Stolts Andrei Ivanovich is one of the main characters, a friend of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, the son of Ivan Bogdanovich Stolts, a Russified German who manages an estate in the village of Verkhlev, which is five miles from Oblomovka. “Stolz was only half German, but to his father: his mother was Russian; he professed the Orthodox faith; his natural speech was Russian: he learned it from his mother and from books, in the university classroom and in games with village boys, in discussions with their fathers and in the Moscow bazaars he inherited the German language from his father and from books.”
Stolz received a specific education: “From the age of eight he sat with his father for geographical map, sorted through the warehouses of Herder, Wieland, Bible verses and summed up the illiterate accounts of peasants, townspeople and factory workers, and read with his mother sacred history, taught Krylov’s fables, and sorted out Telemacus’s warehouses.” Upbringing, like education, was dual: dreaming that his son would grow up to be “kind”! bursh", the father in every possible way encouraged boyish fights, without which the son could not do a day, the disappearance of the child for half a day or more for unknown purposes in unknown places. If Andrei appeared without a lesson prepared “by heart”, Ivan Bogdanovich sent his son back to where he came from , - and every time young Stolz returned with the lessons he had learned. Stolz’s mother, on the contrary, sought to raise a true gentleman, a decent, clean boy with curled curls - “in her son she saw the ideal of a gentleman, although an upstart, from a black body, from a burgher’s father, but that’s all. -after all, the son of a Russian noblewoman." From this bizarre combination, the character of Andrei was formed, about whom not only the characters in the novel speak a lot and in different ways - a book was compiled about him whole literature. Goncharov himself wrote in the article “Better late than never”: “...I silently listened to the reproaches then, completely agreeing that the image was pale, not real, not alive, but just an idea.” N.A. Dobrolyubov saw in the image of Stolz a type of bourgeois businessman-entrepreneur, focused only on the organization of personal happiness and well-being: “... how could Stolz in his activities calm down from all the aspirations and needs that overwhelmed even Oblomov, how could he be satisfied your position, to calm down in your lonely, separate, exceptional happiness..." ("What is Oblomovism?")
There was a lot of controversy about Stolz: soon after the release of the novel, he was assessed by critics and Goncharov’s contemporaries as an almost certainly positive figure, designed to awaken the sleepy kingdom of the Oblomovs and call on its inhabitants to useful activities. What was confusing was that it was not a Russian, but a German who was chosen as the hero. Stolz's "foreignness" causes rejection of his personality by some characters in the novel, in particular Tarantiev, who speaks of him with open hostility not only because Stolz debunks his machinations. “Good boy! Suddenly, out of his father’s forty thousand, he made three hundred thousand in capital, and in the service he became a servant, and the scientist... now he’s still traveling! The arrow has ripened everywhere! Would a real good Russian person begin to do everything? A Russian person will choose one thing, and even then slowly, little by little, somehow, or else, damn it!
Oblomov perceives his friend differently: with early years“Stolz’s youthful heat infected Oblomov, and he burned with a thirst for labor, a distant, charming goal.” Oblomov is used to living according to Stolz’s orders; in the smallest matters he needs the advice of a friend.
Without Stoltz, Ilya Ilyich cannot decide on anything, however, Oblomov is in no hurry to follow Stoltz’s advice: their concepts of life, work, and “Applying strength” are too different. Not knowing how to do without outside help, Oblomov is precisely in this aspect of his character is the complete opposite of Stolz, who with early age was taught by his father not to count on anyone for anything. He wants to do everything at the same time: Andrei Ivanovich is equally interested in commerce, travel, writing, civil service. Parting with his father, who is sending him from Berkhlev to St. Petersburg, Stolz says that he will certainly follow his father’s advice and go to Ivan Bogdanovich’s old friend Reingold - but only when he, Stolz, has a four-story house, like Reingold. Such independence and independence, as well as self-confidence, are the basis of the character and worldview of the younger Stolz, which his father so ardently supports and which Oblomov so lacks. Stolz's element is constant movement. At just over thirty years old, he feels good and at ease only when he feels needed in all parts of the world at once. “He is all made up of bones, muscles and nerves, like a blooded English horse. He is thin; he has almost no cheeks at all, that is, there is bone and muscle, but no sign of fatty roundness; his complexion is even, dark and no blush; although his eyes a little greenish, but expressive." The most important thing in Stolz’s character is that “just as he had nothing superfluous in his body, so in the moral aspects of his life he sought a balance between the practical aspects and the subtle needs of the spirit. The two sides walked parallel, crossing and intertwining along the way, but never got entangled in heavy, insoluble knots."
Stolz is one of those heroes who, according to Goncharov, spread their umbrella until it's raining, “that is, he suffered while the grief lasted, and he suffered without much humility, but rather with annoyance, with pride, and he endured it patiently only because he attributed the cause of all suffering to himself, and did not hang it, like a caftan, on someone else’s nail. .. The dream, the enigmatic, the mysterious had no place in his soul... He had no idols, but he retained the strength of his soul, the strength of his body, but he was chastely proud, he smelled of some kind of freshness and strength, before which Even unshy women were involuntarily embarrassed.”
Like human type, how in real life, and in its literary embodiment, always carries within itself something dual: its positivity seems to be undoubted, but much makes one resist emerging sympathies, especially since one of the important components of Stolz’s philosophy is achieving a goal by any means, regardless of obstacles (“above all he put persistence in achieving goals"). It was this trait that most likely forced Goncharov to make his hero a German, however, with the hope that not today, tomorrow, new Stolts will appear under Russian names.
With the best intentions, Stolz introduces Ilyinskaya and Oblomov in order to “inoculate” them with love, like smallpox, and awaken Oblomov to rational activity. When this experiment is not successful, Stolz allows the own feeling: he marries Olga, perceiving her not only as his beloved woman, wife, but also as a student. On it, Stolz seems to be testing his own theories and philosophy of attitude towards life. One biographical rapprochement is possible here. It is known that even before his voyage on the frigate Pallada, Goncharov met a young girl, Elizaveta Tolstoy. Be beauty and spiritual qualities did not make a particularly strong impression on the writer, but after returning to St. Petersburg, Goncharov seemed to see and appreciate Tolstoy with new eyes. She happened to be the only one unrequited love Goncharova for life. And although Stolz’s romance with Olga ends happily, the line of development of their relationship resembles an episode in the writer’s biography. Stolz suffers as much as he can, but is unable to comprehend the change that has happened to Olga. He gradually immerses himself in love, becoming more and more humane for the reader: “Everything was now obscured in his eyes by happiness... Only the fragrant room of his mother, Hertz’s variations were resurrected in his memory... - Olga is my wife! - shuddering passionately , he whispered."
Stolz’s character is fully revealed when, years later, he explains to Olga in response to her causeless melancholy and sadness: “You and I are not Titans.
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Goncharov's publication of an excerpt from the novel "Oblomov", long before the end of the entire novel, did not disappoint the hopes of admiring readers. The printed "Oblomov's Dream" was written as vividly and as deliciously as one can imagine the sweet memories of childhood. This is the family patriarchy that, unfortunately, was leaving, replaced by the perversely cruel Golovlevs. And Goncharov’s attitude to this was not unambiguous. Let's try to figure out how Goncharov's own views were reflected in this novel and what his position was
In relation to the main characters.
Initially, the plot of "Oblomov" was apparently conceived as a generalized biography of an inactive, apathetic, receding landowner class using a separate example. The author's position in relation to serfdom should have been reflected in detailed story about the life of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, thoughtlessly spending day after day in his country estate. In accordance with this idea, the first volume of Oblomov was written, telling for the most part about the childhood of Ilya Ilyich. When writing the next three parts of the work, Goncharov’s attitude towards it changes.
Firstly, the author takes his hero to an urban setting and through him shows his attitude towards metropolitan society. Secondly, it becomes more complicated story line. The latter should be discussed separately. This method of testing love, however, is found not only in Goncharov. By showing how this or that hero behaves when falling in love, the author can discover many new facets in the soul of his characters that would not appear under any other circumstances. At the same time, the author is given the opportunity to teach his hero from one side or another, depending on his attitude towards the latter. Based on the outcome of the love plot, one can also judge the author’s position regarding the character. The analysis of the work, of course, needs to start with the first part, despite the fact that the beginning and development of the main plot occurs in the next three.
At first, through the conversations of the main character, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, the author characterizes him as a friendly and hospitable person and at the same time possessing extraordinary drowsiness and laziness. And then, to explain the origins of his character, Goncharov cites the hero’s dream, where he shows his childhood. Thus, the composition of the work is not disrupted.
The story about the idyllic region where Oblomov was born and grew up begins with one of the main and most interesting moments this part of the novel. Here the nature of the Oblomovsky region is described. Its serenity and plainness, of course, are noticeably exaggerated and sometimes even border on something fabulous, due to the general atmosphere of the estate. However, interestingly, from Goncharov’s own comments made here, one can judge that this landscape largely reflects his view of nature. From this passage we see that Lermontov’s descriptions of formidable elements are alien to the author. In his idyllic place "no dense forests- there is nothing grandiose, wild and gloomy." And it is not surprising, because Goncharov’s position in relation to them is quite definite: the sea “only brings sadness” to him, and “mountains and abysses ... are formidable, terrible, like claws released and directed at him and the teeth of a wild beast...” But in the “peaceful corner” he outlined for Oblomov, even “the sky... is like a parent’s reliable roof.” “The sun there shines brightly and hotly around noon and then moves away... as if reluctantly...” And “the mountains... only models of those terrible mountains,” And all the nature there “represents a series of... cheerful, smiling landscapes...” Next comes a description of the landowner and peasant life, that is, what should initially become the basis of the work.
The very idea conveyed here is not new: idle landowners, the basis of whose life is the question of what to choose for lunch, and peasants working day after day for the benefit of their masters. What is interesting is not this, but how Goncharov reflects his attitude towards this way of life. Here, as in everything in Oblomovka, the colors seem to be muted. This is how the life of the peasants is described here: " Happy people lived, thinking that it should not and cannot be otherwise, confident that everyone else lives in exactly the same way and that living differently is a sin...” I think that the author resorted to this style because, reflecting his position in relation to the problem of serfdom, he should not have disturbed the atmosphere of general drowsiness, so important for the protagonist. After all, whatever Goncharov’s attitude towards the landowners, it seems to me that deep down he sympathizes and sympathizes with Oblomov. This same general apathy that surrounded Ilya. Ilyich in childhood, could partly justify him.
Here for the first time Goncharov mentions Stolz. The author's position in relation to him in the future is clear. He will have to become a generalized image of an advanced person, including strength of character, a flexible mind, a constant thirst for action, i.e. display the complete opposite of Oblomov. Accordingly, the author makes the conditions of upbringing that shape his future character completely different than in Oblomovka.
Now, moving on to the three main parts of the novel, it must be said that the main storyline here is the relationship between Olga Ilyinskaya and Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. However, first we need to consider how the author's position in relation to Oblomov and Stolz in their comparison. In this case, considering the development love line between Olga, Oblomov and Stolz, we can once again emphasize one or another view of the author on the personalities of these two characters. Endowed with only the most correct and necessary character traits, the author, like the reader, undoubtedly likes Stolz, but at the same time, like most of us, Goncharov feels a feeling of sympathy for Ilya Ilyich.
This position of the author in relation to his heroes was reflected not only in their destinies, but even in their portraits. This is how he describes Oblomov: “He was a man about thirty-two or three years old, of average height, pleasant appearance, but lacking any a certain idea, any concentration in his facial features." And here is Stolz's description: "He is all made up of bones, muscles and nerves, like a blooded English horse... His complexion is dark and there is no blush; the eyes are at least a little greenish, but expressive." One cannot but arouse sympathy with the softness and dreaminess of his nature, reflected on his face, while the other delights with his firmness and purposefulness, readable in his entire appearance.
The author's attitude towards them was also expressed through the mutual characteristics of the heroes. And here we need to talk about the strange friendship between these two diametrically opposed people. It’s unlikely that it’s just a matter of childhood affection that once united them. But what then connects them? If Oblomov’s friendship can be explained by the need for a strong, business-like person who would always come to the aid of his indecisive and drowsy nature, then how can we explain Stolz’s attachment to Oblomov? I think that this question can be answered in the words of Andrei himself: “This is a crystal, transparent soul; such people are few; they are rare; these are pearls in the crowd!”
Now we can approach the love plot. But, before describing Olga’s relationship with Oblomov and Stolz, it is necessary to say about the author’s attitude towards her. Goncharov is undoubtedly friendly towards his heroine. She is endowed with such traits as insight, poise, and pride. Undoubtedly, the author admires the sense of duty that primarily guides the heroine, the sublimity of her soul, reflected in beautiful voice. All this can be felt in Olga’s appearance: “The nose formed a barely noticeable graceful line; the lips were thin and mostly compressed; a sign of a thought constantly directed at something. The same presence of thought in the vigilant, always cheerful... gaze of gray-blue eyes... “And the author describes her gait as “light, almost elusive.” I think it is no coincidence that Goncharov gives her this special spirituality. She is called upon to be, as it were, Oblomov’s guardian angel, to awaken his sleeping soul.
How does the author reveal the image of Oblomov through his relationship with Olga? Good or bad traits Will Goncharov be identified from Ilya Ilyich through this? Of course, Olga's mission was doomed from the very beginning. A person cannot live only by love, without thinking about anything else. However, through her, the author discovered in the hero, with whom he clearly sympathizes, many positive traits. For a while, Goncharov simply transforms Oblomov: “He gets up at seven o’clock, reads, carries books somewhere. There is no sleep, no fatigue, no boredom on his face. Even colors appeared on him, there was a sparkle in his eyes, something like courage or at least self-confidence." Well, under what other circumstances could Ilya Ilyich’s “pure, faithful heart” be able to manifest itself like that?
In Olga’s relationship with Stolz, everything happens quite the opposite. Their union is natural and harmonious. They are similar and therefore understand each other well. Fate itself predetermines them a long, calm happiness. But here, however, implicitly, the author points out a hidden flaw in Stolz’s nature. Olga, who, it would seem, should be absolutely happy, experiences some strange anxiety, which even Andrei cannot explain. And the question naturally arises whether this is Olga’s vague longing for a passionate feeling that Stolz cannot give her. Perhaps here the author wanted to say that this correct and progressive hero lacks a little crazy impulses. Be that as it may, the fates of both heroes turn out relatively well. Stolz finds his happiness with Olga, and Oblomov finds his Oblomovka on Verkhlevskaya Street and lives out his life there with the woman he always dreamed of. Such a denouement once again shows that the author’s position in relation to both of his heroes is positive.
How interesting the author compares: energy, vigor, activity and sleepy dreams, endless projects of something beautiful... It would seem natural that the author’s sympathies relate to a cheerful, energetic person... But - “a crystal, transparent soul; such people are few, they are rare; these are pearls in the crowd! Well, what can you say... And how can one disagree with Turgenev, who said: “As long as there is at least one Russian left, Oblomov will be remembered.”
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The image of Stolz in the novel “Oblomov” by Goncharov is the second central one male character novel, which by its nature is the antipode of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. Andrei Ivanovich stands out from other characters with his activity, determination, rationality, internal and external strength - as if he was “composed of bones, muscles and nerves, like a blooded English horse.” Even the portrait of a man is the complete opposite of Oblomov’s portrait. The hero Stolz is deprived of the external roundness and softness inherent in Ilya Ilyich - he is distinguished by an even complexion, slight dark complexion and the absence of any blush. Andrey Ivanovich attracts with his extroversion, optimism and intelligence. Stolz is constantly looking to the future, which seems to elevate him above other characters in the novel.
Based on the plot of the work by Stolz - best friend Oblomov Ilya, with whom main character get acquainted in school years. Apparently, at that moment they already felt a like-minded person in each other, although their characters and destinies were radically different from their youth.
Education of Stolz
The reader becomes acquainted with the characterization of Stolz in the novel “Oblomov” in the second part of the work. The hero was brought up in the family of a German entrepreneur and an impoverished Russian noblewoman. From his father, Stolz adopted all the rationalism, rigor of character, determination, understanding of work as the basis of life, as well as the entrepreneurial spirit inherent in the German people. His mother nurtured in Andrei Ivanovich a love of art and books and dreamed of seeing him shine socialite. In addition, little Andrei himself was very curious and active child- he wanted to learn as much as possible about the world around him, so he not only quickly absorbed everything that his father and mother instilled in him, but he himself did not stop learning new things, which was facilitated by a fairly democratic environment in the house.
The young man was not in an atmosphere of excessive guardianship, like Oblomov, and any of his antics (such as moments when he could leave home for several days) were perceived calmly by his parents, which contributed to his development as an independent person. This was largely facilitated by Stolz’s father, who believed that you need to achieve everything in life through your own labor, so he encouraged this quality in his son in every possible way. Even when Andrei Ivanovich returned to his native Verkhlevo after university, his father sent him to St. Petersburg so that he could make his own way in life. And Andrei Ivanovich succeeded perfectly - at the time of the events described in the novel, Stolz was already a significant figure in St. Petersburg, a well-known socialite and an irreplaceable person in the service. His life is depicted as a constant striving forward, a continuous race for new and new achievements, the opportunity to become better, taller and more influential than others. That is, on the one hand, Stolz fully justifies his mother’s dreams, becoming a wealthy, well-known person in social circles, and on the other hand, he becomes his father’s ideal - a person who is rapidly building his career and reaching ever greater heights in his business.
Stolz's friendship
Friendship for Stolz was one of important aspects his life. The hero’s activity, optimism and sharp mind attracted other people to him. However, Andrei Ivanovich was drawn only to sincere, decent, open individuals. The sincere, kind, peaceful Ilya Ilyich and the harmonious, artistic, intelligent Olga were precisely such people for Stolz.
Unlike Oblomov and friends, who looked to Andrei Ivanovich rather for external support, real help and a sound, rational opinion, people close to Stolz helped him regain his inner balance and calm, often lost by the hero in the continuous race forward. Even that “Oblomovism”, which Andrei Ivanovich condemned in every possible way in Ilya Ilyich and tried to remove from his life, since he considered it a destructive life phenomenon, actually attracted the hero with its monotony, sleepy regularity and serenity, refusal of vanity outside world and immersion in the monotony of the family, but in its own way happy life. As if Russian beginning Stolz, pushed back by the activity of German blood, reminded of itself, tying Andrei Ivanovich to people with a truly Russian mentality - dreamy, kind and sincere.
Love Stolts
Despite the exceptional positive characterization Stolz in “Oblomov”, his knowledge of practical issues in all matters, his sharp mind and insight, there was a sphere inaccessible to Andrei Ivanovich - the sphere high feelings, passions and dreams. Moreover, Stolz was afraid and wary of everything incomprehensible to reason, since he could not always find a rational explanation for it. This was also reflected in Andrei Ivanovich’s feelings for Olga - it would seem that they had found true family happiness, having found a soul mate who fully shares the views and aspirations of the other. However, the rational Stolz could not become Olga’s “Prince Charming”, who dreams of seeing him really ideal man– smart, active, established in society and career, and at the same time sensitive, dreamy and tenderly loving.
Andrei Ivanovich subconsciously understands that he cannot give what Olga loved in Oblomov, and therefore their marriage remains more of a strong friendship than a union of two flaming hearts. For Stolz, his wife was a pale reflection of his ideal woman. He understood that next to Olga he could not relax, show his powerlessness in anything, since he could thereby violate his wife’s faith in him as a man, a husband, and their crystal happiness would be broken into small fragments.
Conclusion
According to many researchers, the image of Andrei Stolz in the novel “Oblomov” is depicted as if in sketches, and the hero himself is more like a mechanism, a semblance of a living person. At the same time, in comparison with Oblomov, Stolz could become the ideal of the author, a model person for many future generations, because Andrei Ivanovich had everything for harmonious development and a successful, happy future - an excellent all-round upbringing, determination and enterprise.
What is Stolz's problem? Why does he evoke sympathy rather than admiration? In the novel, Andrei Ivanovich, like Oblomov, is “ extra person“- a person who lives in the future and does not know how to enjoy the joys of the present. Moreover, Stolz has no place either in the past or in the future, since he does not understand the true goals of his movement, which he simply does not have time to understand. In fact, all his aspirations and searches are directed towards the “Oblomovism” he denies and condemns - a center of calm and tranquility, a place where he will be accepted for who he is, as Oblomov did.
Work test
Paying tribute to his time, Mr. Goncharov also developed an antidote to Oblomov - Stolz. But regarding this person, we must once again repeat our constant opinion - that one cannot get too far ahead of life, Stoltsev, people with an integral, active character, in which every thought is immediately an aspiration and turns into action, are not yet in life our society (we mean an educated society that has access to higher aspirations; in the masses, where ideas and aspirations are limited to very close and few objects, such people constantly come across).
The author himself was aware of this when speaking about our society: “The eyes woke up from their slumber, brisk, wide steps were heard, living voices... How many Stoltsevs should appear under Russian names!” There must be many of them, there is no doubt about it; but now there is no soil for them yet. That is why from Goncharov’s novel we see and see only that Stolz is an active person, he is always busy about something, runs around, acquires things, says that to live means to work, etc. But what does he do and how does he manage to do what? - something decent where others can do nothing - this remains a mystery to us. He instantly arranged Oblomovka for Ilya Ilyich; - How? we don't know that. He instantly destroyed Ilya Ilyich’s counterfeit bill; - How? We don't know that. Having gone to the boss of Ivan Matveich, to whom Oblomov gave the bill, he spoke with him in a friendly manner - Ivan Matveich was called into the presence and not only was the bill ordered to be returned, but they were even ordered to leave the service. And it serves him right, of course; but, judging by this case, Stolz has not yet matured to the ideal of a Russian public figure. And it’s not possible yet: it’s too early. And we don’t understand how Stolz could, in his activities, calm down from all the aspirations and needs that overwhelmed even 198 I. A. Goncharov Oblomov, how could he be satisfied with his position, calm down on his lonely, separate, exceptional happiness... Don’t forget that there is a swamp underneath, that old Oblomovka is nearby, that the forest still needs to be cleared in order to reach high road and escape from Oblomovism. Whether Stolz did anything for this, what exactly he did and how he did it, we don’t know. And without this we cannot be satisfied with his personality... We can only say that he is not the person who “will be able, in a language understandable to the Russian soul, to tell us this almighty word: “forward!” Perhaps Olga Ilyinskaya is more capable than Stolz of this feat; it is closer to our young life. We said nothing about the women created by Goncharov: neither about Olga, nor about Agafya Matveevna Pshenitsyna (nor even about Anisya and Akulin, who are also distinguished by their special character), because we were aware of our complete powerlessness to say anything tolerable about them.
Disassemble female types, created by Goncharov, means making a claim to be a great connoisseur of the female heart. Without this quality, one can only admire Goncharov’s women. Ladies say that fidelity and subtlety psychological analysis Goncharov’s is amazing, and in this case you can’t help but believe the ladies... We don’t dare add anything to their review, because we are afraid to venture into this country that is completely unknown to us. But we take the liberty, at the end of the article, to say a few words about Olga and her relationship to Oblomovism. Olga, in her development, represents the highest ideal that a Russian artist can now evoke from present-day Russian life. That is why she amazes us with the extraordinary clarity and simplicity of her logic and the amazing harmony of her heart and will to the point that we are ready to doubt even her poetic truth and say: “there are no such girls.” But, following her throughout the novel, we find that she is constantly true to herself and her development, that she represents not the author’s maxim, but a living person, only one we have never met before. In her, more than in Stolz, one can see a hint of a new Russian life; one can expect from her a word that will burn and dispel Oblomovism... She begins with love for Oblomov, with faith in him, in his moral transformation... Long and persistently, with love and tender care, she works to arouse life , to evoke activity in that person. She doesn’t want to believe that he is so powerless for good; loving her hope in him, her future creation, she does everything for him: she neglects even conventional decency, goes to him alone, without telling anyone, and is not afraid, like him, of losing her reputation.
But with amazing tact, she immediately notices every falsity that manifests itself in his nature, and explains to him extremely simply how and why it is a lie, and not. He, for example, writes her the letter we talked about above, and then assures her that he wrote it solely out of concern for her, completely forgetting himself, sacrificing himself, etc. “No,” she answers, “it’s not true; if you thought only about my happiness and considered separation from you necessary for it, then you would simply leave without sending me any letters first.” He says that he is afraid of her unhappiness if she eventually realizes that she was mistaken in him, stops loving him and loves another. She asks in response to this: “Where do you see my misfortune? Now I love you, and I feel good; and then I will love another, and that means I will be fine with the other. There’s no point in you worrying about me.” This simplicity and clarity of thinking contains the makings of a new life, not the one in which he grew up. modern society... Then - how Olga’s will is obedient to her heart! She continues her relationship and love for Oblomov, despite all extraneous troubles, ridicule, etc., until she is convinced of his decisive worthlessness. Then she directly announces to him that she was mistaken about him, and can no longer decide to join her destiny with him. She still praises and caresses him even during this refusal, and even after; but by her act she destroys him, just as not one of Oblomov’s men was destroyed by a woman. She simply and meekly told him: “I only recently found out that I love in you what I wanted to have 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!” And she leaves Oblomov, and she strives for her own him, although she still does not know him well.
Finally she finds him in Stolz, unites with him, is happy; but even here it does not stop, does not freeze. Some vague questions and doubts bother her, she is trying to find out something. The author did not reveal to us her emotions in their entirety, and we may be mistaken in our assumptions about their properties. But it seems to us that this is a breath of new life in her heart and head, to which she is incomparably closer to Stolz. It is clear that she does not want to bow her head and humbly worry difficult moments, in the hope that life will smile again later. She left Oblomov when she stopped believing in him; she will leave Stolz too if she stops believing in him. And this will happen if questions and doubts do not stop tormenting her, and he continues to advise her - to accept them as new element life, and bow your head. Oblomovism is well known to her, she will be able to distinguish it in all forms under all caresses and will always find so much strength within herself to carry out merciless judgment on it...
In the novel “Oblomov,” Alexander Goncharov touches on the theme of friendship between people who are completely different in character and views.
A comparative description of the image of Oblomov and Stolz will help the reader figure out whether it is capable of changing a person for the better.
Childhood and education
Ilya Ilyich Oblomov grew up as a spoiled child. The parents were too protective of their son and did not give him the opportunity to prove himself. Didn't like to study. He believed that science was sent to people as punishment for their sins. As a thirteen-year-old boy, he was enrolled in a boarding school. He often asked his mother for permission to stay at home and not go to school. I did not receive sufficient knowledge at the university due to my own laziness.
Andrey Ivanovich Stolts was a smart boy. He absorbed knowledge like a sponge. His father raised him in strictness. Mother did not encourage “labor education.” When the father sent his son to university, he did not take him to the city. I said goodbye at the gate without unnecessary emotions, put on his cap, and pushed him so hard that he knocked him off his feet.”
Appearance
Ilya is overweight. His “plump arms and soft shoulders” gave his appearance a certain delicacy. “His complexion was not ruddy or dark, he seemed positively pale.” IN gray eyes There were always certain thoughts that quickly disappeared before they had time to settle in my head.
Andrey he is thin, has no cheeks at all, and has dark skin. “It was made of bones, nerves and muscles, resembled English horse" His face had expressive green eyes. It exudes masculinity and health.
Aspirations and wealth
Ilya Oblomov at thirty-two years old, he had acquired absolutely nothing on his own. He left the service because of a stupid mistake he made, sending important documents wrong address. He couldn't complete a simple assignment. Lives in rented apartments. The property inherited from parents suffers losses and does not bring adequate prosperity. Ilya Ilyich knows nothing about financial matters.
Doesn't try to keep up with anything and create something in life. He lies on the sofa, constantly in a sleepy state.
Stolz“I served, after resigning, I went into business on my own and made a house and money. He's involved in some company that ships goods overseas." Does not make mistakes in work. He achieved respect in society and material wealth through his own efforts. “He is constantly on the move: if society needs to send an agent to England or Belgium, they send him. Should be created new project or disassemble new idea- Stolz is chosen.”
Love for a woman
Andrey respects opposite sex. In his relationship with Olga Ilyinskaya, he proves himself to be a true gentleman, capable of solving all the concerns of his beloved and making her happy. He achieved his goal - he married the one he loves.
Ilya always tactful in dealing with women. He loved Olga Ilyinskaya, but could not overcome his laziness and reluctance to change. I was afraid of the ordinariness of marriage. He caused his beloved a lot of trouble; she often cried because of his caustic speeches. He married the widow Pshenitsyna, from whom he rented a room. She demanded absolutely nothing from him. Similar relationships suited Oblomov.
Attitude to life
Andrey Stolts, full of health, wishes to live many more years. Although he is a realist, phrases are often heard from his lips that he wants to “live two hundred, three hundred years.” Adheres to the goal that everything should be accomplished based on clearly defined tasks. The dream had no place in his soul.
Ilya Oblomov calls himself an “old caftan.” Sometimes he voices thoughts that he would lie down and fall asleep forever. Likes to dream. His imagination often paints imaginary pictures. The images of the future wife and children are especially clearly highlighted.