"Oblomov's Dream" is the world of a sleepy and poetic soul. Positive qualities of Oblomov What character did Oblomov have

One of the largest Russian writers of the 19th century century Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov is the author of widely known novels: “ An ordinary story", "Oblomov" and "Breakage".

Particularly popular Goncharov's novel "Oblomov". Although it was printed more than a hundred years ago (in 1859), it is still read with great interest as a vivid artistic image musty landowner life. It captures the typical literary image of enormous impressive power - the image of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov.

The remarkable Russian critic N.A. Dobrolyubov, in his article “What is Oblomovism?”, elucidating the historical significance of Goncharov’s novel, established the features that mark this painful phenomenon in public life and in a person’s personality.

Oblomov's character

Basic Oblomov's character traits- weakness of will, passive, indifferent attitude towards the surrounding reality, a tendency towards a purely contemplative life, carelessness and laziness. Common noun“Oblomov” came into use to designate an extremely inactive, phlegmatic and passive person.

Oblomov's favorite pastime is lying in bed. “Ilya Ilyich’s lying down was neither a necessity, like that of a sick person or like 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 - it was his normal state. When he was at home - and he was almost always at home - he kept lying down, and everything was always in the same room.” Oblomov's office was dominated by neglect and negligence. If it weren’t for the plate with a salt shaker and a gnawed bone lying on the table, uncleaned from the evening dinner, and the pipe leaning against the bed, or the owner himself lying in bed, “one would think that no one lives here - everything was so dusty, faded and generally devoid of living traces of human presence.”

Oblomov is too lazy to get up, too lazy to get dressed, too lazy to even concentrate his thoughts on anything.

Living a sluggish, contemplative life, Ilya Ilyich is not averse to dreaming sometimes, but his dreams are fruitless and irresponsible. So he, the motionless hulk, dreams of becoming a famous commander, like Napoleon, or a great artist, or a writer, before whom everyone bows. These dreams did not lead to anything - they are just one of the manifestations of an idle pastime.

A state of apathy is also typical of Oblomov’s character. He is afraid of life, tries to isolate himself from life's impressions. He says with effort and prayer: “Life touches.” At the same time, Oblomov is deeply characterized by lordship. Once his servant Zakhar hinted that “others lead a different life.” Oblomov responded to this reproach this way:

“Another one works tirelessly, runs around, fusses... If he doesn’t work, he won’t eat... And I?.. Am I rushing about, am I working?.. Do I eat little, or what?.. Am I missing something? It seems like there’s someone to give it to: I’ve never once pulled a stocking on my feet as I’ve been living, thank God! Will I worry? What do I need from?

Why did Oblomov become an “Oblomov”? Childhood in Oblomovka

Oblomov was not born such a worthless slacker as he is presented in the novel. All his negative character traits are a product of depressing living conditions and upbringing in childhood.

In the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream” Goncharov shows why Oblomov became “Oblomov”. But how active, inquisitive and inquisitive little Ilyusha Oblomov was and how these traits were extinguished in the ugly environment of Oblomovka:

“The child looks and observes with a sharp and perceptive gaze how and what adults do, what they devote their morning to. Not a single detail, not a single feature escapes the child’s inquisitive attention; the picture of home life is indelibly etched into the soul, the soft mind is nourished with living examples and unconsciously draws the program of his life based on the life around him.”

But how monotonous and boring are the pictures of domestic life in Oblomovka! All life consisted in the fact that people ate many times a day, slept until they were stupefied, and in their free time from eating and sleeping, they loitered around.

Ilyusha is a lively, active child, he wants to run around and observe, but his natural childish inquisitiveness is blocked.

“Let’s go for a walk, Mom,” says Ilyusha.
- What are you, God bless you! Now go for a walk,” she replies, “it’s damp, you’ll catch cold in your legs; and it’s scary: now a goblin is walking in the forest, he’s carrying away little children...”

They protected Ilyusha from labor in every possible way, created a lordly state in the child, and taught him to be inactive. “If Ilya Ilyich wants something, he only has to blink - three or four servants rush to fulfill his desire; whether he drops something, whether he needs to get something, but he can’t get it, whether to bring something, whether to run away; sometimes, like a playful boy, he just wants to rush in and redo everything himself, and then suddenly his father and mother and three aunts shout in five voices:

"For what? Where? What about Vaska, and Vanka, and Zakharka? Hey! Vaska! Vanka! Zakharka! What are you looking at, dumbass? Here I am!..”

And Ilya Ilyich will never be able to do anything for himself.”

Parents looked at Ilyusha's education only as a necessary evil. It was not respect for knowledge, nor the need for it that they awakened in the child’s heart, but rather disgust, and they tried in every possible way to “make this difficult matter easier” for the boy; under various pretexts they did not send Ilyusha to the teacher: sometimes under the pretext of ill health, sometimes because of someone’s upcoming name day, and even in those cases when they were going to bake pancakes.

The years of his studies at the university passed without a trace for Oblomov’s mental and moral development; nothing worked out for this man who was not accustomed to work; Neither his smart and energetic friend Stolz, nor his beloved girl Olga, who set the goal of returning Oblomov to an active life, had a deep impact on him.

Parting with his friend, Stolz said: “Farewell, old Oblomovka, you have outlived your time”. These words refer to tsarist pre-reform Russia, but even in the conditions of the new life, many sources that fed Oblomovism were still preserved.

Oblomov today, in the modern world

No today, at modern world Oblomovki, no Oblomov in the sharply expressed and extreme form in which it is shown by Goncharov. But with all this, in our country from time to time we encounter manifestations of Oblomovism as a relic of the past. Their roots must be sought first of all in the incorrect conditions of family upbringing of some children, whose parents, usually without realizing it, contribute to the emergence of Oblomov-like sentiments and Oblomov-like behavior in their children.

And in the modern world there are families where love for children is manifested in providing them with such conveniences in which children, as far as possible, are freed from labor. Some children display traits of Oblomov’s weak character only in relation to certain types of activity: mental or, on the contrary, physical labor. Meanwhile, without a combination of mental and physical labor, development proceeds one-sidedly. This one-sidedness can lead to general lethargy and apathy.

Oblomovism is a sharp expression of weak character. To prevent it, it is necessary to cultivate in children those strong-willed character traits that exclude passivity and apathy. These traits primarily include determination. A person with a strong character has traits of strong-willed activity: determination, courage, initiative. Particularly important for a strong character is perseverance, which manifests itself in overcoming obstacles and in the fight against difficulties. Strong characters are formed through struggle. Oblomov was freed from all effort, life in his eyes was divided into two halves: “one consisted of work and boredom - these were synonyms for him; the other from peace and peaceful fun.” Not accustomed to labor effort, children, like Oblomov, tend to identify work with boredom and seek peace and peaceful fun.

It is useful to re-read the wonderful novel “Oblomov”, so that, imbued with a feeling of disgust for Oblomovism and its roots, carefully monitor whether there are any remnants of it in the modern world - albeit not in a sharp, but sometimes disguised form, and take all measures to overcome these remnants.

Based on materials from the magazine “Family and School”, 1963

The presented lesson is intended for the 10th grade of a secondary school. This is the second lesson on studying the novel by I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov". The first lesson was devoted to the study of the Flemish craftsmanship of I.A. Goncharov, the objective world in the novel.

Lesson type: lesson on studying a work of art.

Lesson type: a lesson in in-depth work on the text of a work.

Lesson format: lesson - conversation (with elements artistic reading, discussions).

Objective of the lesson: analyze “Oblomov’s Dream”, identifying those aspects of the life of Oblomov’s followers that influenced the formation of the hero’s dual nature (on the one hand, poetic consciousness, on the other - inactivity, apathy, laziness of life).

Tasks:

1. Cognitive:

• Recall with students the function of sleep in work of art; Give examples of previously studied works in which dreams were present.
• Introduce students to the compositional features of using “Oblomov’s Dream”.
• Identify the positive and negative features of the life of the Oblomovites that influenced the character of Ilya Ilyich.

2. Developmental:

• Development of attention.
• Development of thinking.
• Development of imagination.
• Development of oral speech.

3. Educational:

• Cultivating a love for literature lessons.
• Cultivating interest in Russian traditions, features of the Russian national character.

Equipment: portrait of I.A. Goncharov, cassette with excerpts from N. Mikhalkov’s film “Six Days in the Life of Oblomov.”

Design: a portrait of I.A. Goncharov is attached to the board, the first part of the topic and the questions that students will answer during the lesson are written down.

Lesson progress:

I. Introductory stage:

Teacher's word: Today we have to get acquainted with a very significant chapter in the context of the novel, which is called “Oblomov’s Dream.” In addition, we will find out the compositional features of its use, identify the features of the life of the Oblomovites, which influenced the formation of the character of Ilya Ilyich.

Conversation (about the tradition of using sleep in literature):

Note: U – teacher’s question; y is the student’s answer.

W: Let's remember which works we studied earlier contained a dream?

from: A.S. Pushkin “Eugene Onegin” - Tatyana’s dream.

from: A.S. Pushkin " Captain's daughter" - Petrusha Grinev's dream.

from: “Ballads” by V. Zhukovsky.

*U – teacher’s question; y is the student’s answer.

W: Yes, you are absolutely right. What do you think is the function of sleep in these works, and why do the authors use them?

u: Through dreams, the features of the character’s inner world are revealed; here, in a distorted form, the thoughts and fears of the characters are reflected; the future can also be represented in dreams.

U: Let’s think about what is unique about the compositional use of sleep in the novel “Oblomov”?

y: The dream represents Oblomov’s childhood, but Goncharov does not begin the novel with a description of childhood, but transfers it to chapter 9. Thus, the hero is first introduced to us, and then only his personality is revealed.

II. Analysis of the work:

Teacher's word: Now let's move on to the consideration of "Dream". Now we will hear a description of Oblomovka, with which “The Dream” opens. Let's try to find in it significant words, epithets (definitions that give the expression figurativeness and emotionality) with which the author conveys his attitude towards this place.

Artistic reading of a passage by a student:

“Where are we? To what blessed corner of the earth did Oblomov’s dream take us? What a wonderful land! No, really, there are seas there, no high mountains, rocks and abysses, no dense forests - there is nothing grandiose, wild and gloomy...

The sky there, it seems, is pressing closer to the earth, but not in order to throw more arrows, but perhaps only to hug it tighter, with love: it spreads out so low above your head, like a parent’s reliable roof, to protect, it seems, the chosen one a corner from all adversity.

The sun shines brightly and hotly there for about six months and then does not suddenly leave there, as if reluctantly, as if it were turning back to look once or twice at its favorite place and give it a clear, warm day in the fall, amidst bad weather.

The mountains there seem to be just models of those terrible mountains erected somewhere that terrify the imagination. This is a series of gentle hills, from which it is customary to ride, frolicking, on your back or, sitting on them, look thoughtfully at the setting sun.

The river runs merrily, frolicking and playing; It either spills into a wide pond, then rushes in a quick thread, or becomes quiet, as if lost in thought, and crawls slightly over the pebbles, releasing playful streams on the sides, under the murmur of which it sweetly dozes.

The entire corner of fifteen or twenty miles around was a series of picturesque sketches, cheerful, smiling landscapes. The sandy and sloping banks of a bright river, small bushes creeping up from a hill to the water, a curved ravine with a stream at the bottom and a birch grove - everything seemed to have been deliberately tidied up one by one and masterfully drawn.

A heart exhausted by worries or not at all familiar with them asks to hide in this forgotten corner and live a happiness unknown to anyone. Everything there promises a calm, long-term life until the hair turns yellow and an unnoticeable, sleep-like death.”

The student highlights epithets and significant words, the rest complement it: blessed corner; wonderful land; favorite place; pictorial sketches; cheerful, smiling landscapes, everything is quiet and sleepy, etc.

U: Draw a conclusion about what this place was like in Oblomov’s life.

u: This is an ideal place, a paradise for Oblomov.

Teacher's word: And now let's turn to you real life in Oblomovka. And let's see if everything in it is really as perfect as presented in the description.

In order to remember the key aspects of the life of the Oblomovites, we will watch fragments from N. Mikhalkov’s film “Six Days in the Life of Oblomov.” I ask you to divide into two teams, the task of one team will be to find positive moments in Oblomov’s life, and the other - to find negative, negative moments. And in order to make it easier for you to highlight aspects, I suggest you pay attention to 3 areas:

1. Picture of the world.
2. Philosophy of life.
3. Raising a child.

And then, using examples from the film and supplementing them with examples from the text, we will answer the question: “Can we really call Oblomovka paradise and why?”

View episodes from the film:

1. Ilyusha's curiosity.
2. Mismanagement of Oblomovites.
3. An all-encompassing sleep like death.
4. Repetitive, fruitless evenings. The unifying principle is laughter.
5. Prayer.

Discussion between two groups of students. The results of the discussion are presented in a notebook and on the board in the form of the following table.

Teacher's word: So, you and I have reflected in our table the opposite sides of Oblomovka’s life. And more often than not, the hero of the novel was assessed only taking into account one side that influenced his life. Here are two statements from critics, which side did they take in Oblomov?

N. Dobrolyubov: “In Goncharov’s book we see a living modern Russian type, minted with merciless rigor and correctness. What are the features of Oblomov’s character? In complete inertia, resulting from apathy towards everything that is happening in the world...”

A.V. Druzhinin: “The sleepy Oblomov, a native of the sleepy and yet poetic Oblomovka, is free from moral diseases... He is not infected with everyday depravity. A child by nature and according to the conditions of his development, Ilya Ilyich largely left behind him the purity and simplicity of a child, which place the dreamy eccentric above the prejudices of his age.”

W: Which of these researchers do you think is right?

Students come to the conclusion that both of these sides exist in Oblomov’s personality and neither one nor the other can be excluded or absolutized.

III. Lesson summary:

The class comes up with a topic for the lesson that would reflect the bidirectional nature of Oblomov’s essence. (For example, “Oblomov’s Dream is a world of sleepy and poetic soul».)

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Characteristics of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov very ambiguous. Goncharov created it complex and mysterious. Oblomov separates himself from the outside world, fences himself off from it. Even his home bears little resemblance to habitation.

WITH early childhood he saw a similar example among his relatives, who also fenced themselves off from the outside world and protected it. It was not customary to work in his home. When he, as a child, played snowballs with peasant children, they then warmed him up for several days. In Oblomovka they were wary of everything new - even a letter that came from a neighbor, in which he asked for a beer recipe, was afraid to open for three days.

But Ilya Ilyich remembers his childhood with joy. He idolizes the nature of Oblomovka, although this is an ordinary village, not particularly remarkable. He was brought up by rural nature. This nature instilled in him poetry and a love of beauty.

Ilya Ilyich does nothing, just complains about something all the time and engages in verbiage. He is lazy, does nothing himself and does not expect anything from others. He accepts life as it is and does not try to change anything in it.

When people come to him and tell him about their lives, he feels that in the bustle of life they forget that they are wasting their lives in vain... And he does not need to fuss, act, does not need to prove anything to anyone. Ilya Ilyich simply lives and enjoys life.

It's hard to imagine him in motion, he looks funny. At rest, lying on the sofa, it is natural. He looks at ease - this is his element, his nature.

Let's summarize what we read:

1. Appearance of Ilya Oblomov. Ilya Ilyich is a young man, 33 years old, of good appearance, of average height, plump. The softness of his facial expression showed him to be a weak-willed and lazy person.
2. Marital status. At the beginning of the novel, Oblomov is not married, he lives with his servant Zakhar. At the end of the novel he gets married and is happily married.
3. Description of the home. Ilya lives in St. Petersburg in an apartment on Gorokhovaya Street. The apartment is neglected; the servant Zakhar, who is as lazy as the owner, rarely sneaks into it. A special place in the apartment is occupied by a sofa, on which Oblomov lies around the clock.
4. Behavior and actions of the hero. Ilya Ilyich can hardly be called an active person. Only his friend Stolz manages to bring Oblomov out of his slumber. Main character lies on the sofa and only dreams that he will soon get up from it and take care of business. He can't even decide pressing problems. His estate has fallen into disrepair and is not bringing in any money, so Oblomov doesn’t even have money to pay the rent.
5. The author's attitude towards the hero. Goncharov has sympathy for Oblomov; he considers him a kind, sincere person. At the same time, he sympathizes with him: it is a pity that a young, capable, not stupid man has lost all interest in life.
6. My attitude towards Ilya Oblomov. In my opinion, he is too lazy and weak-willed, and therefore cannot command respect. At times he just infuriates me, I want to go up and shake him. I don't like people who live their lives so mediocrely. Perhaps I react so strongly to this hero because I feel the same shortcomings in myself.

The central character of I. A. Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov” is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a gentleman “thirty-two years old.” Revealing it life philosophy, the way of existence, its psychology is what the work is dedicated to.
Oblomov's main character traits are apathy, laziness, and inactivity. He lies on the couch all day, completely uninterested in anything. But this state of affairs does not bother the hero at all: everything suits him in this existence: “Ilya Ilyich’s lying down was neither a necessity,... nor an accident...: it was his normal state.” On the contrary, Oblomov’s discomfort is caused by intrusive “touches of life.”
However, this hero also has his own dreams. In the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream,” the author outlines them to us quite clearly. We see that my native Oblomovka instilled in Ilya Ilyich a love for home comfort, silence, and peace: “ Happy people lived, thinking that it shouldn’t and couldn’t be any other way.”

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Essay Oblomov's character traits reasoning

Goncharov's novel "Oblomov" was written in the mid-nineteenth century and accurately described the prominent representative noble society, who has a consumerist attitude towards life and the people around him, cannot find application for his knowledge and abilities. This is the fruit of upbringing, accustomed from generation to generation to use slave labor, to live at the expense of another person.

The main character of the novel is called Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. He repeats not only his father's name, but also his habits and lifestyle. A life test for Oblomov was his studies at the boarding school. He studied well, but was more happy when his parents, having come up with dozens of reasons, left him at home. After finishing his studies at the boarding school, and then in Moscow, Ilya Ilyich enters the service. But even there he cannot hold out for more than two years. He finds doing any work boring and uninteresting.

He justifies his passivity by saying that he has big plans for the future. Lying on the sofa, he considers a plan for reorganizing the estate. But things don’t go further than dreams. And even his friend Andrei Stolts cannot stir him up. Going abroad on business, Andrei introduces Oblomov to Olga Ilyinskaya. But this acquaintance only revived Oblomov’s life for a short time. Kind and honest by nature, Ilya Ilyich suddenly realizes that he cannot make Olga happy, that their views on life are very different.

He wants a calm, measured life, without difficulties and shocks, to be surrounded by kind and loving people. The owner of the house where he rented an apartment, Pshenitsyn’s widow, was able to provide him with such a life. Over time, she became his wife, the mother of his son, was his nurse, his guardian angel. Even Stolz, having arrived to Oblomov, realized that he could not change his friend’s life.

After Oblomov’s death, Stolz told the writer about his fate. He wanted readers to appreciate his pure soul and constant struggle with himself and the life around him.

Plan

1. Introduction
2. Conclusion

Introduction

Goncharov's novel "Oblomov" was written during the period of transition Russian society from outdated, Domostroevsky traditions and values ​​to new, educational views and ideas. The most complex and difficult this process became for representatives of the landowner social class, as it required an almost complete rejection of the usual way of life and was associated with the need to adapt to new, more dynamic and rapidly changing conditions. And if part of society easily adapted to the new circumstances, for others the transition process turned out to be very difficult, since it was essentially opposed to the usual way of life of their parents, grandfathers and great-grandfathers. The representative of precisely such landowners, who failed to change with the world, adapting to it, in the novel is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. According to the plot of the work, the hero was born in a village far from the capital of Russia - Oblomovka, where he received a classic landowner, house-building upbringing, which formed many of the main character traits of Oblomov - weak-willedness, apathy, lack of initiative, laziness, reluctance to work and the expectation that someone will do everything for him.
Excessive parental care, constant prohibitions, and the pacifying lazy atmosphere of Oblomovka led to a deformation of the character of a curious and active boy, making him introverted, prone to escapism and unable to overcome even the most minor difficulties.

The inconsistency of Oblomov’s character in the novel “Oblomov”

The negative side of Oblomov’s character

In the novel, Ilya Ilyich does not decide anything on his own, hoping for help from the outside - Zakhar, who will bring him food or clothes, Stolz, who is able to solve the problems in Oblomovka, Tarantiev, who, although he will deceive, will himself figure out the situation that interests Oblomov, etc. The hero is not interested in real life, it causes him boredom and fatigue, while he finds true peace and satisfaction in the world of illusions he himself has invented. Spending all his days lying on the sofa, Oblomov makes unrealistic plans for the arrangement of Oblomovka and his happy family life, in many ways similar to the calm, monotonous atmosphere of his childhood. All his dreams are directed to the past, even the future that he imagines for himself - echoes of a distant past that can no longer be returned.

It would seem that a lazy, lumbering hero living in an untidy apartment cannot evoke sympathy and affection from the reader, especially against the backdrop of Ilya Ilyich’s active, purposeful friend, Stolz. However, Oblomov’s true essence is revealed gradually, which allows us to see all the versatility and inner unrealized potential of the hero. Even as a child, surrounded by quiet nature, the care and control of his parents, the sensitive, dreamy Ilya was deprived of the most important thing - knowledge of the world through its opposites - beauty and ugliness, victories and defeats, the need to do something and the joy of what was gained through one’s own labor.
From an early age, the hero had everything he needed - helpful servants carried out orders at the first call, and his parents spoiled their son in every possible way. Finding himself outside his parents' nest, Oblomov, not ready for the real world, continues to expect that everyone around him will treat him as warmly and welcomingly as in his native Oblomovka. However, his hopes were destroyed already in the first days in the service, where no one cared about him, and everyone was only for themselves. Deprived of the will to live, the ability to fight for his place in the sun and perseverance, Oblomov, after an accidental mistake, leaves the service himself, fearing punishment from his superiors. The very first failure becomes the last for the hero - he no longer wants to move forward, hiding from the real, “cruel” world in his dreams.

Positive side of Oblomov’s character

The person who could pull Oblomov out of this passive state leading to personality degradation was Andrei Ivanovich Stolts. Perhaps Stolz is the only character in the novel who thoroughly saw not only negative, but also positive traits Oblomov: sincerity, kindness, the ability to feel and understand the problems of another person, inner peace and simplicity. It was to Ilya Ilyich that Stolz came in difficult moments, when he needed support and understanding. Oblomov’s dove-like tenderness, sensuality and sincerity are also revealed during his relationship with Olga. Ilya Ilyich is the first to realize that he is not suitable for the active, purposeful Ilyinskaya, who does not want to devote herself to “Oblomov” values ​​- this reveals him as a subtle psychologist. Oblomov is ready to give up his own love, because he understands that he cannot give Olga the happiness she dreams of.

Oblomov’s character and fate are closely connected - his lack of will, inability to fight for his happiness, together with spiritual kindness and gentleness, lead to tragic consequences - fear of the difficulties and sorrows of reality, as well as the hero’s complete withdrawal into the pacifying, calm, wonderful world of illusions.

National character in the novel "Oblomov"

The image of Oblomov in Goncharov’s novel is a reflection of the national Russian character, its ambiguity and versatility. Ilya Ilyich is the same archetypal Emelya the fool on the stove, about whom the nanny told the hero in childhood. Like the character in the fairy tale, Oblomov believes in a miracle that should happen to him by itself: a supportive firebird or a kind sorceress will appear and take him to beautiful world honey and milk rivers. And the chosen one of the sorceress should not be a bright, hard-working, active hero, but always “quiet, harmless”, “some kind of lazy person who is offended by everyone.”

Unquestioning faith in a miracle, in a fairy tale, in the possibility of the impossible - main feature not only Ilya Ilyich, but also any Russian person raised on folk tales and legends. Finding itself on fertile soil, this faith becomes the basis of a person’s life, replacing reality with illusion, as happened with Ilya Ilyich: “his fairy tale is mixed with life, and he is unconsciously sad sometimes, why is a fairy tale not life, and why is life not a fairy tale.”

At the end of the novel, Oblomov, it would seem, finds that “Oblomov” happiness that he has long dreamed of - a calm, monotonous life without stress, a caring, kind wife, an organized life and a son. However, Ilya Ilyich does not return to real world, he remains in his illusions, which become more important and meaningful for him than real happiness next to a woman who adores him. In fairy tales, the hero must pass three tests, after which he will be expected to fulfill all his desires, otherwise the hero will die. Ilya Ilyich does not pass a single test, giving in first to failure in the service, and then to the need to change for the sake of Olga. Describing Oblomov’s life, the author seems to be ironizing about the hero’s excessive faith in an unrealizable miracle for which there is no need to fight.

Conclusion

At the same time, the simplicity and complexity of Oblomov’s character, the ambiguity of the character himself, the analysis of his positive and negative sides, allow us to see in Ilya Ilyich the eternal image of an unrealized personality “out of his time” - “ extra person”, who failed to find his own place in real life, and therefore went into the world of illusions. However, the reason for this, as Goncharov emphasizes, is not a fatal combination of circumstances or the difficult fate of the hero, but the incorrect upbringing of Oblomov, who is sensitive and gentle in character. Raised as a “houseplant,” Ilya Ilyich turned out to be unadapted to a reality that was harsh enough for his refined nature, replacing it with the world of his own dreams.

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Traits of national character in the image
I. I. Oblomova

In 1859, one of the most remarkable works of I. A. Goncharov, “Oblomov,” was published. This novel was received ambiguously by readers: some praised it and read it, others scolded it and expressed all sorts of disdain. The critics also disagreed; each gave his own assessment of the novel and did not want to agree with someone else’s. But meanwhile the novel sold out, and soon all of St. Petersburg knew and discussed “Oblomov.”

The work stirred up a new wave in the ocean that was raging in Russia at that time: whether to have a true Russian character and way of life or to try to imitate a foreign style. People agreed that, indeed, Goncharov cast Oblomov in too unattractive a light.
What are Traits of national character in the image of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, around which there were so many disputes and discussions? The main character of the novel is a slow, unusually lazy person. He was never in a hurry, he liked to put things off, and was in no hurry to do today what could be done tomorrow. His favorite pastime was sleeping; eating came second. Ilya Ilyich woke up at lunchtime, and only extraordinary events could pull him out of his comfortable bed. Oblomov spent his entire day in inaction and peace, he did not go anywhere, was not interested in anything, and his measured, drawn-out life would have flowed from day to day, if not for his acquaintances and friends who occasionally visited him.

Traits of national character in the image of Oblomov Goncharov, exaggerating a little, showed it unusually accurately. Let us at least remember Oblomov’s spiritual qualities. According to the author of the novel, Ilya Ilyich had a pure heart, to which all sorts of dirt did not stick, and a soul as transparent as crystal. Oblomov was a very kind, gentle person. His house was always open to visitors: both close friends and ordinary acquaintances. Ilya Ilyich’s bread and salt also knew no bounds; he never refused people, even those unpleasant to him: Oblomov always treated Tarantiev, although it was very difficult. assume that they were close acquaintances..

It is these qualities that have distinguished the Russian people from time immemorial. Foreigners traveling around Russia were always amazed by the breadth of the soul of Russians, their generosity, kindness and openness.

There is another one in Oblomov amazing feature, inherent in all Russian people without exception, is hope for “maybe.” Who among us has never used this magic word? Ilya Ilyich hopes that perhaps the matter of moving to another apartment will be settled by itself, perhaps the headman himself will improve Oblomovka’s financial situation.

Where do these come from? National Character Traits in the Russian character? Goncharov gives the answer to this question in the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream,” which, it seems to me, is the key to the entire novel. From childhood, Ilya Ilyich was brought up in conditions where it was easier to say a few words than to do the deed himself. As a child, Ilya Ilyich observed nature and tried to do something with his own hands, but his parents carefully protected him from any work and from making independent decisions. All his life Ilya Ilyich felt in himself hidden forces, but could not release them and use them for the benefit of Russia or at least for his own benefit. In Oblomov, the stereotype of a happy life is firmly established - peace, renunciation of all activities. For Ilya Ilyich, a cozy robe and a soft feather bed become symbols of happiness.

Oblomov could not stand the test of his sincere, ardent love for Olga Ilyinskaya. At first, when their attraction to each other flared up into passion, Ilya Ilyich changed greatly for the better: he forgot about his dressing gown, his afternoon nap... Oblomov began to often appear in society, dress smartly, often met with Olga, and it seemed that he had changed forever , the former life is buried. But as soon as a serious situation arose that required decisive action from Ilya Ilyich (it was necessary to propose to Olga, rent a new apartment, put things in order on the estate, etc.), Oblomov did not find the strength to fulfill his plans and sank again: stopped seeing Olga, returned to his old friends - a robe and a sofa, began to sleep during the day again and finally moved to the Vyborg side, where he hid from society, like a hermit.

Moving to the Vyborg side and meeting Agafya Pshenitsyna played a tragic role in Oblomov’s fate: he completely sank, and nothing, not even friendship with Stolz and love for Olga, could pull him out of the hole where Ilya Ilyich fell.

After reading “Oblomov”* I thought for a long time about the Russian character, compared myself, my relatives and acquaintances with the hero of the novel and, I must admit, I was surprised to find very similar features in everyone. Oblomov lives in every Russian people to one degree or another. The character of Ilya Ilyich has many positive and many negative traits; his image reflects a typical Russian national character, however, not without some exaggerations. And for a very long time, the Russian people will suffer from their inherent contemplation, resulting in fruitless daydreaming, but I want to believe that, despite all the vicissitudes of fate, they will carry openly through the years kind heart your own and a soul as pure as crystal.