What circumstances forced Dubrovsky to become a robber 5. Essay on the topic: “Why Dubrovsky became a robber

A. S. Pushkin’s novel “Dubrovsky” was written in 1832. In it, the writer shows the life of the Russian nobility of the early 19th century. At the center of the story is the life of two noble families - the Troyekurovs and the Dubrovskys.

Kirila Petrovich Troekurov, because of a stupid quarrel, decided to deprive his longtime friend Andrei Gavrilovich Dubrovsky of his estate. Both friends were passionate hunters. But Dubrovsky could not afford to keep a good kennel. Once he could not resist the envious words: “... it’s a wonderful kennel, it’s unlikely that your people will live as well as your dogs.” Troekurov's huntsman was offended by this phrase. He told Dubrovsky that some nobles might envy the life of his owner’s dogs.

This gave rise to a serious quarrel that ended in litigation. Because of this brutal legal battle, Andrei Gavrilovich became very ill. He fell ill. The nanny who looked after him decided to write about everything to the landowner’s son, Vladimir Dubrovsky.

This young man was brought up in the Cadet Corps and now served in the Guards regiment in St. Petersburg. His father spoiled Vladimir and refused him nothing. Young Dubrovsky was a carouser, got into debt and dreamed of a rich bride.

But, having learned about the terrible news, Vladimir immediately rushed to Kistenevka. Before his eyes, his father was getting worse and worse. And one day, having met Kirila Petrovich, Dubrovsky Sr. could not stand it. He had a stroke and died.

The last evening at the estate was full of sadness and memories for Vladimir. The author often mentions that young Dubrovsky lacked family and home comfort. His mother died early, he did not know his father well, but he felt great affection for him. After the death of his parent, Vladimir felt deep loneliness. On the last evening, he sat down to sort through his father's papers and accidentally found letters from his late mother. After reading these letters, he plunged into the atmosphere of family comfort and forgot about everything in the world.

For Vladimir, the thought that his family estate could go to enemies was unbearable. Therefore, he decided to set fire to the house. The hero did not want victims, he ordered all the doors to be unlocked before the arson, but the serf Arkhip did not listen to his master. Because of him, the clerks were also burned in the fire.

Dubrovsky took his faithful serfs, whom he treated like a father, and went with them into the forest. This hero became a noble but cruel robber. One thing was surprising - he spared Troekurov’s estates and always avoided them. Later we learn that even then Vladimir fell in love with Masha Troekurova and therefore did not touch her father’s estate.

Why did Dubrovsky become a robber? Finding no protection from the law, he also decided to live by unwritten rules - the rules of force and cruelty. But his noble nature still limited the hero in this, making him a “noble robber.”

Vladimir Dubrovsky is brave and decisive. In a critical situation, he knows how to quickly make decisions and find a way out of any situation. Let us at least remember the episode with the “bear room”, when Dubrovsky came to Troekurov’s house under the guise of teacher Deforge. Finding himself face to face with the bear, Vladimir overcame his fear and shot the predator. Thus, he aroused involuntary respect from Troekurov.

Even becoming a robber, Vladimir did not violate his persistent moral principles. Dubrovsky turned out to have enough wisdom to discern in Masha Troekurova her most best qualities, despite the fact that she is the daughter of his worst enemy. It is not for nothing that Pushkin emphasizes all the best in Dubrovsky, calling him a “noble robber.”

Roman A.S. Pushkin's "Dubrovsky" was written in 1832. In it, the writer shows the life of the Russian nobility of the early 19th century. At the center of the story is the life of two noble families - the Troyekurovs and the Dubrovskys.

Dubrovsky took his faithful serfs, whom he treated like a father, and went with them into the forest. This hero became a noble but cruel robber. One thing was surprising - he spared Troekurov’s estates, always avoided them. Later we learn that even then Vladimir fell in love with Masha Troekurova and therefore did not touch her father’s estate.

Even becoming a robber, Vladimir did not violate his strong moral principles. Dubrovsky turned out to have enough wisdom to discern her best qualities in Masha Troekurova, despite the fact that she is the daughter of his worst enemy. It is not for nothing that Pushkin emphasizes all the best in Dubrovsky, calling him a “noble robber.”

Vladimir Dubrovsky became a robber because Troyekurov not only deprives the Dubrovskys of their family estate, but also encroaches on their noble honor and dignity. His son Vladimir replaces his father in protecting the family. Driven by duty to his father and revenge on his offender, young Dubrovsky tries in his own way to defend the rights of the family, acting as a “noble robber.” And only thanks to love and a new sense of duty - duty towards his beloved - main character turns off the road of robbery. It was love for Masha that appealed to Vladimir’s conscience and forced him to stop the peasant revolt. Love for the daughter of his offender also gives rise in Vladimir’s soul to a feeling of forgiveness for Troekurov.

Educational nature of literary works

A person’s life... It’s different for everyone:

can be full of adventures
can flow smoothly and without much change,
may change dramatically due to some circumstances.

Literature, both domestic and foreign, teaches us a lot. Reading various works, we immerse ourselves in a world that is somehow familiar to us or, conversely, an unknown one that we want to comprehend. In any case, literary works give us examples of what to do and what not to do. Some of the heroes become our favorites, we want to imitate them. Some characters evoke a negative reaction, and you try to quickly say goodbye to these characters and forget everything connected with them.

But sometimes it is impossible to judge one or another hero unequivocally. On the one hand, he commits many bad (from a moral point of view) actions. On the other hand, he himself suffered from the cruelty and indifference of other people who wanted to show their power and strength at any cost. And the hero in this world, in his own opinion, has no other role than the one that is immoral.

Vladimir Dubrovsky

I would like to turn to the work of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin “Dubrovsky”. We will talk about the main character - Vladimir Dubrovsky. This character is quite ambiguous in the assessment of different readers. Before us is a young man whose father is dying, one might say, due to mental trauma, resentment inflicted on him by a former friend, even friend, neighbor Troekurov. Troekurov takes away the estate of Dubrovsky Sr. by deception. Son Vladimir decides to avenge his father. He becomes a robber. Then, under the guise of a French teacher, he appears in the house of the landowner Troekurov. But all his plans change when Vladimir meets Masha, Troekurov’s daughter. Being by nature a kind, sensitive, sympathetic, intelligent person, the young man is ready to deviate from his principles associated with the desire for revenge. He confesses his love to Masha and wants to marry her. Realizing that the girl’s father will never consent to this marriage, he comes up with a plan to kidnap Masha. But he comes for her already when the words of the oath were spoken in the church - to be a faithful wife to her husband (Prince Vereisky). Masha, raised according to Christian laws, refuses to leave with Vladimir. Dubrovsky is forced to let her go.

To summarize, we note that Vladimir Dubrovsky - strong personality, a brave, self-confident person, he clearly knows what he wants and tries not to deviate from what he planned. We have already said that this is a kind and sensitive young man. But the circumstances associated with the death of his father destroyed his faith in justice and hope for the best, so the hero becomes a robber, thus deciding to take revenge on his offenders.

Dubrovsky was forced to become a robber in order to restore justice and take revenge on General Troekurov. The general sued his father's estate, old Dubrovsky could not stand the shock and died. Vladimir had no choice but to burn the house and unite the peasants in the fight against a common enemy. Dubrovsky understood that Troekurov would treat his people poorly, he became their protector.

The central character of the novel, the son of a poor nobleman, cadet cornet Vladimir. Fate played a cruel joke on him, instantly depriving him of his father, his livelihood, and his cloudless, brilliant future. The blame for all the troubles of the main character, without realizing it, is the landowner Troekurov, his father’s friend, who is also an interesting personality. Human cruel temperament and a limited mind, not accustomed to taking others into account, Kirila Petrovich Troekurov instills horror not only in ordinary peasants, but also in representatives noble society. Sometimes the powerful landowner immediately suppresses the emerging manifestations of humanity within himself, without giving free rein to his feelings. This can be seen in his behavior after winning a trial against his friend Andrei Dubrovsky and in relation to his daughter.
The poor but proud nobleman Andrei Dubrovsky is not afraid of either the condition of his neighbor, the landowner, or his tough temper. The consequences of the quarrel between the poor nobleman Andrei Dubrovsky and the cruel landowner Kiril Petrovich Troekurov turned out to be destructive for everyone who found themselves in its epicenter. As a result, several unfortunate people, the most tragic of whom noble robber Vladimir Dubrovsky. Educated, brave, generous, he is endowed with the true qualities of a real nobleman, which is why he earned the love of the common people and subsequently became the leader of the robber peasants.
In the image of Dubrovsky, a protest is expressed to the society that reigns in the world of landowners, in a world where the law is on the side of the rich and influential. It is not the desire to get rich, not the thirst for profit that seduces the hero. Vladimir Dubrovsky, who by the will of fate lost his father, his estate - his only source of income, did not at all intend to become a robber. But the thirst for revenge, indignation at the lawlessness that befell his family, unrest among the peasants, the whole range of experiences played a role in future fate noble nobleman. The blacksmith Arkhip, who hid behind the door at night with an ax in Vladimir’s house, seemed to read the secret thoughts that settled in his master’s head. But killing the clerks was not part of Dubrovsky’s plans; he ordered Arkhip to unlock the door during the arson of the estate.
And so Dubrovsky embarks on the slippery slope of robbing wealthy and influential people and becomes a beloved hero for the peasant world. Driven by a feeling of revenge, and wanting to punish the culprit of madness, and then the death of his father, Dubrovsky settles in the house of his enemy under the guise of a teacher, the Frenchman Deforge. But passionate, spiritualized love for Maria Troekurova eradicates the feeling of revenge in him and Vladimir forgives his offender. Dubrovsky is in a state of temporary happiness, but, as expected, the intransigence of Masha’s father and the shadow of Vladimir’s robber life do not promise absolute happiness and a shared future for the lovers.
Perhaps everything would have turned out much more successfully for two people destined for each other if two stubborn and wayward representatives of the nobility had not collided. The root cause of all the destructive events of the novel lies in the quarrel between Troekurov and Dubrovsky Sr., in the class prejudices of noble society. Everything else is the tragic consequences of an irreversible process.

Dubrovsky took his faithful serfs, whom he treated like a father, and went with them into the forest. This hero became a noble but cruel robber. One thing was surprising - he spared Troekurov’s estates, always avoided them. Later we learn that even then Vladimir fell in love with Masha Troekurova and therefore did not touch her father’s estate.