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Education. Women's view of men's images in Russian literature

The novel "Oblomov" is one of the brightest works of Russian literature of the 19th century, which even today excites readers with the sharpness of the questions raised by the author. The book is interesting, first of all, because the problematics of the novel is revealed through the method of antithesis. The opposition in Oblomov of the main characters makes it possible to emphasize the conflict between different worldviews and characters, as well as to better reveal the inner world of each character.

The action of the work revolves around the fate of the four main characters of the book: Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, Andrey Ivanovich Stolz, Olga Ilyinskaya and Agafya Pshenitsyna (some researchers supplement this list with Zakhar, however, in terms of significance in the story, he still belongs to secondary characters). Through male and female characters in the novel, the author analyzes various aspects of a person's social and personal life, reveals many "eternal" topics.

Characteristics of male characters

Ilya Oblomov And Andrey Stoltz – the main characters of "Oblomov" Goncharova. According to the plot of the novel, the men met during their school years and, having become friends, continued to support each other even decades later. Oblomov and Stolz are an example of a really strong, reliable and fruitful friendship for both men. Ilya Ilyich saw in Andrei Ivanovich a person who is always ready and, most importantly, knows how to solve his problems with those around him, with the expenses and income of the estate. For Stolz, Oblomov was a pleasant conversationalist, whose company had a pacifying effect on Andrei Ivanovich and helped him return to peace of mind, which he often lost in pursuit of new achievements.

In "Oblomov" the characters are presented as antipodes - completely different and almost in no way similar heroes. This is clearly seen in the depiction of the fates of Oblomov and Stolz. Ilya Ilyich grew up as a "hothouse", "indoor" child, who from an early age was taught to a lordly lifestyle, laziness and attitude to new knowledge as something optional and unnecessary. After graduating from school and university “for show”, Ilya Ilyich enters the service, where one of the first disappointments in life awaits him - at work you need to fight for your place, constantly work and be better than others. However, the most unpleasant thing for Ilya Ilyich is that his colleagues remain unfamiliar people, and do not become a new family for a man. Not accustomed to disappointments and blows, Oblomov, after the first failure at work, gives up and closes himself from society, creating his own special world of illusory Oblomovka.

Against the background of the active, striving forward Stolz, Ilya Ilyich looks like a lazy, apathetic bumpkin who simply does not want to do anything himself. Andrei Ivanovich's childhood and youth were filled with new impressions. Without suffering from excessive parental care, Stoltz could leave home for several days, choose his own way forward, read a lot and was interested in almost everything. Andrei Ivanovich learned his love for knowledge from his mother, while his practical approach to everything, perseverance and ability to work came from his German father. At the end of the university, Stolz leaves his native estate, independently building his own destiny, earning material wealth and meeting the right people.

The interdependence of male images

The male images of the heroes in the novel "Oblomov" are two ways of realizing a person in society, two leading principles that do not find a harmonious combination in any of the characters. On the other hand, Stolz and Oblomov complement each other perfectly, help each other in finding the most important things to achieve true, not illusory happiness. After all, Oblomov, in his dreams of rebuilding Oblomovka, appeared to be a person no less active and sociable than his friend, while Stolz throughout the novel continues to reach for the peace of mind that he found in Oblomov. As a result, unconsciously for himself, Andrei Ivanovich creates a kind of Oblomovka in his own estate after marriage with Olga, gradually turning into a person tied to his home and appreciating the monotonous, calm flow of time.

Despite the fact that the characteristics of the heroes of Oblomov are based on antithesis, neither Oblomov nor Stolz are Goncharov's ideals, but rather are presented as an extreme manifestation of Oblomov's and progressive features in a person. The author showed that without the harmony of these two principles, a person will not feel full and happy, will not be able to realize himself both socially and spiritually.

Characteristics of female images

The main characters of the novel "Oblomov" are also opposed to each other. Olga Ilyinskaya is a young lady from a wealthy family, from childhood she studied literacy, science and the art of singing, an active and purposeful girl who likes to choose her own fate on her own, without adjusting to her husband or loved ones. Olga is not at all like the meek, homely Agafya, ready for anything for the sake of a loved one, able to adapt to any lifestyle, if only Oblomov was happy. Ilyinskaya was not ready to follow the wishes of Ilya Ilyich, to become his ideal "Oblomov" woman, whose main area of \u200b\u200bactivity would be the household - that is, the framework prescribed by Domostroy.

Unlike the uneducated, simple, quiet - the true prototype of the Russian woman - Agafya, Olga is an absolutely new type of emancipated woman for Russian society, who does not agree to limit herself to four walls and cooking, but sees her destiny in continuous development, self-education and striving forward . However, the tragedy of Ilyinskaya's fate lies in the fact that even having married an active, active Stolz, the girl still takes on the role of a wife and mother, classic for Russian society, not much different from the role described in Domostroy. The discrepancy between desires and the real future leads to Olga's constant sadness, the feeling that she did not live the life she dreamed of.

Conclusion

The main characters of the novel "Oblomov" are interesting, attractive personalities, whose stories and destinies make it possible to better understand the ideological meaning of the work. On the example of male characters, the author analyzes the topics of human development, becoming in society, the ability to set goals and achieve them, and on the example of female characters, she reveals the theme of love, devotion, the ability to accept a person as he is.
Oblomov and Stolz are characters not only opposed, but also complementary, just like Olga and Agafya, by the way. Having adopted or developed in themselves the features and qualities of the antipode image, the characters could become absolutely happy and harmonious, because it is precisely in the misunderstanding of the path to true happiness that the tragedy of the characters of Oblomov lies. That is why their characteristics in Goncharov's novel do not have an exclusively negative or positive connotation - the author does not lead the reader to ready-made conclusions, suggesting that he himself choose the right path.

Artwork test

In the system of images, male and female, in Hardy's novels and stories, one should attribute the writer's ability to build his plot in such a way that a small number of characters - three, four, five - are usually brought to the fore in one work. For example, the first part of the novel "Homecoming" is called "Three Women". Secondary characters are grouped around the main characters, and a rural "choir" sounds - the voices of episodic heroes, representatives of the masses: peasants, farm laborers, lumberjacks, carters, maids, etc. The main characters, male and female, in Hardy's novels are grouped, as a rule, according to traditional in European literature, the compositional rules of pairs and triangles are a man and a woman in love, two rivals, or girlfriends (binary group), or a woman and two men, etc.

At the same time, the relations of the characters within such a "small group" always develop dynamically: the "triangles" fall apart and sometimes are recreated, new ensembles appear, or some other combinations, groupings of characters are given. But nature always remains the same background and in its own way also a participant in the action in the cycle, more precisely, Nature with a capital letter, as a great being, as the embodiment of the Eternally Feminine principle.

The concept of a female character, the image of a Woman as a representative of the "beautiful half" of Humanity, took shape in Thomas Hardy gradually in the course of the evolution of his work - from his first unpreserved novel "The Poor Man and the Lady" and the book "Ethelberta's Hand" to the last lyric poems in which the old master still lived in the delights of love, sang, on behalf of his beloved heroine Tess, a sad song ("Country Women"), recreated the image of the Virgin Mary, far from Christian orthodoxy ("Evening in Galilee").

Femininity, for Hardy, is, along with the masculine principle, one of those mysterious forces that, being essentially unknowable, spontaneous, determine the course of events in nature, history, and in the everyday life of people.

The heroes of Hardy are led to defeat and death by their characters and the influence of society, their desire to break out of the immutable boundaries of being. But it is impossible to exaggerate the role of this craving of his characters for self-sufficiency.

The only difference between men and women of Gardy in this general sense is only that the images of the latter, as already noted, are more mythologized. This is reflected in the large number of likenesses of his heroines to ancient and Celtic-Scandinavian goddesses, in the way the writer associates the figures of women with the images of witches, fairies from the "local" pantheon, in the romantic "demonization" of some representatives of the high society. For Hardy, a woman is still closer to nature, to Mother Nature than a man, because a woman is connected with her, and spiritually (earth, water, vegetation, especially flowers, all this has long been associated with the feminine in mythology, in folklore).

For example, she feels good on the farm and in the field, Tess dreams of escaping from London to her native village. Sophie, the heroine of the story "Son's Ban". Marty South, as the author of the novel "In the Edge of the Woods" writes about her, was one of those women who "really approached the finest ideal understanding of nature."

Marty South, the secondary heroine of the novel, who understood nature as deeply as her beloved forester Winterbourne, is honored with an apotheosis in the finale of the book: the name of a higher purpose of man - love for all living things under the sun. Alas, this is a tragic apotheosis, for her love for Winterbourne remained unrequited, the hero died, and she mourns over his grave.

Love for all living things remains, despite all the tragic obstacles, is the best and most expressive character trait of most of the writer's heroines.

About female love and its various shades, about the ways and stages of its development and extinction, one can find the richest material in the works of Hardy. And the writer himself could, following the example of Stendhal, create a book that would represent another version of the treatise "On Love". The English novelist tells dozens and hundreds of stories about love, suddenly flashing or slowly emerging, stormy, passionate, or, conversely, almost imperceptible to others, as if barely smoldering. About the struggle of motives in the souls and minds of lovers, the struggle is either elementary simple, or complicated, taking on bizarre forms, the struggle between worldly considerations (selfish and conceited calculations, taking into account the opinions of "Mrs. Grundy") and spiritual, higher ones, about compromises in personal relationships, so characteristic of the moral climate of England, or about tragedies and catastrophes.

Among the heroes and heroines of Hardy there are no politicians, such as, for example, the radical Felix Holt from the novel of the same name by D. Eliot. None of his heroines thinks about the feminist movement, about the struggle for the social equality of women with men. They, as a rule, obey the authority of their fathers, parents, although, having become wives, they can also show their character, dictate their line of behavior to husbands, lovers. Their strength is in their weakness, or, in other words, in their feminine charms (Anna Zegers has a collection of short stories "The Strength of the Weak"). Although against the power of Fate (Will, Unknown Cause), Gardy is powerless all.

Not being a member of social movements, the writer was in principle in agreement with those progressive people of England, like J. St. Mill and J. Eliot, who wanted to achieve greater freedom for women in society and advocated the expansion of women's education. It is not for nothing that many of Hardy's heroines try to engage in self-education, as they say now, to have intellectual conversations with men on an equal footing, especially in this regard, the image of Susan Bridehead is expressive. At the same time, the novelist believed that a woman is often stronger than men in another area, in intuitive comprehension of life. Here is how he writes about Mrs. Ibright, the mother of Clym: “She was highly characteristic of insight, a kind of insight into life, all the more surprising that she herself did not participate in life. In practical life, women are most often distinguished by such talent; they can watch over a world that has never been seen" ("Homecoming", book 3, chapter 3).

Hardy emphasized in his heroines that natural spiritual endowment, which, as we have already noted, is associated with mythology, with "super natural" abilities.

The writer does not have villains and notorious scoundrels, which were many in the works of Dickens, Thackeray, Wilkie Collins, Bulwer-Lytton. Or those closer to Hardy in time, R. Stevenson, Kipling, Bram Stoker, with his famous "Dracula", H. Wells. If his characters show cruelty, greed, vanity, short-sightedness, then their personal guilt is still incommensurable with the great measure of evil that is brought into life due to their actions. So, the former sergeant Troy brings a lot of disasters to his countrymen, but he himself, in essence, is not a villain ("Far from the Mad Crowd"). Michael Henchard is rude and can be fierce by nature, but in the depths of his soul there is a kind of feminine "anima" that does not allow him to commit murder, pushes him to do good deeds. ("Anima", according to the hypothesis of C. G. Jung, is the "female" component of the subconscious of a man). After the fight with Farfrae, the hero sleeps curled up. "There was something femininely weak in this pose, and the fact that such a courageous and stern person took it made a tragic impression" ("Mayor of Casterbridge", chapter 38). Such "femininity", that is, kindness and defenselessness before the gloomy face of Fate, is noted by most of Hardy's male characters.

Hardy's heroines, whether they are noble ladies, duchesses, wealthy farmers like Bethsheba Everdeen, whether they are maids, laborers, petty traders, governesses, etc. - they are all, as a rule, deceived by Fate, although they strived for happiness, one way or another they sought it . But the irony of events is just another name for the phenomenon that Hardy calls the Immanent Will, its "eternal arts" or "cunning mechanisms" that act to harm people.

What has been said about the male characters of the writer applies even more to his heroines. They are, as a rule, kind, they are by nature intended for love, but the tragic paradox of their situation is that Fate is unfavorable social circumstances, the power of patriarchal customs, a combination of circumstances, or a subjective factor - illusions, delusions, prejudices of heroines - everything leads them to defeat. And only relatively rarely does fate smile at his women - see the novel "Under the Green Tree", the happy marriage of Elizabeth Jane with Farfrae ("Mayor of Casterbridge"), the successful union of Thomasin with the guard Venn from "Homecoming". Although Hardy warned readers in a special note that this "happy ending" was a concession on his part to Victorian censorship. You can still name happy endings in some of Hardy's short stories and short stories, but the general sad mood from his picture of life as a whole remains.

(on the example of three)

I will tell you about the male images of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" using the example of such heroes as Nikolai Rostov, Anatole Kuragin and Fyodor Dolokhov, who will help to reveal various moral qualities.

Nikolay Rostov

Nikolai Rostov is the son of Count Rostov, brother of Vera, Natasha and Petya. This is "a short, curly young man with an open expression", ".. his whole face expressed swiftness and enthusiasm."

The difference between Nikolai and the other heroes mentioned above is his dignity, honor, naturalness, goodwill, cordiality, openness, sincerity, that is, those qualities that are inherent in the entire Rostov family. However, despite a sufficient number of positive aspects, Nikolai was unable and did not want to take the path of life's quests - this is a significant difference between him and Andrei Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov. Moral torments did not occupy the hero, and any ideas did not inspire him. He liked to act rather than think, which is why he began to be considered a fruitful person. The main character hasn't changed much throughout the novel. It is necessary to tell about the changes of Nicholas the military.

Anatole Kuragin

Anatole Kuragin - son of Prince Vasily, brother of Helen and Ippolit. He was a friend of Dolokhov, and in this regard, life for him is also a search for pleasures and pleasures. The hero has a rather high self-esteem, being an egoist and a hypocrite.

"He was not in a position to consider how his actions might respond to others, nor what might come out of such or such an act of his."

Anatole does not grow morally in the novel, he does not know life's barriers, all roads are open to him. This makes him a negative character, which repels the reader.

I must say about the story with Natasha.

Fedor Dolokhov

Fedor Dolokhov is a bright hero. In it you can see such traits as courage, audacity, bravery, the ability to commit desperate deeds. However, Natasha was able to see in him the most important thing - unnaturalness.
A distinctive feature of Dolokhov is his desire to constantly be in the spotlight. The test of fate is the main goal of Dolokhov's life. He almost always succeeds in this thanks to strange and incomprehensible entertainments, from which it becomes quite clear that the hero is not afraid of death. From a moral point of view, the hero is proud and cold-blooded. Such concepts as love and friendship do not have the slightest meaning for him. The hero is incapable of feeling. However, scenes such as a declaration of love to his mother and a marriage proposal to Sonya remain incomprehensible, since Dolokhov is a negative hero without truth and simplicity. Fedor appears before us from two different sides, shows various features of his personality, which gives him a mystery and mystery that interests readers.

July 23, 2014, 09:50

During her short life, Jane Austen managed to write six novels. In each of these novels, there are two types of male characters: the positive ones (those the main characters marry) and the negative ones (the ones they don't marry).

I decided to remember everyone and try to understand what makes me fall in love with her characters (even negative ones) every time.

Mind and feelings"

Mr. Edward Ferrars (positive hero)

Description: "Eleanor Ferrars did not impress Elinor at first sight with either refinement of manners or aristocracy. He was not handsome and could not always present himself, but it was worth getting to know him a little better, and it immediately became clear that Edward was a very decent and open young man , well educated, but at the same time completely unambitious. This trait upset his mother and sister, since they certainly wanted to see him in office ... and they themselves did not know which one, only passionately desired that he become a prominent figure. Mother saw him as a famous politician , a member of Parliament or, at worst, a gray eminence with some powerful political figure. As for her sister - in the marriage of Mrs. John Dashwood, her dreams were much easier to realize. She wanted her brother to masterfully manage the carriage. Edward himself did not had not the slightest interest either in politics or in horses. He always remained a calm home boy. "

Colonel Brandon (positive hero)

Description:"Colonel Brandon, who was introduced second as Sir John's old friend, seems to have frequented the house and felt as natural as Lady Middleton as wife and Lady Jennings as mother-in-law.

He did not utter a word at the table, but his silent presence did not bother anyone, although his appearance was unpleasant. According to the two sisters, he looked like a typical old bachelor, he was already in his mid-thirties, and his face could turn off even the last old spinster in the area. Perhaps he was not stupid and prudent, but clearly did not interest the young ladies.

“Marianne felt some respect for the colonel, involuntarily distinguishing him from other listeners who were deprived of even the rudiments of good taste and for some reason were not ashamed of it.
Music clearly gave the colonel pleasure, and although he did not fall into ecstasy, like a sensitive girl at the piano, his attention was obvious.

"The Colonel was sympathetic to Elinor, she was used to his stern and somewhat cold demeanor and considered Brandon a real gentleman."

Mr. Willoughby (negative character)

"... turned out to be not only noble, but also young and good-looking."

"His natural masculine beauty and nobility of manner became the subject of conversation in the summer house all evening. The laughter that his gallantry aroused in Marianne meant that the gentleman made a really strong impression on her, although she hardly saw his face."

"Pride and Prejudice"

Mr Darcy (goodie)

Description:"... Mr. Bingley's friend, Mr. Darcy, immediately attracted the attention of the entire hall with his stately figure, regular features and aristocratic appearance. Five minutes after their arrival, everyone became aware that he was the owner of an estate that brings ten thousand pounds of annual income "The gentlemen found him a worthy representative of the male sex, the ladies declared him much more attractive than Mr. Bingley, and during the first half of the evening he was admired by everyone. But later, because of his behavior, Mr. Darcy's popularity quickly declined. It was said that he is too proud, that he turns up his nose in front of everyone, and that it is difficult to please him. And already all his huge estate in Derbyshire could not atone for his unpleasant and even repulsive appearance. "

Mr. Bingley (goodie)

Description:"Mr. Bingley turned out to be a young man with a noble and pleasant appearance and easy manners." His income is 4-5 thousand a year. Born into a respectable family from Northern England. His ancestors were engaged in trade, and wealth was acquired by this. The father left his son about 100 thousand pounds. "Darcy appreciated Bingley for his light, open and supple nature...".

Mr George Wickham (negative character)

Description: "Unlike the reserved Darcy, Wickham was sweet, good-looking, and had a unique talent for getting along with anyone."

"When Wickham entered the room, Elizabeth realized that she had looked at him at the first meeting and thought of him afterwards, not without some unconscious admiration.

"Mansfield Park"

Edmund Bertram (goodie)

Description:"... it was assumed that with his honest and direct character, he would surely earn the love and trust of people, and therefore should become a priest."

"This young man had a definite goal in life, he was sincere with her and with everyone else. He supported any conversations and was not a burden in the company, even when the topic of conversation in itself became boring and simply uninteresting. "

Henry Crawford (negative)

Description: Henry, however, lost a little to his sister in appearance, but he was also quite nice and knew how to stay in society.

"... he was, of course, not so handsome. He could rather be called rustic. He was black-haired, with somewhat rough features, but, nevertheless, a real gentleman who knows how to behave perfectly in society. And his refined manners immediately both sisters were disposed towards him. During the second meeting, it turned out that Henry was not such a simpleton as it might seem at first glance. Now the sisters noted the pleasant oval of the face, and impeccably white teeth, and even a strong physique. After the third meeting in the house the priest, there was no longer any talk of any simplicity. Henry, as it turned out, was the most charming young man with whom the Bertram sisters had to communicate, and both were crazy about him. "

"Emma"

Mr. Knightley (goodie)

Description:"Mr. Knightley, a sensible gentleman of thirty-seven or eight years of age, was not only an old and close friend of the Woodhouse family, but even was with them in property, brought by the elder brother of Isabelline to her husband. He lived a mile from Highbury and was a frequent visitor to them, invariably desired."

"Mr. Knightley was indeed one of the few who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse, and the only one who dared to tell her about them."

Mr Frank Churchill (negative character)

Description:"Emma thought that it was not in vain that so many flattering words were said in his favor. The young man was very handsome: height, posture, manners were impeccable, in facial expression - the same enthusiasm and liveliness as his father, in his eyes - mind and discernment."

“Your amiable young man is a very weak-hearted young man, if for the first time he was faced with the need to insist on his own and do the right thing, against the will of others. In his years it would be time to get used to being guided in his actions by duty, and not by self-interest.” Churchill)

"Persuasion" ("Reason")

Captain Frederick Wentworth

Description:"... he is a brilliant young man, beautiful in person, with a lofty soul and mind."

"Captain Wentworth had no fortune. He was successful in his service, but, easily spending what he easily got, he accumulated nothing. However, he had no doubt that he would soon get rich; full of fire and zeal, he knew that he would soon receive a ship and his new position would provide him with everything he aspired to. He was always a happy man. He knew that happiness would not betray him in the future. Anne; but Lady Russell judged otherwise. His gaiety and fearlessness did not delight her in the least; on the contrary, they only increased evil in her eyes; they seemed to her even more dangerous because of them. Clever, sharp, stubborn. not God knows how high; but, like fire, she was afraid of any recklessness.

Mr William Elliot

Description:"His manners immediately recommended him; and, having talked with him, she found in him such a seriousness, which completely atoned for his frivolity, that, as she herself later confessed to Ann, at first she almost exclaimed: "And this is Mr. Elliot?" and even imagine could not have been anyone more pleasing and worthy of her respect. Everything was combined in him: insight, accuracy of judgment, knowledge of the world and a good heart; he had a strong sense of family affection and family honor, but not at all arrogance and predilection; he lived freely, like befitted a man of means, but not boasting of his wealth, he had his own judgment about all important matters, but he did not challenge the opinion of the world and did not violate the rules of decency in anything. the power of a momentary whim or self-love disguised as generosity, and he knew how to appreciate what is pleasant and sweet in the home circle, as is not at all the case with other young people with an indefatigable imagination. "

"Northanger Abbey"

Mr. Henry Tilney (goodie)

Description:"The manager introduced her as a dancing partner to a young man who could almost rightfully be called handsome. He was twenty-four or twenty-five years old, tall and noble in posture, with pleasant features and a sharp, lively look. Surname he was Tilney. Catherine immediately took a liking to him. During the dance they could scarcely talk. But at the tea-table she was convinced that her first favorable impression had not deceived her. He spoke lively and witty, and there was a good-natured irony and slyness in his behavior , which gave her pleasure, although she could not quite figure them out."

John Thorpe (negative character)

Description:"He was a stout young man of medium height, with plain features and an ungainly figure, who, in order not to look too attractive, seemed to dress like a groom, and in order not to pass for a man of good manners, behaved at ease if restraint was to be shown, and cheeky - if ease was permissible. "

I finally realized that "won't let go" of me, which makes me re-read and revise Austen's novels. These are the decency of Edward Ferrars, the nobility of Colonel Brandon, the pride of Darcy, the kindness of Bingley, the soundness of Edmund Bertram, the sarcastic mind of Henry Tilney, and the loyalty of Captain Wentworth. And I forgot Mr. Knightley, and so it seems to me that he has all of the above qualities. He is my most favorite character not only Austin.

Thank you for your attention :) Have a nice day)

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Flaubert named his first novel after the heroine, Emma Bovary. And this is natural, since the basis of the work is a description of the short and sad life of a young woman. But male images in the novel occupy an equally important place. After all, it was they, the men who surrounded Emma, who determined her tragic fate. The heroes of the novel are men of different generations. We first see Emma's parents and Charles Bovary. Charles's father, a retired paramedic of the company, was forced to leave the service, marry and take up agriculture, in which he did not understand anything. “After getting married, he lived for two or three years on a dowry - he had a good dinner, got up late, smoked porcelain pipes, went to theaters every evening and often looked into cafes.” When Charles was born, Monsieur Bovary, in contrast to his wife's desire and the desire of the child, tried to develop his son with a harsh Spartan upbringing, not giving much importance to mental development. Not "in teaching happiness - whoever is dexterous will always come out among the people," he liked to say. But soon the fate of his son completely ceased to interest him, as well as economic affairs. He carelessly lived out his life without any interest in him, without work, without love.

Emma's father, Rouault's father, also broke up with his daughter without much regret when the groom, Charles Bovary, appeared. Emma, he said, still did not understand anything about the household, for which he himself had not the least inclination. Just like Charles’s father, Emma’s father “didn’t cause himself much trouble, he didn’t spare money for his needs - food, warmth and sleep were in his first place.” Relations with his daughter's family were limited to the fact that once a year he sent them a turkey.

Emma's husband Charles Bovary is in many ways similar to the older generation. He also does what he does not like and does not know. Charles conscientiously goes on calls, trying not to harm his patients. Although one of them had to cut off his leg due to the stupidity and irresponsibility of Charles. Of the male images in the novel, Charles differs in that he loves Emma. But his love did nothing for Emma. "He taught nothing, knew nothing, desired nothing." He was completely satisfied with himself and his life with Emma. And Emma, having married, “could not convince herself that this quiet floodplain was the happiness she dreamed of.” The search for real happiness, a beautiful life pushes Emma to other men. But the handsome Rodolphe seeks only satisfaction and adventure. And for Leon, Emma is a way of self-affirmation. As soon as Emma needed help, her loved ones immediately abandoned her. Those for whom she destroyed her family, ruined a man, turned out to be no better than others. And Emma was on the edge of the abyss. The trader Leray also rendered considerable assistance to this. He has accumulated extraordinary capital for his machinations, using Emma's position. Leray considered his actions well and calmly, step by step, ruined Emma and Charles.

Apothecary Ome is one of the most negative characters in the novel. Stupid, pompous, ambitious, he uses all the vulgarity and dullness of the town of Yonville. It was in the Ome pharmacy that Emma found arsenic and decided to kill herself here.

And none of the men around her could neither understand Emma nor help her.

Even such a pure and young soul as Justin is involved in Emma's death - it is he who illuminates her path to death: he holds a candle when Emma is looking for poison. At the end of the novel, another character appears near the bed of the dying Emma - the surgeon Lariviere, a master of his craft, sensitive and soulful. He is the only one of the characters in whom there is greatness, intelligence, professionalism. He could no longer help Emma and quickly left Yonville. And what is he to do here? He is a man of another life, which Emma never saw, did not know. She only inexpressively felt that somewhere there was another, bright, beautiful life. But the men who surrounded her did not know how and did not want to live differently.

The men in Flaubert's novel are the heroes on whom the new bourgeois order, hated by the writer, rests, when "vulgarity and stupidity brazenly celebrate their triumph everywhere." Emma turned out to be the only heroine in the novel who is unbearably bored and lonely in this world. And this distinguishes her in a gray, smug and uninteresting crowd of men.

Male images in the novel by G. Flaubert "Madame Bovary"

Education. Women's view of men's images in Russian literature

Characteristics of male characters

The interdependence of male images

Characteristics of female images

Conclusion

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