A brief retelling of the "Dead Souls" by chapters

For more than a century and a half, interest in the amazing work written by NV Gogol has not disappeared. "Dead Souls" (a brief retelling of the chapters is given below) - a poem about the contemporary writer of Russia, its vices and shortcomings. Unfortunately, many things described in the first half of the XIX century by Nikolai Vasilyevich, still exist, which makes the work relevant today.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Chichikov

In the provincial town of NN came the britzka, in which sat the gentleman of usual appearance. She stopped at a tavern where she could rent a room for two rubles. Selifan, the coachman, and Petrushka, the footman, brought into the room a suitcase and casket, whose appearance indicated that they often were on the road. So you can begin a short retelling of Dead Souls.

Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the visiting - the collegiate adviser Chichikov Pavel Ivanovich. He immediately went to the hall, where he ordered dinner and began to question the servant about local officials and landlords. And the next day the hero paid visits to all the important persons of the city, including the governor. At acquaintance Pavel Ivanovich informed that he is looking for a new place of residence for himself. He made a very pleasant impression, as he could flatter and show respect to everyone. As a result, Chichikov immediately received a lot of invitations: to a party for the governor and for tea to other officials.

A brief retelling of the first chapter of "Dead Souls" continues with the description of the reception of the mayor. The author gives an eloquent assessment of the higher society of the city of NN, comparing the guests of the governor with the flies worn over the refined sugar. Also, Gogol notes that all men here, however, as elsewhere, were divided into "thin" and "fat" - to the latter he referred the protagonist. The situation of the former was unstable and unstable. But the second if so much to sit down, then forever.

For Chichikov, the evening went well: he met with wealthy landlords Manilov and Sobakevich and received an invitation from them to visit. The main question that interested Pavel Ivanovich in conversation with them was how many souls they have.

In the next few days the visitor visited the officials and fascinated all the noble inhabitants of the city.

Chapter 2. At Manilov's

It took more than a week, and Chichikov finally decided to visit Manilov and Sobakevich.

A brief retelling of Chapter 2 of Dead Souls must begin with the character's description of the servant of the hero. Petrushka was uncommunicative, but he liked to read. He also never undressed and always wore his special smell, which caused Chichikov's displeasure. So the author writes about him.

But back to the hero. He rode quite a lot before he saw Manilov's estate. The two-storeyed manor house was dominated by a loner on the decorated turf of the Jurassic. He was surrounded by bushes, flower beds, a pond. Particular attention was drawn to the arbor with a strange inscription "Temple of Solitary Reflection." Peasant huts looked gray and neglected.

A brief retelling of the "Dead Souls" continues with a description of the host and guest meeting. Smiling Manilov kissed Pavel Ivanovich and invited him to a house that was not as well equipped inside as the whole estate. So, one armchair stood not covered, and on the windowsill in the office the owner spread out the hills of ash from the tube. The landlord dreamed of some projects that remained unrealized. At the same time he did not notice that his farm was increasingly declining.

Especially Gogol notes the relationship of Manilov and his wife: they cooed, trying to please everyone in every way. Officials of the city were for them the most beautiful people. And to their children they gave strange ancient names and at dinner everyone tried to show their education. In general, while talking about the landowner, the author emphasizes the following idea: the host's appearance was so much sweet that the first impression of his attractiveness changed rapidly. And by the end of the meeting it already seemed that Manilov - neither that nor that. This characteristic of this hero is given by the author.

But we will continue the shortest retelling. Dead souls soon became the subject of conversation between the guest and Manilov. Chichikov asked to sell him the dead peasants, who according to the audit documents were still alive. The owner at first was confused, and then he gave them to the guest just like that. He could not take money from such a good person.

Chapter 3. Box

Saying goodbye to Manilov, Chichikov went to Sobakevich. But on the way I got lost, got in the rain and was already dark in some village. He was met by the hostess herself - Nastasya Petrovna Korobochka.

The hero slept well on a soft feather bed and, waking up, noticed his cleaned dress. In the window he saw many birds and strong peasant huts. The furnishing of the room and the behavior of the hostess testified to its thrift and economy.

During breakfast, Chichikov, without ceremony, started a conversation about the deceased peasants. Nastasya Petrovna at first did not understand how one could sell a non-existent commodity. Then all was afraid to sell, saying that it was a new business for her. The box was not as simple as it seemed at first, a brief retelling of Dead Souls leads to this thought. Chapter 3 ends with the fact that Chichikov promised the landowner to buy honey and hemp in the fall. After that, the guest and the hostess finally agreed on the price and concluded the deed.

Chapter 4. Quarrel with Nozdrev

From the rain the road so washed away that by noon the carriage got out onto the pole. Chichikov decided to go to the inn, where he met Nozdrev. They got acquainted with the prosecutor, and now the landlord behaved as if Pavel Ivanovich was his best friend. Not having any opportunity to get rid of Nozdrev, the hero went to his estate. About the trouble that went out there, you'll find out if you read a further brief retelling of Dead Souls.

Chapter 4 introduces the reader to the landlord who deserved the fame of a rowdy and instigator of scandals, a player and money changers. "Svintus" and other similar words were common in his vocabulary. None of the meetings with this man ended peacefully, and most of all it was for people who had the misfortune to get to know him closely.

On arrival, Nozdryov took his son-in-law and Chichikov to watch the empty stalls, the kennels, the fields. Our hero felt broken and disappointed. But the main was ahead. At dinner there was a quarrel, which was continued the next morning. As the shortest paraphrase shows, dead souls became the cause. When Chichikov started a conversation for the sake of which he went to the landlords, Nozdryov easily promised to give him non-existent peasants. From the guest it was required only to buy from him a horse, a hurdy-gurdy and a dog. And in the morning the owner offered to play drafts on souls and began to cheat. Pavel Ivanovich, who discovered this, was almost beaten. It's hard to describe how he was delighted at the appearance in the house of the captain-police officer, who came to arrest Nozdrev.

Chapter 5. In the house of Sobakevich

On the way, there was another trouble. Selifan's unreasonableness was the reason that Chichikov's carriage collided with another cart, in which six horses were harnessed. In unraveling the horses the peasants who came running from the village took part. And the hero himself paid attention to the lovely blond girl sitting in the carriage.

A brief retelling of Gogol's Dead Souls continues with a description of the meeting with Sobakevich, which finally took place. The village and the house that were before the eyes of the hero were great. Everything was good and durable. The landowner himself resembled a bear: both by appearance, by gait, and by the color of clothing. And all the items in the house were like the owner. Sobakevich was taciturn. During dinner I ate a lot, but spoke of the mayor negatively.

The proposal to sell the dead souls he took calmly and immediately put up a rather high price (two rubles and a half), since all the peasants had it written down and each of them possessed some special quality. This did not really please the guest, but he accepted the conditions.

Then Pavel Ivanovich went to Plyushkin, whom he learned from Sobakevich. According to the latter, the peasants had died as flies, and the hero hoped to gain them profitably. The correctness of this decision is confirmed by a brief retelling ("Dead Souls").

Chapter 6. Paid

Such a nickname was given to the master by the muzhik, whose Chichikov asked the way. And Plyushkin's appearance justified him.

Having traveled through strange old streets, saying that once there was a strong economy, the carriage stopped at the manor house-invalid. In the yard stood a certain creature and quarreled with the peasant. It was impossible to immediately determine his gender and position. Seeing on the belt a bunch of keys, Chichikov decided that this is the housekeeper, and ordered to call the owner. What was his surprise when he found out that he was facing one of the richest landlords in the district. In the appearance of Plyushkin, Gogol draws attention to live, running eyes.

A brief retelling of the "Dead Souls" according to the chapters makes it possible to note only the essential features of the landlords who became heroes of the poem. Plyushkin stands out because the author tells the story of his life. Once he was an economical and hospitable host. However, after the death of his wife, Plyushkin became more and more stingy. As a result, his son shot himself, because his father did not help pay debts. One daughter escaped and received a curse, the other - died. Over the years, the landowner turned into such a miser that he picked up all the rubbish on the street. He himself and his household turned into rot. Gogol calls Plyushkin a "gap on humanity", the cause of which, unfortunately, can not fully explain the brief retelling.

Dead souls Chichikov bought from the landowner at a very profitable price for themselves. It was enough to tell Plyushkin that this frees him from paying a fee for long-existing peasants, as he gladly agreed to everything.

Chapter 7. Execution of documents

Chichikov, who returned to the city, woke up in the morning in a good mood. He immediately rushed to review the lists of purchased souls. Particularly he was interested in the paper composed by Sobakevich. The landlord gave a full description to every peasant. Before the hero, Russian peasants come to life, in connection with which he starts talking about their difficult fate. Everyone, as a rule, has one fate - to pull the strap for the rest of his days. Recovering, Pavel Ivanovich zasobiralsya in the chamber for processing documents.

A brief retelling of Dead Souls brings the reader to the world of officials. On the street, Chichikov met Manilov, still caring and good-natured. And in the ward, to his happiness, was Sobakevich. Pavel Ivanovich went for a long time from one office to another and patiently explained the purpose of the visit. Finally, he gave a bribe, and the case was immediately completed. And the legend of the hero that he takes peasants for export to Kherson province, no one has raised questions. At the end of the day everyone went to the chairman, where they drank for the health of the new landowner, wished him luck and promised to find a bride.

Chapter 8. The situation is heating up

Rumors of a large purchase of peasants soon scattered throughout the city, and Chichikov began to be considered a millionaire. He was everywhere given signs of attention, especially as the hero, as the short narration of the Dead Souls in the chapters shows, could easily locate people. However, the unforeseen happened soon.

The governor gave the ball, and Pavel Ivanovich was in the center of attention, of course. Now everyone was willing to please him. Suddenly the hero noticed that very young lady (she was the daughter of the governor), whom he met on the way from Korobochka to Nozdryov. She even charmed Chichikov at the first meeting. And now all the attention of the hero was drawn to the girl, which caused the wrath of the other ladies. They suddenly saw Pavle Ivanovich as the most terrible enemy.

The second trouble that happened that day - at the ball appeared Nozdrev and began to talk about the fact that Chichikov is buying up the souls of the dead peasants. And although no one attached importance to his words, Pavel Ivanovich felt uneasy all evening and returned to his room ahead of time.

Box after the departure of the guest all wondered if it was cheaper. Exhausted, the landowner decided to go to the city to find out how much the dead peasants are now selling. The next chapter will describe the consequences of this (its brief retelling). "Dead Souls" Gogol continues to describe how unsuccessfully the events for the protagonist began to develop.

Chapter 9. Chichikov in the center of the scandal

The next morning, two ladies met: one was simply pleasant, the other pleasant in all respects. They discussed the latest news, the main one of which was the story of Korobochka. Give him a very brief retelling (dead souls it touched directly).

According to the guest, the first lady, Nastasya Petrovna stopped at her friend's house. She told me about how the armed Pavel Ivanovich came to the estate at night and demanded to sell him the souls of the dead. The second lady added that her husband heard about such a purchase from Nozdryov. After discussing the incident, the women decided that all this was just a cover. The real goal of Chichikov is to kidnap the governor's daughter. They immediately shared a guess with the prosecutor who entered the room and went to the city. Soon all of its inhabitants were divided into two halves. The ladies discussed the version of the abduction, and the men - the purchase of dead souls. The governor ordered Chichikov's servants not to be allowed to enter the threshold. And the officials gathered at the police chief and tried to find an explanation for what had happened.

Chapter 10. The story of Kopeikin

We went through a lot of options for who Pavel Ivanovich might be. Suddenly the postmaster exclaimed: "Captain Kopeikin!" And he told the story of the life of a mysterious man, about whom the present did not know anything. Let's continue with a brief retelling of Chapter 10 of Dead Souls.

In the 12th year Kopeikin lost his arms and legs in the war. He could not earn money himself and therefore went to the capital to ask for the well-deserved help from the monarch. In St. Petersburg I stayed at a tavern, found a commission and waited for reception. Grandee immediately noticed the invalid and, upon learning about his problem, advised to come up in a few days. The next time I assured you that soon everything will be decided and the pension will be appointed. And at the third meeting so nothing and not received Kopeikin made a noise and was expelled from the city. No one knew exactly where the disabled person was taken. But when a gang of bandits appeared in Ryazan, everyone decided that its leader was none other than ... Next, all the officials agreed that Chichikov could not be Kopeykin: he had a hand and a leg in place. Someone suggested that Pavel Ivanovich - Napoleon. After some more discussion, the officials dispersed. And the prosecutor, having come home, died of shock. At this brief retelling of the "Dead Souls" comes to the finale.

All this time, the culprit of the scandal was sitting in the patient's room and was surprised that no one was visiting him. Feeling a little better, he decided to go on a visit. But the governor Pavel Ivanovich was not accepted, and the rest clearly avoided meeting. All explained the arrival of the hotel Nozdrev. He also said that Chichikov was accused of preparing a kidnapping and making false banknotes. Pavel Ivanovich immediately ordered Petrushka and Selifan to prepare for the departure in the early morning.

Chapter 11. History of life Chichikov

However, the hero woke up later than planned. Then Selifan said that you need to shoe the horses. Finally they started off and on the way they met a funeral procession - the prosecutor was buried. Chichikov hid behind the curtain and secretly looked at the officials. But they did not even notice him. Now they were worried differently: what would be the new governor-general. As a result, the hero decided that it was good to meet a funeral. And the carriage went forward. And the author gives the story of Pavel Ivanovich's life (we will give her a brief retelling). Dead souls (Chapter 11 points to this) came to Chichikov's head not accidentally.

Childhood of Pavlusha can hardly be called happy. My mother died early, and my father often punished him. Then Chichikov the elder took his son to the city school and left to live with a relative. At parting gave some advice. Teachers please. Be friends only with rich classmates. Do not treat anyone, but arrange everything in such a way that you can treat yourself to it. And most importantly - to save a penny. Pavlusha fulfilled all the covenants of his father. To the one left at parting, fifty dollars soon added their earned. Teachers have subdued by diligence: nobody could so approximately sit on lessons, as it. And although he received a good certificate, he began working from the very bottom. In addition, after his father's death, only a dilapidated house that Chichikov sold for a thousand, and servants, was inherited.

Entering the service, Pavel Ivanovich showed incredible zeal: he worked a lot, slept in the chancery. At the same time he always looked great and pleased everyone. Learning that the boss has a daughter, he began to look after her, and it even went to the wedding. But as soon as Chichikov was promoted, he moved from the head to another apartment, and soon everyone forgot about the engagement. This was the most difficult step on the way to the goal. A dreamed hero of great wealth and an important place in society.

When the fight against bribery began, Pavel Ivanovich made his first fortune. But he did everything through secretaries and clerks, because he himself remained pure and earned a reputation from the leadership. Thanks to this I was able to get involved in the construction - instead of the planned buildings, officials, including the hero, had new houses. But here Chichikov was in for a failure: the arrival of the new chief deprived both his post and his fortune.

I began to build my career from the very beginning. Miraculously got to customs - a fertile place. Thanks to the promptness and obedience achieved a lot. But suddenly I quarreled with a friend-official (they worked together with smugglers), and he wrote a denunciation. Pavel Ivanovich was left with nothing. I managed to hide only ten thousand and two servants.

The way out of the situation was prompted by the secretary of the office, in which Chichikov, according to the duty of the new service, was to lay the estate. When it came to the number of peasants, the official said: "They died, but they are still on the revision lists. Some will not, others will populate - everything is good ". That's when the idea came to buy dead souls. Prove that there are no peasants, it will be difficult: Chichikov acquired them for export. For this purpose the land was purchased in Kherson province in advance. And the guardian council will give two hundred rubles for each listed soul. Here already and a condition. So the reader reveals the idea of the main character and the essence of all his actions. The main thing - be careful, and everything will turn out. The carriage continued on, and Chichikov, who liked fast driving, only smiled.

The author ends his story about the adventures of his hero with arguments about Russia, which, like a troika, rushes somewhere ahead. Such is a brief retelling of N. Gogol's Dead Souls.