To help a schoolchild. Oblomov “our indigenous folk type”

Introductory questions. (Students will find answers to them in the textbook.)

What prompted Gogol to take up work on “Selected Places...”?

What was the writer's intention? "Rus! what do you want from me? what incomprehensible connection is hidden between us? How to understand these words of Gogol? The writer’s intentions are clarified by his own statements: “my soul has occupied me entirely,” “a poet has the right to enlightenment,” “to fully illuminate a person in all his powers,” “to carry his entire nature through the purifying fire.” Working with a book's table of contents: What unusual things did you notice about the chapter titles? What problems did the writer touch on in his book? “There was no cell of Russian life that he would not touch. Everything - from managing the state to managing the relationship between husband and wife - became the object of his revision, his caring interest, his overt intervention” (I. Zolotussky). Thus, the main theme of the book is the theme of Russia, and the writer’s main attention is directed to the spiritual principles of the national character. How was the book received in Russia? - “Every single person in Russia was angry with me... Eastern, Western... everyone was upset.” What was unexpected for the writer in the reaction to this work? - “For me, Belinsky’s reproach was the heaviest of all reproaches.” Students receive cards in advance with responses from Gogol’s contemporaries to “Selected Places...” - S. T. Aksakova, P. A. Pletnev, N. F. Pavlov, V. G. Belinsky, A. I. Herzen and others. Why Gogol reacted so painfully to Belinsky’s criticism and entered into a correspondence dispute? Why can Gogol and Belinsky be called central figures in the literature of the 40s, and why can their dispute be considered historical? What is the essence of their disagreement? In notebooks, under the guidance of a teacher, a comparative table can be compiled in which the main provisions of Gogol’s “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends” and V. G. Belinsky’s “Letters to Gogol” are compared. Final questions. Which side of the debate are you on and why? What can you say about the genre of “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends” - a combination of journalistic passion with high artistry? Conclusion.“My heart says that my book is needed and that it can be useful” (N.V. Gogol).

LESSONS 45-46.Cool essay on Gogol's poem "Dead Souls"

Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov

LESSON 48.“Our name is legion...” Oblomov - “our indigenous peopletype". What is Oblomovism?

In the lesson, it is necessary to emphasize and prove the persuasiveness, vitality of Oblomov’s image, its internal complexity, leading to ambiguous assessments. It is necessary to show the connection of the image with literary predecessors, with images of Russian folklore, to conclude that Oblomov is “our indigenous folk type,” and point to Gogol’s traditions of depicting life. Main problems of the lesson: I. Is Dobrolyubov right when he asserts that “in each of us sits a significant part
Oblomov"? Are the Oblomovs really “legion”? A system of questions and tasks will help you solve the first problem of the lesson:

At the beginning of the novel we see Oblomov lying in bed for half a day. How is this connected with the images of Russian folklore? What is the symbolic meaning of this scene? In Oblomov’s dream, Goncharov calls the tale of Emel the Fool “an evil and insidious satire on our great-grandfathers.” What meaning is revealed when the image of Oblomov is brought closer to Emelya? In one of the articles about the novel, Oblomov’s portrait is compared to an ancient statue. Is there any basis for comparison in this? Why didn’t Oblomov’s youthful dreams come true? What is the compositional meaning of the image of Oblomov’s many guests? Why does the author make them representatives of different social classes? Why did the word “other” and the correlation of oneself with “others” offend Oblomov? What does Oblomov mean when he states: “Our name is legion...”?

Analyze Oblomov's Dream. What is Oblomovka - a forgotten, miraculously surviving “blessed corner” - a fragment of Eden or the starting point of the hero’s moral fall, the beginning of his death? Compare the images of Oblomov and Zakhar. Who is in slavery to whom? What is the meaning of the fact that Oblomov cannot do without Zakhar, and Zakhar cannot do without Oblomov? (Oblomov and Zakhar are like twin brothers,which one simply cannot exist without the other. Moreover, Zakhar is a caricature of his master.Their slavery is mutual. But they both seem to be quite happy with this state.) Is it true that the novel “internally glorifies Russian laziness”? Confirm or refute this point of view by justifying your opinions with text.

Which word more accurately describes Oblomov’s state - laziness or peace? Support your opinions with text.

Comment on Oblomov’s thought: “Life is poetry. People are free to distort it!” Is Oblomov happy with his way of existence? Is Stolz happy because he knows how to “make money”? What meaning is revealed in the fact that Stolz is German? Why do such different people as Oblomov and Stolz be friends all their lives? (Oblomov and Stolz in broadsense, there are, as it were, two extremes of the national Russian character, which combinemonstrous laziness, dreamy contemplation, efficiency, talent, love for one’s neighbor.)“Active Stolz and Olga live to do something. Oblomov lives just like that.” What is the author's attitude towards the characters in this assessment? Comment on this thought, express your attitude to it. What does “the purpose of life” mean? What does it mean to “live just like that”, “to live to live”?

Which of the heroes passed the test of love most worthily? Was the happiness of Olga and Oblomov possible? Why did she fall in love with the hero? Was “the ideal of his life really realized” in Pshenitsyna’s house? Do you believe in the “eternity” of Olga and Stolz’s happiness?

Two “faces” of Oblomov

Honesty, conscientiousness, kindness, infantility, lack of will, inability
meekness, striving for ideals, for action, apathy, slowness,

Dreaminess, “heart of gold.” "Russian laziness" N.A. Dobrolyubov examines the character of Oblomov from the position of revolutionary democrats. He sees him as the last in a row of “superfluous people” and denounces “Oblomovism” as a social vice. In the critical views of D.I. Pisarev there is a sharp change in attitudes towards the images of the novel “Oblomov”: from positive assessments to sharp rejection. A.V. Druzhinin compares Goncharov with Flemish painters. He believes that Oblomov is “lovable to all of us and is worth boundless love,” calls him an eccentric. I. F. Annensky reflects on the contemplative talent of Goncharov the artist. N.I. Zlygostaeva sees Oblomov among the “strange” people in Russian literature: Bashmachkin, Manilov, Podkolesin, Platonov’s Yushka. Their souls are filled with quiet peace. Lesson summary. In criticism, opinions were divided into two camps in deciding what was more important: the “artistry” or the “social significance” of the work. After studying the novel “Oblomov”, it is possible to write a home essay on one of the topics indicated in the application.

Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky

Incredible writing ability. The result is 48 works in which 547 characters act. Creative path.

“The Snow Maiden” (1873) - an ancient, patriarchal, fairy-tale world.

“Dowry” (1879) - the playwright’s view 20 years later on the problems raised in the drama “The Thunderstorm”. 6. Features of Ostrovsky’s style: speaking surnames; specific author's remarks; originality of names (often proverbs); folklore moments. Final questions. Is it possible to talk about the modernity of Ostrovsky’s plays (prove your point of view)? Why do modern theaters constantly turn to Ostrovsky's plays? LESSON 52."Ostrovsky's most decisive work" 1 . Storycreations, system of images, techniques for characterizing characters in a playOstrovsky "Thunderstorm" During the lesson you can organize work in groups. 1st group. History of the creation of the play (messages about homework with additional literature). It is necessary to note the general meaning of the work; it is no coincidence that Ostrovsky named his fictional, but surprisingly real city with the non-existent name Kalinov. In addition, the play is based on impressions from a trip along the Volga as part of an ethnographic expedition to study the life of the inhabitants of the Volga region. Katerina, remembering her childhood, talks about sewing on velvet with gold. The writer could see this craft in the city of Torzhok, Tver province. 2nd group. The meaning of the title of the play “The Thunderstorm” (reports of independent observations of the text). A thunderstorm in nature (act 4) is a physical phenomenon, external, independent of the heroes. The storm in Katerina's soul - from the gradual confusion caused by love for Boris, to the pangs of conscience from betraying her husband and to the feeling of sin before people, which pushed her to repentance. A thunderstorm in society is a feeling by people who stand up for the immutability of the world of something incomprehensible. Awakening of free feelings in a world of unfreedom. This process is also shown gradually. At first there are only touches: there is no proper respect in the voice, does not maintain decency, then - disobedience.

A thunderstorm in nature is an external cause that provoked both a thunderstorm in Katerina’s soul (it was she who pushed the heroine to confession) and a thunderstorm in society, which was dumbfounded because someone went against it.

Curly:"And what?"

The story of how the good-natured sloth Oblomov lies and sleeps and how neither friendship nor love can awaken and raise him is not God knows what an important story. But it reflected Russian life; in it a living, modern Russian type appears before us, minted with merciless severity and correctness; it expressed a new word for our social development, pronounced clearly and firmly, without despair and without childish hopes, but with a full consciousness of the truth. This word is Oblomovism... N. A. Dobrolyubov. What is Oblomovism?

“In Gorokhovaya Street, in one of the large houses, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov was lying in bed in his apartment in the morning.” This is how I. A. Goncharov’s novel begins, bearing the name of the main character - actually a story about this hero.

I don’t know of another work where one single day of the hero is told in such detail as here - throughout the entire first part. The hero's main activity during the day is lying in bed. The author immediately dots the i’s, telling us: “Ilya Ilyich’s lying down was neither a necessity, like that of a sick person or a person who wants to sleep, nor an accident, like that of someone who is tired, nor a pleasure, like that of a lazy person.” : this was his normal state.”

We see before us a young, healthy man who cannot be taken out either for a joyful walk or on a visit, for whom the service is so burdensome that he abandoned it. Moving to another apartment seems to him an insoluble problem; any business or movement gives way to the need to take off his robe, get dressed, and decide something. Just as his apartment is covered in cobwebs, mired in dust, he himself freezes in the web of doing nothing, life is replaced by existence, half-asleep, the absence of all desires and impulses, except for one and only one, to be left alone. “You’re too lazy to live!” - his childhood friend Stolz will tell him. Even dreams of family life come down to breakfast together, nice conversations and preparations for lunch and dinner. And memories of childhood are reminiscent of a fairy tale about a kingdom plunged into sleep, and even they come to the hero in a dream. Somewhere there, in distant childhood, among the eternal breakfast-lunch-dinner, conversations about food and rest before and after meals, he may have wanted to run, he was drawn to something, but the strict prohibitions of his mother and nanny, greenhouse life did their job. Education passed him by - “He had a whole abyss between science and life, which he did not try to cross.” “His head represented a complex archive of dead affairs, persons, eras, figures, religions, unrelated, political-economic, mathematical or other truths, tasks, provisions, etc. It was a library consisting of only scattered volumes on all parts of knowledge.”

Oblomov left the service not only because he did not want to spend any effort on his career - he simply did not find a place for himself in society, did not feel part of all these Alekseevs, Tarantievs, Stoltzes. He “discovered that the horizon of his activity and life lies within himself.” Of course, it’s easy to delve into yourself without thinking about your career and your daily bread when Oblomovka exists, even with a thief-elder and an ever-decreasing income, but it still exists! Without occupying himself with business concerns, he loved to go into dreams, performing one feat after another in his dreams and not paying attention to the fact that Zakhar, a sleepyhead like him, put different stockings on him and touched his handkerchief somewhere . “Master” is an accurate and succinct answer to the question of what Oblomov is. “Oblomovism” - this is how Stolz characterizes his way of life, or rather, his worldview. And Oblomov is not the only one like this; he himself claims: “Our name is legion.” It's contagious, like an epidemic. This is convenient and pleasing to the government, because such people do not rebel.

Thinking about his life, the hero comes to the conclusion: “For twelve years a light was locked inside me, which was looking for a way out, but only burned its prison, did not break free and died out.” But there was this fire! After all, the eyes lit up in the dream of a feat! After all, there was something of his own, not borrowed from others, in his judgment about people! (By the way, the very word “different” as applied to him, the need to be like everyone else, to do what is accepted, only because it is so accepted, offends him!)

Oblomov, fearing to be insincere, will not be able to say a routine compliment to the girl he likes, which many would calmly say. But he also does not want to be a burden to her, an obstacle on her life’s path, and will write a sincere letter explaining his action. In his place, someone else would have tried to change his lifestyle or - most likely - would have promised his beloved to change, and then, God willing, he, thinking and caring more about her, told the truth. “He painfully felt that some good, bright beginning was buried in him, as in a grave, perhaps now dead, or it lay like gold in the depths of a mountain, and it was high time for this gold to be a walking coin. But the treasure is deeply and heavily littered with rubbish and alluvial debris. It was as if someone had stolen and buried in his own soul the treasures brought to him as a gift of peace and life.” Oblomov truly has an “honest, faithful heart”; it will not lie, it will not betray the person who has trusted him, but it is silent when he himself is offended and robbed. You can’t “hide your head under your wing” all your life and want nothing more. You cannot condemn society and not try to confront at least some of its members. You cannot rely all your life on guaranteed daily bread from the estate (by the way, without thinking at all about those who produce it!) and on Zakhar for every trifling matter. You have to go through life yourself, and it’s not at all necessary to apply yourself to it or be like Stolz.

The feeling of being superfluous in society, unlike others, gave rise to the Onegins and Pechorins in Russia, who not only philosophized, but also tried to change something in their lives, to take risks, if only so that it would not be boring. Even with the brightest head and honest heart, without wishing harm to other people, you can live only for yourself. And the egoist, even the one suffering from this, withdraws into himself, creates a kind of cocoon, a wall that fences him off from the outside world. The dirt of worldly vanity, lies, and a wrong understanding of life’s values ​​can stick to this wall. It is this sticky layer that makes the wall stronger, making it impossible to go beyond it. And then the fire that burned inside a person consumes itself - and the light goes out. What remains is a shell - a grave.

“Oblomov reflected in his nature some features of the national way of life and national psychology, especially stable, indigenous ones.” Oblomov is “our indigenous folk type.” Dialectics of Oblomov's character. The meaning of his life and death. The characters of the novel in their relation to Oblomov. “Our name is legion! " - this is how Oblomov talks about his similarity to the people around him. But at the same time, he is strikingly different from others. In the lesson, it is necessary to prove the vitality of this image, its internal complexity, leading to ambiguous assessments. Its connection with literary predecessors should be shown, with images of Russian folklore and conclude that Oblomov is “our indigenous folk type,” pointing to Gogol’s traditions of depicting life. The main problems of the lesson 1. Is Dobrolyubov right when he claims that “there is a significant part of Oblomov in each of us”? Is it true? The Oblomovs are “legion”? 2. How and why the energetic, mischievous, inquisitive Ilyusha Oblomov turned into the motionless, apathetic Ilya Ilyich Oblomov? 3. Are Oblomov and Stolz antipodes? Discussion of these problems can be organized using a group form of work. Questions and tasks for Group 1 1. Analyze the beginning of the novel “Oblomov” to the words “Just give yourself free rein, and so...”. What details of the portrait and interior help to immediately assess Oblomov’s character? In one of the articles about the novel, Oblomov’s portrait is compared to an ancient statue. Is there any basis for such a comparison? 2. In chapters I-III of the first part of the novel, before Tarantiev’s arrival, we see Oblomov lying in bed for half a day. How is this connected with the images of Russian folklore? What is the symbolic meaning of this scene? 3. Compare Oblomov with the guests who come to him. What do they have in common? What is the compositional meaning of the image of Oblomov’s many guests? Why does the author make them representatives of different social classes? 4. Why did the word “other” and the correlation of oneself with “others” offend Oblomov (part I, chapter VIII)? What does Oblomov mean when he states: “Our name is legion! "5. Why did Oblomov’s youthful dreams not come true? Questions and tasks for group 2 1. Analyze “Oblomov’s Dream” (Part I, Chapter IX). What is Oblomovka - “a forgotten, miraculously surviving blissful corner - a fragment of Eden” or a starting point moral fall of the hero, the beginning of his death? Find in “Oblomov’s Dream” the features of a physiological sketch. How does this help to understand the social psychology of Oblomov the “master”? 2. In “Oblomov’s Dream,” Goncharov calls the tale of Emel the Fool “an evil and insidious satire on our great-grandfathers.” What meaning is revealed when the image of Oblomov is brought closer to Emelya? 3. Compare the images of Oblomov and Zakhar. Who is in slavery to whom? What is the meaning of the fact that Oblomov cannot do without Zakhar, and Zakhar cannot do without Oblomov? 4. Which word more accurately describes Oblomov’s state - laziness or peace? Support your opinions with text. Comment on Oblomov’s thought “Life is poetry. People are free to distort it! "? Is Oblomov satisfied with his way of existence? 5. Is it true that the novel “internally glorifies Russian laziness”? Confirm or refute this point of view, justifying your judgments with the text. Questions and tasks for group 3 1. Remember how Oblomov and Stolz. Which of them, in your opinion, is more convincing in affirming his life ideal? 2. Analyze the conversation between Oblomov and Stolz about Oblomovism (Part II, Chapter IV). What are the origins of their different life positions? 3. Is Stolz happy because that he can “make money"? What is the meaning of the fact that Stolz is a “Russian" German? Why is the author sympathetic to Stoltz, the hero of a new, bourgeois formation? Rating: 0 Rating: 0 This is the best answer

In it, the writer created an unforgettable image of an extra person. When starting to write the novel, the author set a goal to tell the reader about the life of “an honest and kind, sympathetic nature, a highly idealist, who struggles all his life, seeks the truth, encounters lies at every step, is deceived and falls into apathy and powerlessness.”

But the reader’s attention is presented with a broader picture than just the life of the main character - Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. Goncharov's novel reproduces the era of the 40-50s of the 19th century and provides a vivid canvas of landowner Oblomovka and bureaucratic Petersburg with its kaleidoscope of social types - from serf servants to representatives of the capital's nobility.

The main character of the novel, Oblomov Ilya Ilyich, is a man “about thirty-two or three years old, of average height, pleasant appearance, with dark gray eyes, but with the absence of any definite idea, any concentration in his facial features... softness was dominant and fundamental expression, not just of the face, but of the whole soul; and the soul shone so openly and clearly in the eyes, in the smile, in every movement of the head and hand.” This is how the reader finds the hero at the beginning of the novel, in St. Petersburg, on Gorokhovaya Street, where he lives with his servant Zakhar. From the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream,” as well as from individual strokes scattered throughout the text, the reader learns about the hero’s childhood and youth. He grew up and was brought up among people who understood life as “the ideal of peace and inaction,” and considered work to be punishment.

Life in Oblomovka and the habit of doing everything with the help of other people developed apathetic immobility in the hero. The entire novel is the story of a man who slowly but surely plunges into the quagmire of apathy. A different type of character is revealed in the image of Andrei Stolz - German on his father's side, Russian on his mother's side. Since childhood, Andrey developed such traits as initiative and hard work. He cannot understand Oblomov and does not lose hope of reviving him to life. Leaving abroad once again, Andrei entrusts the care of his friend Olga Ilyinskaya, a young girl devoid of social falsehood and coquetry. She tried to change Oblomov, to force him to live a different, active and thinking life. But they understood the ideal of life differently. Saying goodbye to Ilya, Olga says: “I only recently found out that I loved what I wanted in you, what Stolz showed me, what we invented with him. I loved the future Oblomov! You are meek and honest, Ilya; you are gentle... like a dove; you hide your head under your wing - and don’t want anything more; you’re ready to coo under the roof all your life... but I’m not like that: this is not enough for me, I need something else, but I don’t know what!”

Oblomov himself understands that he is not worthy of Olga, although he loves her sincerely and disinterestedly. Their love story is beautiful and romantic, but it cannot have a continuation, because Ilya and Olga are different people. If he imagines the future in quiet, calm walks in the garden, pleasant conversations, meeting guests, then for her it is a continuous movement forward. But it was Olga who was able to discern other character traits of Oblomov inherent in an integral nature: honesty, openness, the ability to have deep feelings. All these qualities are alien to the businessmen and careerists who periodically appear at Ilya Ilyich’s sofa. Each of them, talking about their activities and problems, represents one or another version of an active and active life, which reality offers the hero instead of lying on the sofa. After each guest leaves, the owner sums up the conversation with him and makes a negative assessment. Oblomov is not at all attracted to either a career or social success, because he sees in them only useless vanity. His soul requires something sublime and beautiful, for which it is worth getting off the couch. Having grown up in the bosom of Russian nature, among peace and quiet, surrounded by care and affection, he could not find himself in the calculating and bustling world of a big city, in a society in which, in his opinion, there are no “interests of the mind, heart, no universal sympathy” .

Possessing enormous power of generalization, the image of Oblomov belongs to the “eternal” images of not only Russian, but also world literature. The figure of the main character is ambiguous and evokes different opinions among readers. Some see in him a sage and contemplator, a man with a kind, “dove” heart. Others note mainly his laziness and apathy, uselessness and worthlessness. But the author, while working on the novel, sought to ensure that the reader would combine all the images of the work into one whole and be able to get an idea of ​​Russian life and the problems relevant to this time. Talking about the life of the main character, Goncharov showed such a broad concept as Oblomovism. On the one hand, it includes the entire patriarchal way of Russian life with its idle sleepiness, cult of food, desire for peace and quiet, and on the other hand, poetry, kindness and love. The word “Oblomovism” is first uttered by Stolz, a friend of Ilya Ilyich and his antipode. When Andrei realizes that there is no hope for Oblomov’s revival to life, he exclaims: “He’s dead... He’s lost forever!”, and later tells Olga that “Oblomovism” reigns in Ilya’s house. This concept becomes both key and fatal for the main character. All attempts by Andrei Stolts and Olga Ilyinskaya to revive Ilya Ilyich are unsuccessful: the quagmire of apathy takes over and absorbs the living and pure beginning of the hero, leading his personality to death - first moral, and then physical. This is the result of the life of a kind and thoughtful person, capable of bringing great benefit to society under other conditions. The origins of his tragedy are rooted in the social structure of patriarchal Russia. The hero's laziness and apathy are the result of upbringing and surrounding circumstances. It is “”, rightly named by N.A. Dobrolyubov’s trait of the Russian national character, crippled the fate of the protagonist and destroyed him. And this was very painful for Oblomov himself, who “painfully felt that some good, bright beginning was buried in him, as in a grave, perhaps now dead...” Self-esteem, inner freedom, which attracted the main character, both Olga and Stolz, cannot leave the reader indifferent.

The word “Oblomovism” became a household word thanks to the critic N.A. Dobrolyubov. In his article, he examined in detail the problem raised by Goncharov and which has not lost its relevance today. Ilya Ilyich, sharing his thoughts with Stolz, says: “Our name is legion,” and he is absolutely right. The phenomenon of Oblomovism, which drowns out the will and strength of spirit for the sake of peace and serene well-being, can destroy many people. Therefore, each of us must think about it, see in time and eradicate the signs of this mental illness, which can “plunge a person into a miserable state of moral slavery.”

In the lesson, it is necessary to emphasize and prove the persuasiveness, vitality of Oblomov’s image, its internal complexity, leading to ambiguous assessments. It is necessary to show the connection of the image with literary predecessors, with images of Russian folklore, to conclude that it is “our indigenous folk type,” and point to Gogol’s traditions of depicting life.

Main problems of the lesson:

I. Is Dobrolyubov right when he asserts that “in each of us sits a significant part

Oblomov"? Are the Oblomovs really “legion”?

A system of questions and tasks will help you solve the first problem of the lesson:

1. At the beginning of the novel we see Oblomov lying in bed for half a day. How is this connected with the images of Russian folklore? What is the symbolic meaning of this scene?

2. In Oblomov’s dream, Goncharov calls the tale of Emel the Fool “an evil and insidious satire on our great-grandfathers.” What meaning is revealed when the image of Oblomov is brought closer to Emelya?

3. In one of the articles about the novel, Oblomov’s portrait is compared to an ancient statue. Is there any basis for comparison in this?

4. Why didn’t Oblomov’s youthful dreams come true?

5. What is the compositional meaning of the image of Oblomov’s many guests? Why does the author make them representatives of different social classes?

6. Why did the word “other” and the correlation of oneself with “others” offend Oblomov? What does Oblomov mean when he states: “Our name is legion...”?

The lesson makes it possible to see the social (in conditions of upbringing and lordly origin) and national (in traditions, ideas, moral standards, ideals, culture) roots of Oblomovism.

II. Why and how the energetic, mischievous, inquisitive Ilyusha Oblomov turned into

In the motionless, apathetic Ilya Ilyich Oblomov?

Questions and discussion for the second problem of the lesson:

1. Analyze "". What is Oblomovka - a forgotten, miraculously surviving “blessed corner” - a fragment of Eden or the starting point of moral decline, the beginning of its death?

2. Compare the images of Oblomov and Zakhar. Who is in slavery to whom? What is the meaning of the fact that Oblomov cannot do without Zakhar, and Zakhar cannot do without Oblomov? (Oblomov and Zakhar are like twin brothers, who simply cannot exist without one another. Moreover, Zakhar is a caricature of his master. Their slavery is mutual. But it seems that both of them are quite happy with this state.)

3. Is it true that the novel “internally glorifies Russian laziness”? Confirm or refute this point of view by justifying your opinions with text.

In the lesson, it is necessary to show that “Oblomov’s lying down” is not just laziness and apathy as character traits, but a position, the conviction that “life is poetry,” rest, peace.

III. Are Oblomov and Stolz antipodes?

Questions and tasks for discussing the third problem of the lesson:

1. Who, in your opinion, is more right, more convincing in affirming his life ideal - Stolz or Oblomov?

2. Which word more accurately describes Oblomov’s state - laziness or peace? Support your opinions with text.

3. Comment on Oblomov’s thought: “Life is poetry. People are free to distort it!” Is Oblomov happy with his way of existence?

4. Is Stolz happy because he knows how to “make money”? What meaning is revealed in the fact that Stolz is German?

5. Why are people as different as Oblomov and Stolz friends all their lives? (Oblomov and Stolz in broadIn a sense, there are, as it were, two extremes of the national Russian character, which combines monstrous laziness, dreamy contemplation, efficiency, talent, love for one’s neighbor.)

6. “Active Stolz and Olga live to do something. Oblomov lives just like that.” What is the author's attitude towards the characters in this assessment? Comment on this thought, express your attitude to it.

7. What does “the purpose of life” mean? What does it mean to “live just like that”, “to live to live”?