Works. Reflections on the meaning of life (On the example of the novel A

Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov is a great artist and psychologist. He was able to describe his heroes with amazing colorfulness and accuracy, he was able to look into the soul of the reader, raising the question in her: “What do these heroes have in me?”. Only the novel “Oblomov” can belong to the pen of Goncharov, no one else with such love will be able to convey such a funny for our time, but such a charming image of the protagonist. Without ridicule, but only with bitter irony in the heart. The memorable images of the characters of the novel are its main advantage, but let's get it over with. My goal is to pour out my thoughts about this work, and not to sing a laudatory ode to the author, although he deserved it. It is important for me that I understood from the first time what exactly this work is dedicated to: at first it is a dumb, then a loud protest against “globalization”, which at the end turns into a death cry. Goncharov grieves and secretly indignant, looking at the collapse of the old Russian way of life, which Leskov and Aksakov so cherished. He is internally against the onset of the European "civilization" of mechanical life, although he does not openly declare this. Goncharov is generally not characterized by loud statements and denunciation of morals, his prose speaks for itself.
In the dialogues between Zakhar's servant and the gentleman, the reader discovers the soft humor and hidden lyricism of Goncharov. The subtle psychological drawing of Oblomov's character testifies to the spiritual depth of the hero. Oblomov has an “honest, faithful heart”, as the writer tells us, but the heart did not replace the mind and did not add rationality. There is no cunning or prudence in Oblomov, but are they needed? He has three hundred serfs and the eternally grumbling Zakhar, not a serf, but almost a relative. All together they are still floating down the stream of life, merged into a single patriarchal way of life, but this will soon come to an end. Oblomov is not doomed, the whole old Russian way of life is doomed, and with him the soul of the people will be demolished. "Oblomovism" - such a sentence is passed by the hero to himself at the end of the book. He can boldly add: "But I am not guilty of everything that you will do to Russia." Russian protest against the breaking of traditions began to sound even during the reforms of Peter the Great, when the tsar "cut a window to Europe." Since then, the protest has become more muffled, but it does not cease in the souls of the people to this day as a distant echo. By the end of the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century, it became the last convulsive cry of the churchmen, in the Soviet era there was no longer a desire to protest against the onset of European progress, and if there were, then society and the state found justice on the “village writers”. In the 21st century, protest has died down completely.
That same old Russian way of life, now disappeared, took shape over the centuries. In the novel "Oblomov", the author shows it correctly to the smallest detail, sometimes with an exaggeration of the negative sides, in order to please public opinion. Russian laziness, sluggishness and slowness came from the abundance of the wealth of nature and the wide expanses of Russia. Fat lands, full-flowing rivers and dense forests are truly a cornucopia. And the European theory of entrepreneurship and frugality (let's call it that) was born in the ancient times of hungry Western Europe, where a person has been looking for a modest subsistence all his life. Closer to the well-fed times of technical prosperity, this running around and fussing around the extra piece, called entrepreneurship, only intensifies. She became a habit, but she received other guidelines - to take a position more advantageous than that of her neighbor: let my cottage be half a brick higher. Stolz wants to accustom the clumsy Oblomov to such a "race for the leader", and he quite rightly protests: "Is this life?" In the understanding of Stolz, yes, but Oblomov was brought up by the old Russian morality and cannot understand the newfangled fuss.
The second pillar on which the Russian land rested was spirituality. All his life, a truly Russian person takes care of his soul, tries not to harm anyone, so as not to sin and thereby destroy his soul. And the European Stolz will stop at nothing to achieve his desired goal. Religion for him is "a brake on progress." He rebuilds it for his own benefit, since the old religion condemns the human desire for constant enrichment. These two ways of life, old Russian and European, are profoundly different:
- calm and storm;
- silence and noise;
- Oblomov and Stolz.
That's the whole point! Two friends represent two opposite extremes. But those who consider Oblomov and Stolz to be one person, divided into two halves, are also right. Both complement the missing qualities. That is why they were always drawn to each other, although they did not understand each other. In addition, in both there was a particle of the extreme of the other. After all, in his youth, Oblomov also had thoughts about reorganizing the economy, brief bouts of vigorous activity. Stolz, in turn, lived in a hurry, always fussing, so that in the end he would gain for himself a quiet and peaceful life in old age, with what kind of life Oblomov spent his life.
This is the whole essence of their mutual negation - there is no truth. Both the one and the other are right, but both are right in their own way. It was not invented by us that we are part of a single whole, given to us from above. And we can't deny it. Goncharov quietly suggested to me that people like Oblomov should not be condemned, since they are also part of that inseparable whole and have a true asset - a soul. After all, even Olga Ilyinskaya is somewhat akin to both and hesitates in choosing a life partner. But Oblomov understands that the main thing is not to harm anyone with his actions. Could Stoltz boast the same? No ... His soul was invested in interest-bearing papers, and his mind is embedded in the process of remaking life. This is what the author wanted to show us most clearly. And the novel also made me think, is there anything in me from Oblomov and Stolz? And I answered myself: yes! I appreciate warmth and comfort just as highly as Oblomov. But I am ready to give up all this when I have a goal that is important for me and others, when I need to direct all my efforts towards achieving this goal. There is something from Stolz in my character. It seems to me that these are quite sober and normal qualities of the soul. So same before me became question about happiness. After thinking about it, I realized that Stoltsev's version of happiness (what he saw as an ideal) is absolutely not for me. Quiet, measured, thoughtful and contemplative life - what could be better! We have already done all sorts of things on our planet. We need to let her rest. All my thoughts are the fruits of a young and immature mind. Don't judge them too harshly. Views change by themselves over time for one reason or another, but I hope that Oblomov and Stoltsev in me will not conflict if the first outweighs the second even a little.

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Goncharov's novel "Oblomov" makes the reader think about the meaning of life. Who is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov? Oblomov's life is empty and meaningless. Can its existence be called life? Ilya Ilyich has no aspirations, every day of his is similar to the previous one. He abides in his vegetative existence, undistracted by anything.

Oblomov is neither sick nor disappointed in life. It’s just that it’s convenient for him to live the way he lives, in complete inaction. He lies on the sofa all day long in his Persian robe.

Moreover, “lying with Ilya

Ilyich was neither a necessity, like a sick person or a person who wants to sleep, nor an accident, like someone who is tired, nor a pleasure, like a lazy person: this was his normal state.

How can inaction be the normal state of a person? Human life is a constant movement, a constant search for something new, a constant desire to do something. One person is not able to change the world, besides, not everyone manages to accomplish something significant. But the point is not at all to make a great discovery or change the world.

It falls to the lot of every person

A certain need to cope with daily activities. Without this, all life fades, absolutely losing all meaning. It is enough to recall the neglected room of Ilya Ilyich to state that a self-respecting person should not allow this. “The room where Ilya Ilyich lay at first glance seemed beautifully decorated ... But the experienced eye of a person with pure taste, with one quick glance at everything that was here, would have read a desire only to somehow observe the dekorum of inevitable propriety, if only to get rid of them ... On the walls, near the paintings, cobwebs saturated with dust were molded in the form of festoons; mirrors, instead of reflecting objects, could rather serve as tablets for writing on them, through the dust, some notes for memory ... "

Ilya Ilyich cannot even force his own servant to work, is he capable of significant changes in his native village of Oblomovka? But Oblomov, lying on the couch, is constantly making rosy plans for reorganization in the village. All Oblomov's dreams and plans are completely divorced from life. Can Oblomov be called a dreamer? Yes, you certainly may. There is no doubt that Oblomov is a surprisingly careless person. He does not think about his own well-being, he is satisfied with absolutely everything. And that is what makes him happy. He does not accept fuss, society tires him. He lives in his own world, and despite laziness and indifference to the surrounding life, his inner world is quite rich. A dual picture emerges. On the one hand, Oblomov can be called a happy person. Because happiness is, first of all, harmony with oneself and with the world around. And Oblomov's life is very harmonious. He has no regrets, he is pleased with himself.

On the other hand, one can rightly call Oblomov an unfortunate person. His life is empty, nothing pleases him, he is constantly half asleep. He is not disturbed by vivid feelings and experiences.

Ilya Ilyich is, in fact, absolutely helpless. He is attached to his servant Zakhar. And this habit reveals his conservatism and unwillingness to change anything. Oblomov is inert and apathetic, he does not change his life, because it completely suits him. A stormy stream of life passes by him, a series of affairs, love, the possibility of family happiness, the possibility of a brilliant career, and he still lies on his sofa, immersed in his transcendental dreams.

The tragedy of Oblomov lies precisely in this unwillingness to look beyond the narrow confines of his inner world. He does not care how he looks, what impression he makes on others. He does not care what happened yesterday and what will happen tomorrow.

Being constantly inactive, a person degrades. With Oblomov, this is exactly what happens. There is nothing left in his life that could be called the word "meaning". Gradually, all desire to do something disappears, and the person freezes physically and spiritually. Goncharov's novel "Oblomov" makes the reader understand how painful a meaningless life can become.

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1. The main character of Goncharov's novel "Oblomov".
2. The question of the meaning of life.
3. Dreaminess and activity of Oblomov.
4. Degradation of Ilya Ilyich.

The novel by A. A. Goncharov "Oblomov" remains relevant for us. modern readers, despite the fact that a lot of time has passed since its inception. The protagonist of the novel, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, cannot but arouse interest. You involuntarily begin to think about the meaning of life and try to answer the question, who is Oblomov? Was he lazy in the first place? Or is the problem of the protagonist of the novel much deeper? Did Oblomov see any meaning in life? Or did he not tend to think about it? As soon as we meet Oblomov at the beginning of the work, we understand the absurdity of the situation. Because of the day to day, Ilya Ilyich is deprived of new impressions, the next one is similar to the previous one. Days go by with absolutely nothing. Oblomov leads an almost vegetative existence, he is not interested in anything, he is not fond of anything. The main thing in life is a cozy sofa, on which Oblomov lies all day. The world around seems to Ilya Ilyich hostile and dangerous. There were no shocks in Oblomov's life that could affect his worldview. No, everything went very well. From childhood, Ilya Ilyich was surrounded by the care and attention of his relatives. And he never had to worry about his daily bread. It is convenient for Oblomov to live without thinking about anything, without caring about anything. He has absolutely no aspirations and desires. Day and night, Oblomov lies on the sofa in the same dressing gown made of Persian fabric. “... Lying down with Ilya Ilyich was neither a necessity, like a sick person or like a person who wants to sleep, nor an accident. like someone who is tired, nor pleasure, like a lazy person: this was his normal state ... ".

It is always human nature to think about the meaning of life. But even if we consider the question of the meaning of life as an abstract philosophical category, one cannot but admit that inaction has never made anyone happy. Feeling the fullness of life is possible only in the case of constant movement, an active search for new experiences. Let a person not be able to change the world or do anything significant. But he can make his own life brighter and more interesting. And not the last role in this is played by everyday life with its affairs and concerns. Everyday life is not always dull and uninteresting. If desired, everyday affairs can be bright, impressive. But all this does not apply to Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. He lies in an untidy, dusty room. It's dirty and uncomfortable here. But the hero of the novel has no desire to change at least this room, to make his life a little more comfortable. Here is how the writer says about Oblomov’s room: “The room where Ilya Ilyich lay, at first glance, seemed perfectly cleaned ... But the experienced eye of a person with a pure taste with one quick glance at everything that was there, would have read the desire only to somehow observe dekorum of inevitable propriety, if only to get rid of them... On the walls, near the paintings, cobwebs saturated with dust were molded in the form of festoons; mirrors, instead of reflecting objects, could rather serve as tablets for writing on them, through the dust, some notes for memory ... The carpets were stained. There was a forgotten towel on the sofa; on the table, a rare morning, there was not a plate with a salt shaker and a gnawed bone that had not been removed from yesterday's dinner, and there were no bread crumbs lying around.

The environment that surrounds the main character is quite unpleasant. Oblomov tries to reproach his servant Zakhar for his slovenliness. But the servant turns out to be a match for his master. He talks about dust and dirt: "... why clean it up if it picks up again." Zakhar also believes that "he did not invent bedbugs and cockroaches, everyone has them."

Oblomov does not have the strength and desire to force his servant to clean up the room. He can't even do anything in his native village. But Ilya Ilyich makes plans with pleasure, continuing to lie on the sofa. Oblomov dreams of rebuilding the countryside. Of course, his dreams have nothing to do with reality. It is basically impossible to implement them. And, of course, Oblomov himself will never be able to implement them. Oblomov's reverie takes on some monstrous scope. He lives these dreams, thereby refusing real life. The writer gives us the opportunity to observe Ilya Ilyich when he dreams: “The thought walked like a free bird across his face, fluttered in his eyes, settled on half-open lips, hid in the folds of his forehead, then completely disappeared, and then an even light of carelessness glimmered all over his face .. .".

Oblomov does not think about his own life. On the one hand, he may seem happy. He is not worried about tomorrow, he does not think about any problems and troubles. But on the other hand, his life is devoid of very important components - movement, new experiences, active actions. Oblomov practically does not communicate with people; complete solitude from people and worries is enough for him.

I must say that the inner world of Oblomov is very rich. After all, Ilya Ilyich is able to feel and understand art. In addition, he finds pleasure in communicating with some people, for example, with Stolz's friend, Olga Ilyinskaya. However, this is clearly not enough to feel the fullness of life. And deep down, Oblomov understands this. He is trying to create an imaginary harmony between his inner world and the outer world. But this is not so easy to do. After all, real life comes into conflict with the world of dreams and dreams. Let Oblomov be completely satisfied with his existence. But at the same time, he is unhappy, because he has replaced real life with half-asleep. It is no coincidence that nothing pleases Ilya Ilyich, vivid experiences, feelings and emotions are not familiar to him. Oblomov's inertia and indifference to life become his tragedy.

Oblomov believes that everything suits him. In fact, he does not know another life, activity, aspirations and activity are alien to him. Everything passes by the main character. And he still lives his illusions. And the only thing he sees in front of him is an untidy room. The world has narrowed for Oblomov to the size of his own sofa. Ilya Ilyich gives up love, career, family happiness in order to lie quietly on the couch. In fact, the narrowness of Oblomov's thinking becomes the cause of his tragedy. Ilya Ilyich could not see all the advantages of real life. The degradation of Oblomov became quite justified. He does not even pay attention to his own appearance. What for? He is so good. It doesn't matter what was or what will be. The main and only reality is the very sofa on which he slept for so long and on which the main character prefers to stay.

There is no point in Oblomov's life. After all, inaction, emptiness, laziness, apathy cannot be called meaning. Life becomes painful, because it is not natural for a person to lead a vegetative existence. The novel "Oblomov" makes readers think that a person is able to become his own enemy if he decides to replace real life with

Goncharov's novel "Oblomov" makes the reader think about the meaning of life. Who is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov? An ordinary lazy person or a person who sees absolutely no meaning in life? Oblomov's life is empty and meaningless. Can its existence be called life? Ilya Ilyich has absolutely no aspirations, his every day is similar to the previous one. He abides in his vegetative existence, undistracted by anything.

Oblomov strongly opposes those who are trying to pick him up from a cozy sofa. The outside world seems to Oblomov alien and hostile. Oblomov is neither sick nor disappointed in life. It's just convenient for him to live the way he lives - in complete inactivity.

How can inaction be the normal state of a person? Human life is a constant movement, a constant search for something new, new experiences, pleasures, a constant desire to do something, to change something.

Ilya Ilyich cannot even force his own servant to work, is he capable of significant changes in his native village of Oblomovka? Of course not. Nevertheless, Oblomov, lying on the couch, is constantly making rosy plans for reorganization in the village. All Oblomov's dreams and plans are completely divorced from life, he cannot direct them to something concrete, real.

Oblomov is an amazingly carefree person. He does not think about his own well-being, he is satisfied with absolutely everything. And that's what makes him happy.

A dual picture emerges. On the one hand, Oblomov can be called a happy person. Because happiness is, first of all, harmony with oneself and with the world around. And Oblomov's life is very harmonious. He does not regret anything, does not worry about what he does not succeed. He is happy with his life, quite happy with himself.

On the other hand, one can rightly call Oblomov an unfortunate person. His life is empty, nothing pleases him, he is constantly half asleep. He is not disturbed by vivid feelings and experiences, he does not even show any emotions.

Oblomov is a type characteristic of his time. It has an absolute indifference to everything that surrounds it. Oblomov is inert and apathetic; he does not change his life, because she completely suits him. But if you think about it, why does she suit him? First of all, Oblomov is satisfied with absolutely everything precisely because he does not know another life. A stormy stream of life passes by him, a series of affairs that others undertake, love passes by him, the possibility of family happiness, the opportunity to make a brilliant career, and he still lies and lies on his sofa, immersed in his transcendental dreams.

The tragedy of Oblomov lies precisely in this unwillingness to look beyond the narrow framework of his inner world in order to see the big and beautiful outer world. Immersion in oneself, in one's thoughts and dreams is certainly a good quality. But at the same time it can be called unpromising and useless. Oblomov gradually descends, his appearance speaks for itself.

Being constantly inactive, a person sinks, degrades. This is exactly what happens in Oblomov's life. In his life there is gradually nothing left that could be called the word "meaning". The complete meaninglessness of existence is exactly what we see in the novel. Gradually, all desire to do something disappears, and the person rolls downhill. Goncharov's novel "Oblomov" makes the reader understand how painful life can become if a person does not see any meaning in it.