduct letters vernacular, history, culture. This is “Eugene Onegin” by Pushkin, and “War and Peace” by Tolstoy, and “Crime and Punishment” by Dostoevsky... Everyone will say that he has read these works. But which thoughtful reader would dare to claim that he has already “read” them, that is, fully understood their content?
Brilliant works of art have the ability to live with time. Therefore they are always different years, decades and centuries - are read in a new way and thus become our eternal interlocutors.
The lyrical-epic form of Pushkin’s novel in verse, with its mixture of “prose and poetry in the depiction of reality”, continuous author’s lyrical digressions, judgments that have become aphorisms, and statements on the most various topics, defines a colossal range of problems. This is, first of all, moral problems, then political, social and, finally, philosophical, which are the connecting link of the entire work. One of the most important problems- the relationship of the author and the characters of the novel to society. The author and his heroes are young, and their relationship with society is largely connected with the search for the meaning of life - the most difficult question to which each person must find his own answer.
B. G. Belinsky called “Eugene Onegin a historical poem” in in every sense words, although among its heroes there is not a single one historical person, and considered its author “a representative of the first awakened self-awareness.”
The poet's youth passed during the most important times historical events, which to a large extent determined the main themes of his work related to national problems, the interests of the people and society. End Napoleonic wars, the emergence of the Decembrist “Union of Salvation”, revolutions in Spain and Naples, an uprising in Greece and, finally, events in Senate Square- all this helped to form a worldview young Pushkin, his views and, among other things, his attitude towards society.
Belinsky wrote: “Here is all his life, all his soul, all his love, here are his feelings, concepts, ideals. To evaluate such a work means to evaluate the poet himself in the entire scope of his creative activity.”
One of the most difficult problems of both the late twenties of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the nineties of our century is the relationship between man and the world around him.
Pushkin is not satisfied with the state of affairs in the Society, and he does not even try to hide it. The poet is tired of the meaningless fuss social life, desires peace. He calls his condition at this time “the blues.” And the author fully endows his hero Eugene Onegin with it.
A sort of young “socialite”, he lived for some time according to the laws of his society. But his education and upbringing in the French manner, typical in its isolation from Russian traditions, was still deep enough to quickly recognize the stupidity, baseness of goals, and monotony of interests of regulars at social salons and balls. At the very beginning of his youth, “the ardor of his soul cooled in him”... Onegin loses all interest in his former activities and entertainments:
Neither the gossip of the world, nor Boston.
Not a sweet look, not an immodest sigh,
Nothing touched him
He didn't notice anything.
Evgeniy leaves for the village, but doesn’t find anything better there either. From a society whose life is based on hypocrisy, he ends up in another: philistine, self-satisfied.
It is ready to accept the “learned neighbor” into its tiresomely hospitable embrace, but Onegin does not accept annoying attacks and invitations.
And society made its categorical verdict: Our neighbor is ignorant; crazy; He is a pharmacist; he drinks one glass of red wine. The neighbors leave Onegin alone. Having achieved the desired solitude, he is, however, not satisfied. He still needs communication, but communication with a person who is equally educated and intelligent. At this time, Onegin meets Lensky.
The poet Lensky's concepts of humanity, love, and friendship are high, but divorced from reality... Living among the people, he is “half-Russian.” Vladimir is submissive to fate, but his “freedom-loving dreams” and fiery heart could take him anywhere.
Over time, Lensky could become a wonderful poet, or a degraded intellectual, like Chekhov’s Ionych, or someone else, including, I think, the Decembrist. Its Future cannot be predicted:
With the thunder of splashes or curses,
He could make a formidable journey,
So that last time die
In view of the ceremonial trophies,
Like our Kutuzov or Nelson,
Or in exile, like Napoleon,
Or be hanged like Ryleev.
Onegin and Lensky are friends, but they could become Brothers, Being spiritually attached to the Larins' house. The tragedy was that the enmity divided loved ones.
The duel is not The best way clarifying relationships, especially between friends. And all the blame for what happened, of course, falls on Onegin. He himself understands this, realizes that he has become a killer. This is what the author also calls him, for the first time openly condemning the actions of his hero.
Onegin could not rise above prejudices secular society, over false ideas about pride and honor. He did not want a duel, but did not refuse it, fearing shame.
In this sad story Zaretsky played a major role:
... once a brawler,
Ataman of the gambling gang,
The head is a rake, a tavern tribune.
Pushkin speaks sarcastically about how Zaretsky has changed:
Reliable friend, peaceful landowner
And even fair man!
This is how our century is corrected!
In reality, changes occurred only in the way of life, but the character remained the same. Tired of the monotony, Zaretsky is glad for such an extraordinary event. He, apparently, decided to see this matter through to the end and not only did not prevent the duel, but also illegally allowed it. After all, Onegin, unable to openly apologize to Lensky, nevertheless deliberately violated so many different rules that the fight should not have taken place. Lensky, with the best intentions, brought Onegin to the Larins’ house and eventually paid for it. And in the fate of Onegin, and in the short life of Vladimir Lensky Great importance had an acquaintance with this family. Senior Larins - typical representatives landed nobility. Patriarchal orders are important to them. Even their last name, so homely and ordinary, has its own mythological basis, leading back to ancient times; Laramie in Ancient Rome they called the gods who patronized their father's hearth. Youngest daughter Olga differs from her parents only in age. Otherwise, she is the same ordinary person:
... any novel
Take it and find it right
Her portrait: he is very cute,
I used to love him myself,
But he bored me immensely.
Her relationship with society is ordinary: Olga does not stand out among other provincial young ladies:
Sometimes I peed in blood
She's in the album of gentle maidens,
Called Polina Praskovya
and spoke in a sing-song voice...
These lines are about the mother of Olga and Tatyana, but they can also be attributed to Olga herself...
However, older sister Tatyana is the complete opposite of her family.
The image of Tatyana Larina embodies Pushkin’s ideal of a woman; the author admires his heroine. She is beautiful, but this is not Olga’s doll-like beauty: her beauty, rather, was expressed in sophistication, grace, elegance. Unlike her sister, she reads a lot. Since childhood, Tatyana has absorbed native Russian character traits and a love of nature. Despite her poor knowledge of the Russian language, she is faithful folk traditions, believes in omens and dreams.
From an early age Tanya loved solitude:
I didn’t want to play or jump
And often alone all day,
She sat silently by the window.
Love for Onegin forced Tatiana to act contrary to the foundations of secular society: usually lovers in love wrote messages to their lovers, but not the other way around. Tatyana decided to turn to Eugene with a letter, relying on his honor and nobility. And she was not mistaken. A warm feeling fought in Onegin with indifference, and although indifference won, he did not offend the girl with either a word or a look.
After the conversation with Evgeniy, Tatyana, according to those around her, began to behave even more strangely. She refused all her fans who asked for her hand in marriage, and preferred complete loneliness. For a girl who was about to get married, such behavior, by the standards of secular society, was completely incomprehensible.
Tatyana is afraid of her upcoming trip to Moscow in winter. She thinks that high society significantly different from the district one she knew. But, having arrived in Moscow, she is convinced that there is nothing good here, and the difference is not so great:
... occupies everyone in the living room
such incoherent, vulgar nonsense;
Everything about them is so pale and indifferent;
They slander even boringly.
The girl doesn't like it:
Tatyana looks and doesn’t see,
The excitement of the world hates...
But, tired of meaningless hopes and unrequited love to Onegin, Tanya, yielding to her mother and aunt, attends balls and, at one of them, meets the general who will later become her husband.
Here Pushkin breaks up with her for a while, as Onegin returns to the world.
Traveling around the country largely changed his views on the modern structure of society. He saw difficult situation peasants in the country; he was no longer worried only about the concerns of high society, but also about general people's problems. However, after a few years, Evgeniy became bored with this pastime.
He returned and ended up, like Chatsky, from the ship to the ball. These lines say a lot about Onegin. It is no coincidence that the author compares him with Chatsky. Of course, the similarities do not end with the fact that Evgeniy ends up straight from the road into a secular salon. Pushkin draws a parallel between Chatsky and Onegin in their relationships with others. And if Chatsky went into open conflict with society, Onegin never comes to this.
Once at the ball, Evgeny met Tatiana, and that’s when he realized that he loved her.
Now he, Onegin, acts contrary to the laws of society (however, formal laws; by the standards of high society, his behavior is quite normal). He sends Tatiana several letters, but in vain: Tatiana has her own principles and follows them to the end. She is an example faithful wife. Such were the wives of the Decembrists, and she could well have followed her husband to Siberia.
After the explanation, in a difficult moment for Onegin, Pushkin leaves his hero forever.
The further fate of Onegin is unknown. Critics and historians disagree on whether Eugene will become a Decembrist or not.
There are two points of view regarding the time frame of the novel. The first is that the action ends in 1825, a few months before the uprising on Senate Square. According to the second, the events of the end of the novel should be attributed to the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven. Each theory has its own evidence. Personally, I am inclined to the second version, based on the following facts: in the preface to the first edition, Pushkin wrote that the action of the novel begins in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen; in the first chapter Onegin is eighteen, in the last - twenty-six years old. So this is the twenty-seventh year.
If we accept such reasoning as true, then the question of connection future fate Evgeniy and the Decembrists can be removed: he simply “passed through” the uprising.
What will happen to him, who will he become in society? Onegin will not go to the estate:
...he saw clearly
That in the village the boredom is the same.
Won't be on public service- he is not accustomed to work; won't go into the army either:
He thought that good, laws,
Love for the Fatherland, rights
Just conditional words...
I don't know who he will be. He will probably have enough money to continue his idle existence.
“But it’s sad to think that youth was given to us in vain...
Pushkin believed that if a person did not preserve the ideals of youth, youthful inspiration, and the desire for noble goals, then he spent his best years senselessly.
There are days when there is only one single desire - to hide in bed and never get out of there. When it seems as if the whole world has fallen on your shoulders, depriving you of strength and testing your strength, everything goes wrong, and the feeling of helplessness does not allow you to move on. Life sometimes throws things at us that are much more difficult than we can imagine. It's not easy to withstand all this.
And even if your soul is sad and empty, it is very difficult to find the answer to the hackneyed question: “why?” This feeling cannot be described, but it is well known.
You may finally give up. You may feel unbearably empty and tired. But you have to hold on. You need to find a tiny thread that you just have to grab onto and it will become your lifeboat. Grab onto it as tightly as you can and don't let go. Even if all you do is lie on the bed and breathe calmly. And you know what? Well, let! Keep breathing and everything will be fine.
Maybe you feel too broken to get back on your feet, that the pain in your heart is too strong, that your head is a complete mess. Your body is much stronger than you think. It knows how to treat this pain.
You will never be completely broken. Every day you can start over, and every new day you have a chance to get back to your old self. It may take time, but it certainly doesn't mean you're in pieces. You're just a little lost.
Nothing can be stable in this world - including the black streak. Bad feelings will definitely pass, you just need to wait it out, and very soon you will feel better. And when this happens, you will realize how much stronger you are becoming every minute. Sadness is not a sign of weakness.
Take a deep breath and you will see that our life is just life. It’s normal to make mistakes, and it’s also completely normal when things don’t work out. And even if you feel bad and in pain now, perhaps this is the beginning of something completely new.
You shouldn't ignore this pain. Pay attention to her and you will understand that she is just a guest and does not intend to stay long. Instead of artificially dulling the pain, accept it.
Fears can have enormous power over us. Don't be fooled by this. Remember that your mind is playing with you and you need to be careful with your own thoughts. If you can get a taste for life and awaken within yourself the desire to strive for the best, you will be the main witness of how everything begins to take on bright colors.
Find something small that you like and take small steps from there. If you slowly start moving forward, things will start to fall into place. Seek help if you need it. People close to you want you to be happy because they love you. Open up to your friends when you're feeling down.
Take a deep breath. You are here, you are alive! You have great amount good thoughts in my head and a big heart. Try not to forget all the good things that are inside you.
Even if you are hurt, you remain yourself. And when you are ready to look for the beautiful in life, it will always be waiting for you.
Don't forget that even if everything around you is falling apart, you can still save yourself. You have the power to create a bridge over these troubled waters. You can dig a tunnel through the darkness to see the light again. You need to move forward. Over time, everything will be much better, the light on your path will be brighter and brighter.
You have something that no one else on this huge planet has. Your personality, your inner light, your soul and love. You are undoubtedly growing, undoubtedly shining. You are the whole Universe. And all this is so well combined in one single person.
Take a deep breath. Everything will be fine!
It can arise almost out of the blue. From raindrops knocking on the roof, from a steel-gray sky, or from various kinds of information. Sadness is a special emotional state of a person, which has been sung more than once by poets, writers and artists.
What is sadness?
Sadness refers to a negative emotion that occurs when one feels dissatisfaction in various aspects of life. That is, when a person has problems at work or has a quarrel with one of his relatives, it is likely that he will feel sad. It is worth noting that sadness in a clinically advanced case can turn into depression, although dictionaries say the following: “Sadness is a state similar to melancholy or languid despondency. We can also say that this is a phase in which accumulated negative emotions - irritation, minor grievances - cannot find a way out."
Often sadness becomes the basis of lyrical or works of art. Sadness is human life, and, like every phenomenon, it can perform positive and negative functions.
Why is sadness needed?
It is not always possible to understand what exactly caused sadness. Sometimes it happens that a person is in a great mood in the evening, and in the morning he wakes up with a feeling of sadness. Overnight nothing changed in his life, nothing unexpected, unexpected or destructive happened. But he woke up sad...
Being in a state of sadness is unnatural for a person. Someone might argue, saying: “I’m always sad” or “I like sadness.” But sadness is a kind of signal that the subconscious sends, prompting action. For people who are not inclined to succumb to negative emotions, it is something alien, unusual and hostile. Accordingly, you want to get rid of this feeling, so you have to get up from the couch, make decisions, answer calls and change your life. As practice shows, active, result-oriented actions are the best cure for sadness.
When talking about sadness, many people associate it with different concepts such as resentment, melancholy, grief, despondency. These terms are vague enough that it is difficult to define their boundaries, but it is important to understand that in some cases they have nothing to do with sadness. Here are some of the most common terms that are often used instead:
- Yearning. The feeling is stronger and deeper, often expressed more intensely than sadness. It arises from very unpleasant experiences. Most often they are associated with breaking up with someone.
- Dejection. If sadness or longing can force a person to do something, then despondency does not have such motivational power. When despondency is characterized by decreased performance and bad mood over a long period of time.
- Sorrow. The extreme stage of sadness. We can say that grief is an emotion that also affects the physical state (headaches, insomnia, heart problems). Occurs after loss loved one, physical or mental capabilities.
Positive traits
Melancholy - these states are often perceived negatively by others. But, as in all aspects of our existence, something positive can be found in them:
- Order. Mild sadness is useful, as a person begins to think about his life and tries to find the source of this emotional state. Along the way, he reconsiders his values, principles and behavior. This helps bring order to your thoughts.
- Motivator. As already mentioned, such a state is unnatural for a person, so sadness can be an excellent motivational tool on the path to what you want.
- Sympathy. A person who stays for a long time bad mood, mostly focused only on himself. But the one who not so long ago felt light prick sadness, understands that there are people who may be even worse. Sadness gives rise to sympathy, and sympathy gives rise to “Humanity.”
- Relief. Sometimes sadness leads to tears, and that has its merits too. Tears help you calm down and find peace of mind.
How to overcome sadness?
A. Rosenbauman had these words: “Sadness always comes suddenly. Go for a walk, because there is no one to share them with.” Of course, sometimes sadness is considered a manifestation of certain human qualities. It helps you improve yourself and understand yourself better. But when a state of bad mood drags on for months without a hint of enlightenment, this is already a diagnosis. Therefore, you need to be able to take the best from sadness, and then get rid of it without any twinges of conscience:
- Sweet. Glucose and chocolate charge the body with energy, and this always improves your mood.
- More life. Another dreary morning? Have breakfast at a nearby cafe or go to a place you’ve always wanted to visit. New impressions will make you forget about your bad mood.
- Less urgency - more joy. When you are in a bad mood, it is better to postpone all important and urgent matters. If possible, turn off your work phone and do what brings you joy: let bubble, ride a bike, watch comedies.
- Exploit. Sadness doesn't always need to be banished. Sometimes it can be used in creativity. Try writing a poem, an essay, or playing a melody.
What are others saying?
You can often hear many statements about sadness that tell better than any definition what its essence, benefits and dangers are:
- Your sadness is proof that your soul has not yet hardened.
- Strong people are sad, weak people become depressed.
- Sadness and longing are like children - if you take good care of them, they will grow up quickly.
- A cup of tea and a pillow are the things that will share any melancholy.
- There is a lot of sadness in the world, but no one forces you to look it in the eye.
- Sadness cannot be treated with wine, otherwise it will turn into despondency.
We can also say that sadness is a temporary, weak and shallow phenomenon. The experience is less unpleasant for a person, so in this state you can create many truly amazing things. The feeling of slight sadness always comes suddenly. And I really want to hide from the whole world and just relax in silence. Yes, sadness is negative emotion, but with many positive qualities.
