Oblomov- a hereditary nobleman of the old school. He is 31 - 32 years old, lives in St. Petersburg in a small rented apartment, and is a person who spends all his time at home. Ilya Ilyich does not go to work and does not sit behind papers in the building, he earns his living with the help of other, equally stupid and narrow-minded people. Oblomov dreams of sitting on the couch forever in his favorite robe and not worrying about “stupid” problems. Oblomov is a lazy and dreamy person. One day he falls in love with Olga Ilyinskaya, who wants to change him with all her might, but even love cannot fix him.
Stolz- Oblomov’s best friend, known to him since childhood and the complete opposite of him. It is alien to him to lie on the sofa and dream about better life and a wonderful future. Andrei Ivanovich relies only on his own strength and skills. He constantly goes to the front and tries to reach his top. He doesn’t understand how you can live your life in one place, not travel and not grow. But, despite this, Stolz appreciates Oblomov for his pure, sincere heart and tries with all his might to help him both financially and in love affairs.
Olga Ilyinskaya- a young progressive landowner, 20 years old. She is a smart, beautiful, emotional girl who takes the best from life. Olga is similar to Stolz in her beliefs and character. The moment she meets Oblomov, she notices a man who does not want to change anything and relies only on fate and dreams. She doesn't count good time spending time lying on the couch and daydreaming. Therefore, afterwards Ilyinskaya spends all her strength on changing Oblomov, but even she doesn’t succeed.
Agafya Pshenitsyna- not a rich landowner, about 30 years old, who remained a widow with two small children. She is the owner of the house where Ilya Ilyich lives. Agafya cooks very tasty, cleans the house well, also sews well, in general, she is an excellent housewife. Matveevna is a quiet, kind, modest woman and at the same time narrow-minded and stupid. She would prefer to remain silent and simply agree than to express her point of view. Agafya is getting old, doing everything for Oblomov, she takes care of him like a mother and child. And then in the end she acquires the role of wife for her tenant.
Zakhar- Oblomov’s servant for 50 years. He has known the owner since he was very young and works for him quite large number time. Now in his service with Mr. Zakhar, he has become as lazy and grouchy as the owner. He constantly complains, whines about the terrible conditions, and deceives Ilya Ilyich. Zakhar Trofimovich can rob Oblomov both in terms of money and food. The servant is a representative of the old order and believes that until his death he must serve only one master. He remains loyal even after the death of his master.
Anisya- cook in the apartment of the landowner Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, she is 47 years old. She is a hardworking woman, kind, affectionate, quiet and quite modest. Anisya is not a stupid and narrow-minded person, she is much smarter than the servant Zakhar. The cook sees that Oblomov is wasting his life on the sofa in a dressing gown, giving himself up to unrealistic dreams. Agafya understands that you can’t live like a nobleman, and you could waste your whole life. But despite her conflicting thoughts, she does not tell her owner about this and continues to take care of him and push him around in front of his orders.
Mukhoyarov – brother the mistress of the house, Agafya Pshenitsyna. He worked for a long time as a secretary in the office, and during his entire service Mukhoyarov accumulated a fairly decent amount of money with the help of bribes. The former secretary is an arrogant and cunning man who can sell his loved ones for a pittance. If you don’t know this person well or look at him from the outside, you can say that he is a quiet, petty and pathetic person who is afraid to raise his head against a nobleman. But in his soul, Mukhoyarov, as they said, is a rather smart and narcissistic person.
Volkov- a noble nobleman, the first guest in Oblomov’s house for 25 years. He is a fashionable, rich man who spends his whole life not on the couch in a robe, giving in to his dreams, but at various noisy gatherings with noble people. He wears only the best clothes and jewelry, talks only about “high” things and problems. Volkov attends all social meetings, performances, theaters and various evenings. For a nobleman, the opinion of the noble crowd is more important than his desires. Volkov is ready to forget about his interests, just for the sake of respect from other people.
Sudbinsky- he is Oblomov’s former colleague in the office and is the second guest in Ilya Ilyich’s house after Volkov. He spends his life not on the rich social evenings, not for the discussion of people and does not spend his life in the house in a shabby robe. Sudbinsky spends all his personal time on his own career. The employee tries with all his might to receive bigger bonuses and better awards. This brings him quite a bit of income, but, despite the benefits, he lives his life within the four walls of his office.
Penkin- another of Oblomov’s acquaintances and the third guest in his house. He is a fashionable writer and writer. Penkin earns money by writing various books and fashion articles for newspapers and magazines. He writes about various incidents, secular news and not poor individuals. But despite his rather easy career, Penkin writes articles only for profit, and does not receive any pleasure from it. The writer sees quite rich life, travels around the world and sees a lot of new things. But for Oblomov, he is just a machine that is trying to survive all the juices from life.
Alekseev- an old acquaintance of Onegin and is already the fourth guest in his rented estate. He is a minor official who earns little money and does not move up the career ladder. Alekseev fully corresponds to his profession. An official is a small, quiet person who does not like to stand out from others; it is easier for him to squeeze into a corner so that no one can see him. Alekseev is not passionate about his service, does not travel the world, and does not like to attend various noisy social parties. He visits Ilya Ilyich only for free food and drink.
Tarantiev- fifth guest in Oblomov’s house, about 40 years old. He is a minor official, like Alekseev. Throughout his entire life, Tarantiev did not advance any further in his service. The official, despite his low title among his acquaintances, is an arrogant, cunning, and also quite selfish person. He has been robbing Oblomov and Mukhoyarov for quite some time, “pumping” money out of him while he lies quietly on the sofa and simply does not notice it. Tarantiev is a vengeful person who will not forget a single word from an action and will not calm down until he takes revenge.
Doctor Oblomova- another acquaintance of Oblomov and the last guest in his house. He treats Oblomov, examines him and gives him various advice. The doctor is not used to serving small people and treats only nobles and socialites. He is one of the few people who does not profit from someone he knows, but tries to get him off the couch and show him how diverse the world outside the window is. He is a quiet, reserved, but attentive person. The doctor will prefer to advise, but not force you to do something.
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Characteristics of the hero
Oblomov Ilya Ilyich is a nobleman “32-33 years old, pleasant in appearance, with dark gray eyes, but with the absence of any specific goal, any concentration in his facial features... gentleness was the dominant and main expression... of the whole soul.”
O. lies on his couch all day long, doing nothing. He is not only unable to manage his estate, but even to get ready and go to a party. All this presents great difficulty for him.
It is important to note that such inaction is a conscious choice of the hero: “Life: life is good... there is nothing deep that touches the living. All these are dead people, sleeping people, worse than me, these members of the council and society!
We learn the ideal of O.’s life from the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream.” The hero dreams of his childhood in his native Oblomovka: calm, peaceful, idle, filled with love and warmth.
O.'s path is a typical path of provincial nobles of the early 19th century. O. served in the department, did routine work, and waited for a promotion from year to year. But the hero did not need such a worthless life. He chose to lie on the sofa and contemplate the vices of his time from the outside.
O.'s soul is not devoid of dreaminess. He is a lyricist who can feel deeply. But his lifestyle muted this spiritual feature of the hero. Only O.’s old friend, Stolz, is able to wake her up for a short time.
Love for Olga temporarily changes the hero beyond recognition: “A fever of life, strength, activity appeared in him...” But “the further direction, the very thought of life, the matter remains in intentions.” This is not surprising: O. is not capable of active love, which requires self-improvement. He himself understands this and, fearing that Olga will be disappointed in him, provokes their breakup. Only Agafya Pshenitsina was able to create an ideal life for O. with a feeling of care, warmth, and idleness: “I have grown to this hole with a sore spot: try to tear it off - there will be death.” In Pshenitsina’s house, O.’s life also ended, “apparently, without pain, without torment, as if a clock had stopped and they had forgotten to wind it.”
Andrey Stolts is Oblomov’s closest friend; they grew up together and carried their friendship through life. It remains a mystery how so different people, with such different views on life, could maintain deep affection. Initially, the image of Stolz was conceived as a complete antipode to Oblomov. The author wanted to combine German prudence and the breadth of the Russian soul, but this plan was not destined to come true. As the novel developed, Goncharov realized more and more clearly that under these conditions this was simply impossible. Stolz was so mired in the routine bustle of life that he could not get out of it. Andrei is a man of action, he is not able to stop and contemplate, like Oblomov, he needs constant movement forward. Life for Stolz is a life of the mind prevailing over the heart. Olga Ilyinskaya is much closer to Stolz than to Oblomov.
She also lives by reason, not staying long in one place. For Oblomov, Stolz is a kind of demon tempter who is trying to drag Oblomov into the sparkling, fussy world, and Ilya Ilyich desperately resists this. This state of affairs does not at all overshadow their friendship; on the contrary, Stolz is the only person to whom Oblomov trusts his most intimate thoughts and feelings. It is to him that Ilya Ilyich speaks about his experiences, from where we learn that he is far from an unambiguous nature, that he, like every living person, is also overwhelmed by fears, doubts, and contradictions. We learn that Oblomov tried “to live and burn, but his fire languished for twelve years, burning his prison, and finally went out.” Oblomov for many years He languished in the service, never made a career, because he did not want, or rather, was not able to stoop to petty intrigues that disgusted his nature.
The image of Oblomov is inextricably linked with the world of his things. The author masterfully uses literary device, when from the description of an object we learn a lot of interesting things about its owner. So, for example, Oblomov’s shoes and robe (wide, soft) seem to reflect the broad and gentle nature of their owner, his flexible and good-natured character. Is this why his friends love to visit Oblomov so much? Even if perfect order does not reign in his apartment, even if the owner himself greets them in an old robe and shabby shoes, but this is perhaps the only place where you can rest your soul from the general bustle and spiritual cold in this world where reason reigns.
Unlike Oblomov, Stolz is a completely odious personality; “extra” thoughts about his purpose, place in life and other philosophical delights do not interfere with his life. He knows exactly what, when and how to do it so that it is as it should be. Oddly enough, such integrity does not evoke sympathy in the reader. I can’t say that Stolz doesn’t have positive character traits. On the contrary, we can admire this man, but he will never be as close to us as Oblomov. Rather him positive traits hardened in this turmoil, when there is no time to think about loyalty to ideals, and there are almost no ideals themselves, except for some mercantile interests. He knows exactly what he wants from life and how to achieve his goal. So why stop and think about your fate. Petty burgher happiness is quite enough for him, when “the house is a full cup”, the admiration of friends, the respect of enemies, a beautiful wife with a rich dowry, good connections - what more could a person desire? But no. It is precisely such people at the end of life who often think that something has been lost that cannot be returned, when everything seems to be there, but something is missing. The realization that they simply forgot to live, to enjoy every moment of existence, does not come to everyone.
Until the very end, Stolz does not give up trying to shake Oblomov up, “bring him back to life,” but he fails. Yes, Oblomov is dying, his fire has long gone out, but he lived in harmony with himself, conscientiously preserving his ideals and not deviating from his principles one iota. Stolz is a representative of a new time, when traditions and customs do not carry the same meaning as in a patriarchal society. But this is the time when the very essence of the Russian spirit is lost, without which there is no longer the Rus' of which Goncharov was proud.
Despite the significant volume of the work, there are relatively few characters in the novel. This allows Goncharov to give detailed characteristics of each of them, to compose detailed psychological portraits. They were no exception female images in the novel. In addition to psychologism, the author widely uses the technique of oppositions and the system of antipodes. Such couples can be called “Oblomov and Stolz” and “Olga Ilyinskaya and Agafya Matveevna Pshenitsyna.” The last two images are complete opposites of each other, they can safely be called lines that will never intersect - they are simply on different planes. The only thing that unites them is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov.
Olga Ilyinskaya is a young, determined girl. Her demands on life are high, but she herself is ready to put in enough effort to get what she wants. Olga's life is like a stormy river - constantly in motion. Olga will not give up on the task, but she will not waste time on implementing her plans if she sees that the idea is doomed to failure. She is too intelligent to waste her precious time on nonsense. It was her brightness and originality that attracted Oblomov’s attention. Oblomov fell in love with her that pure, simple-minded and sincere love, which, out of Olga’s entire circle, he is perhaps the only one capable of. She delighted him, fascinated him and at the same time tired him. She loved herself too much to notice him in her dazzling brilliance. The image of Olga Ilyinskaya is interpreted ambiguously by critics. Some people see in her a worthy synthesis of rationality, education and spirituality. Someone, on the contrary, blames her for superficiality and inability to high feeling. It seems to me that Olga is ordinary person, striving for comfort and coziness, only her concept of well-being is somewhat different than Oblomov’s. In reality they turned out to be too different people, who had the courage to admit it in time. Why bother torturing each other if it was clear that nothing would come of it? In fact, Stolz is more suitable for Olga, he is a sensible person like herself.
Agafya Matveevna Pshenitsyna is a completely different image. This is the type of a real Russian woman, mature, conscious, possessing simple worldly wisdom, which can be much more useful than all the treatises on psychology put together. It would never occur to her to neglect the interests of the person living next to her; she would not rush to defend her rights. Perhaps a man will not perform a feat for her sake, but it is next to such a woman that he will feel needed and strong. It would never occur to Agafya Pshenitsyna to try to remake a person. Psychologically, she is much closer to Oblomov, she has that naturalness that helps to guess the secret thoughts of another person. Oblomov finds everything that Olga was deprived of in Agafya.
Olga and Agafya are complete antipodes both in character and lifestyle. But it is no coincidence that Agafya Pshenitsyna appears to replace Olga in Oblomov’s life. Goncharov sincerely believed that life should be described as it is, without embellishment. That is why his works are completely devoid of any didactics; he trusts the reader to make the right judgment about the novel. It seems to me that Goncharov’s heroes, being taken from real life, described without embellishment, are neither “bad” nor “good,” just as an ordinary person cannot be only bad or only good. Olga is young, attractive, smart. Agafya, in turn, is a woman wise in life, her desires are similar to Oblomov’s ideals. She wants simple female happiness and the opportunity to take care of someone. Oblomov wants to experience that comfort for which he yearned. But Olga has other ideas about happiness, and in this case You can't judge anyone.
OBLOMOV
(Novel. 1859)
Oblomov Ilya Ilyich - the main character of the novel, a young 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 the dominant and basic expression, not just the face, but 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.
The main idea of the novel is connected with the image of O., about which N. A. Dobrolyubov wrote: “...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 the new word of our social development, pronounced clearly and firmly, without despair and without childish hopes, but with full consciousness truth. This word is Oblomovism, we see something more than just successful creation strong talent; we find in it... a sign of the times.”
N.A. Dobrolyubov was the first to classify O. among the “superfluous people,” tracing his genealogy from Onegin, Pechorin, and Beltov. Each of the named heroes in their own way fully and vividly characterized a certain decade of Russian life. O. is a symbol of the 1850s, “post-Belt” times in Russian life and Russian literature. In O.'s personality, in his tendency to passively observe the vices of the era inherited by him, we clearly distinguish a fundamentally new type, introduced by Goncharov into literary and social use. This type personifies philosophical idleness, conscious alienation from environment, which is rejected by the soul and mind of a young provincial who came from sleepy Oblomovka to the capital.
“Life: life is good! What to look for there? interests of the mind, heart? - O. explains his worldview to his childhood friend Andrei Stolts. - Look where the center is, around which all this revolves: it’s not there, there’s nothing deep that touches the living. All these are dead people, sleeping people, worse than me, these members of the council and society! What drives them in life? After all, they don’t lie down, but scurry about every day like flies, back and forth, but what’s the point?.. Underneath this comprehensiveness lies emptiness, a lack of sympathy for everything!.. No, this is not life, but a distortion of the norm, the ideal of life, which Nature has indicated a goal to man.”
Nature, according to O., indicated a single goal: life, as it had flowed for centuries in Oblomovka, where they were afraid of news, traditions were strictly observed, books and newspapers were not recognized at all. From “Oblomov’s Dream,” called an “overture” by the author and published much earlier than the novel, as well as from individual strokes scattered throughout the text, the reader learns quite fully about the hero’s childhood and youth, spent among people who understood life “no other than an ideal.” peace and inaction, disturbed from time to time by various unpleasant accidents... they endured labor as a punishment imposed on our forefathers, but they could not love, and where there was an opportunity, they always got rid of it, finding it possible and proper.”
Goncharov depicted the tragedy of the Russian character, deprived romantic features and not colored by demonic gloom, but nevertheless finding himself on the sidelines of life - through his own fault and through the fault of society, in which there was no place for the scrap people. Having no predecessors, this type remained unique.
In the image of O. there are also autobiographical features. In the travel diary “Frigate “Pallada””, Goncharov admits that during the trip he most willingly lay in the cabin, not to mention the difficulty with which he decided to sail around the world. In the friendly circle of the Maykovs, who dearly loved the writer, Goncharov had a meaningful nickname - “Prince de Lazy.”
Path O.; - typical path of provincial Russian nobles 1840s, who came to the capital and found themselves out of work. Service in the department with the inevitable expectation of promotion, from year to year the monotony of complaints, requests, establishing relationships with the chief executives - this turned out to be beyond the strength of O., who preferred lying on the sofa to moving up the ladder of “career” and “fortune”, with no hopes and dreams not painted.
The dreaminess that was rushing out in Alexander Aduev, the hero of Goncharov’s “ Ordinary history" At heart O. is also a lyricist, a human being; able to feel deeply - his perception of music, immersion in the captivating sounds of the aria “Casta diva” indicate that not only “dove meekness”, but also passions are accessible to him.
Each meeting with his childhood friend Andrei Stolts, the complete opposite of O., is capable of shaking him up, but not for long: the determination to do something, to somehow arrange his life takes possession of him. short time, while Stolz is next to him. And Stolz lacks neither the time nor the perseverance to “lead” O. from action to action - there are others who, for selfish purposes, are ready not to leave Ilya Ilyich. They ultimately determine the channel along which his life flows.
The meeting with Olga Ilyinskaya temporarily changed O. beyond recognition: under the influence strong feeling incredible transformations occur with him - the greasy robe is abandoned, O. gets out of bed as soon as he wakes up, reads books, looks through newspapers, is energetic and active, and having moved to a dacha near Olga, he goes to meet with her several times a day. “...A fever of life, strength, activity appeared in him, and the shadow disappeared... and sympathy again surged in a strong and clear key. But all these worries have not yet left the magic circle of love; His activity was negative: he does not sleep, reads, sometimes thinks about writing a plan (for the improvement of the estate. - Ed.), walks a lot, travels a lot. The further direction, the very thought of life, the deed, remains in intentions.”
Love, which carries within itself the need for action and self-improvement, is doomed in O.’s case. He needs a different feeling that would connect today's reality with old childhood impressions of life in his native Oblomovka, where they are fenced off from an existence filled with anxieties and worries by any means, where the meaning of life fits into thoughts about food, sleep, receiving guests and experiencing fairy tales as actual events. Any other feeling seems like violence against nature.
Without fully realizing this, O. understands what he cannot strive for precisely because of a certain nature of his nature. In a letter to Olga, written almost on the threshold of the decision to marry, he talks about the fear of future pain, writes bitterly and piercingly: “And what will happen when I become attached... when seeing each other will become not a luxury of life, but a necessity, when love cries out in the heart? How to break away then? Will you survive this pain? It will be bad for me."
Agafya Matveevna Pshenitsyna, the owner of the apartment, which was found for O. by his fellow countryman, the rogue Tarantiev, is the ideal of Oblomovism in the broadest sense of this concept. She is as “natural” as O. One can say about Pshenitsyna in the same words that Stolz says to Olga about O. Stolz: “...Honest, true heart! This is his natural gold; he carried it through life unscathed. He fell from the tremors, cooled down, fell asleep, finally, killed, disappointed, having lost the strength to live, but did not lose honesty and loyalty. His heart did not emit a single false note, no dirt stuck to it... This is a crystal, transparent soul; such people are few and far between; these are pearls in the crowd!
The traits that brought O. closer to Pshenitsyna are indicated here precisely. Ilya Ilyich needs most of all a feeling of care, warmth, not demanding anything in return, and that is why he became attached to his mistress, as to a fulfilled dream of returning to the blessed times of a happy, well-fed and serene childhood. With Agafya Matveevna, as with Olga, there are no thoughts about the need to do anything, to somehow change the life around and in oneself. O. explains his ideal to Stoltz simply, comparing Ilyinskaya with Agafya Matveevna: “...she will sing “Casta diva”, but she doesn’t know how to make vodka like that! And he won’t make a pie like this with chickens and mushrooms!” And therefore, realizing firmly and clearly that he has nowhere else to strive, he asks Stolz: “What do you want to do with me? With the world to which you are drawing me, I have fallen apart forever; you will not save, you will not make up two torn halves. I have grown to this hole with a sore spot: if you try to tear it off, you will die.”
In Pshenitsyna’s house, the reader sees O. more and more perceiving “his real life as a continuation of the same Oblomov existence, only with a different flavor of the area and partly of time. And here, as in Oblomovka, he managed to get rid of life cheaply, bargain with her and insure himself undisturbed peace.”
Five years after this meeting with Stolz, who again pronounced his cruel sentence: “Oblomovism!” - and leaving O. alone, Ilya Ilyich “died, apparently, without pain, without suffering, as if a watch had stopped and had forgotten to wind.” Son O., born by Agafya Matveevna and named after his friend Andrei, is taken to be raised by the Stoltsy.
Name: Ilya Oblomov
Country: Russia
Creator:
Activity: landowner
Marital status: married
Ilya Oblomov: character story
The novel is dedicated to a state characteristic of the Russian person. He describes a hero who has fallen into personal stagnation and apathy. The work gave the world the term “Oblomovism” - a derivative of the name of the character in the story. Goncharov created a striking example literature of the 19th century century. The book turned out to be the pinnacle of the writer's creativity. The novel is included in school curriculum Russian literature and does not lose its relevance, although two centuries have passed since its creation.
History of creation
"Oblomov" is a landmark work for Russian literature of the 19th century. Its meaning is not always accessible to schoolchildren who become acquainted with the book at a young age. Adults consider more deeply the idea that the author wanted to convey.
The main character of the work is the landowner Ilya Oblomov, whose lifestyle is incomprehensible to others. Some consider him a philosopher, others a thinker, and others a lazy person. The author allows the reader to form his own opinion without speaking categorically about the character.
It is impossible to evaluate the concept of a novel separately from the history of the creation of the work. The basis of the book was the story “Dashing Illness,” written by Goncharov several years earlier. Inspiration struck the writer at a time when the social and political situation in Russia was tense.
At that time, the image of an apathetic tradesman who was unable to take responsibility for his actions and decisions was typical for the country. The idea for the book was influenced by reasoning. The critic wrote about the appearance of the image of the “superfluous man” in literary works of that time. He described the hero as a freethinker, incapable of serious action, a dreamer, useless to society. Oblomov's appearance is a visual embodiment of the nobility of those years. The novel describes the changes occurring in the hero. The characteristics of Ilya Ilyich are subtly outlined in each of the four chapters.
Biography
The main character was born into a landowner family living according to the traditional lordly way of life. Ilya Oblomov spent his childhood on a family estate, where life was not very diverse. The parents loved the boy. The affectionate nanny spoiled her with fairy tales and jokes. Sleep and long sittings at meals were commonplace for the family, and Ilya easily adopted their inclinations. He was protected from all sorts of misfortunes, not allowing him to fight the difficulties that arose.
According to Goncharov, the child grew up apathetic and withdrawn until he turned into a thirty-two-year-old, unprincipled man with an attractive appearance. He lacked interest in anything and concentration on a specific subject. The hero's income was provided by serfs, so he did not need anything. The clerk robbed him, his place of residence gradually fell into disrepair, and the sofa became his permanent location.
Oblomov’s descriptive image includes the bright features of a lazy landowner and is collective. Goncharov's contemporaries tried not to name their sons after Ilya if they were the namesakes of their fathers. The household name that Oblomov's name acquired was carefully avoided.
Satirical description of appearance actor becomes a continuation of the string " extra people", which he began and continued. Oblomov is not old, but he is already flabby. His face is expressionless. Gray eyes do not carry even a shadow of thought. He wears an old robe. Goncharov pays attention to the character’s appearance, noting his effeminacy and passivity. The dreamer Oblomov is not ready for action and indulges in laziness. The tragedy of the hero lies in the fact that he has great prospects, but is not able to realize them.
Oblomov is kind and selfless. He does not have to put any effort into anything, and if such a prospect arises, he fears it and shows uncertainty. He often dreams of the setting of his native estate, bringing back a sweet longing for his native place. From time to time, beautiful dreams are dispelled by other heroes of the novel.
He is the antagonist of Ilya Oblomov. The friendship between the men began in childhood. The opposite of a dreamer, Stolz, who has German roots, avoids idleness and is accustomed to working. He criticizes the lifestyle preferred by Oblomov. Stolz knows that his friend’s first attempts to realize his career ended in failure.
Having moved to St. Petersburg as a young man, Ilya tried to work in an office, but things did not go well, and he chose inaction. Stolz is an ardent opponent of passivity and tries to be active, although he understands that his work is not intended for high goals.
She became the woman who managed to awaken Oblomov from idleness. The love that settled in the hero’s heart helped him leave the usual sofa and forget about drowsiness and apathy. The golden heart, sincerity and breadth of soul attracted the attention of Olga Ilyinskaya.
She valued Ilya’s imagination and fantasy and at the same time tried to assert herself by caring for a man who had renounced the world. The girl was inspired by her ability to influence Oblomov and understood that their relationship would not continue. Ilya Ilyich's indecisiveness became the reason for the collapse of this union.
Fleeting obstacles are perceived by Oblomov as indestructible barriers. He is not able to adapt and adapt to social frameworks. Inventing his own cozy world, he distances himself from reality, where he has no place.
Isolation became the path to simple happiness in life, and it was brought by a woman who was constantly nearby. rented out the apartment where the hero lived. After breaking up with Olga Ilyinskaya, he found solace in Agafya’s attention. A thirty-year-old woman fell in love with a tenant, and her feelings did not require changes in character or way of life.
Having united their households, little by little they began to show trust in each other and began to live in perfect harmony. Pshenitsyna did not demand anything from her husband. She was content with the merits and did not pay attention to the shortcomings. The marriage produced a son, Andryusha, Agafya’s only consolation after Oblomov’s death.
- The chapter “Oblomov’s Dream” describes how the hero dreams of a thunderstorm. According to popular belief, you cannot work on Elijah’s Day so as not to die from thunder. Ilya Ilyich has not worked all his life. The author justifies the character's idleness by believing in omens.
- Coming from a village whose life is cyclical, Oblomov builds love relationship according to this principle. Getting to know Ilyinskaya in the spring, he confesses his feelings in the summer, gradually falls into apathy in the fall and tries to avoid meetings in the winter. The relationship between the heroes lasted a year. This was enough to experience a bright palette of feelings and cool them down.
- The author mentions that Oblomov served as a collegiate assessor and managed to be provincial secretary. Both positions did not correspond to the class to which the landowner belonged, and they could be achieved through hard work. Comparing the facts, it is easy to assume that the hero, who was lazy and while studying at the university, received his position in a different way. The classes of Pshenitsyna and Oblomov corresponded, which the author emphasizes the kinship of souls.
- Life with Agafya suited Oblomov. It is curious that even the woman’s surname is consonant with the rural nature for which the hero yearned.
Quotes
Despite his laziness, Oblomov shows himself to be an educated and sensitive person, a deep person with a pure heart and good thoughts. He justifies his inaction by saying:
“...Some people have nothing else to do but talk. There is such a calling."
Internally, Oblomov is strong to commit the act. The main step towards changes in his life is his love for Ilyinskaya. For her sake, he is capable of feats, one of which is saying goodbye to his favorite robe and sofa. It is quite possible that an object that could interest the hero just as much was simply not found. And if there is no interest, why forget about convenience? Therefore he criticizes the world:
“...There is nothing of their own, they are scattered in all directions, not directed towards anything. Underneath this comprehensiveness lies emptiness, a lack of sympathy for everything!..”
Oblomov in Goncharov’s novel appears at the same time as a lazy person with a negative connotation and an exalted character with poetic talent. His words contain subtle turns and expressions that are alien to the hard worker Stolz. His elegant phrases attract Ilyinskaya and turn Agafya’s head. Oblomov’s world, woven from dreams and dreams, is built on the melody of poetry, love for comfort and harmony, peace of mind and goodness:
“...Memories are either the greatest poetry when they are memories of living happiness, or burning pain when they touch dried wounds.”
