Summary of "Mumu" does not convey the essence

I.S. Turgenev is a writer for the elect. Not everyone will appreciate the tender lyrics of his stories when he reads "Notes of a Hunter" or "Noble's Nest".

"Mumu" is Turgenev's story, familiar to everyone from childhood. Sometimes it is included in the school curriculum, children are sometimes read at home, most know its summary. "Mumu" - as well-known plot as Krylov's fables, "Eugene Onegin" by Pushkin. Heroes "Mumu", you can say, became folk. Even anecdotes about them there.

Turgenev, "Mumu": a summary

This is a story about a deaf-mute janitor, a person with disabilities, as we would now say. Gerasim, this is the name of the hero of the work, was born and grew up in the village. But according to the order of the lady, he is transported to the city, where he serves as a janitor. Gerasim strong, in a rustic manner, and therefore all the yardyard of a rather big master's house respects him. Yes, and Gerasim himself found himself affection: he likes the washerwoman Tatyana. But Gerasim, though physically strong, can not stand up for himself. Tatiana is convicted of pretending to be drunk, and Gerasim, in fact, by virtue of intrigue, is experiencing her first disappointment.

Even the short content of "Mumu" makes you feel Empathetic to Gerasim, and when reading the original, tears often come to your eyes. Gerasim lives very lonely. For obvious reasons, he does not communicate with anyone, he does not have real attachments, and nobody seriously thinks about him. But soon Gerasim finds for himself one more affection: he saves the puppy from the water and takes it himself as a pet.

The summary of "Mumu" does not give an idea of the personality of Gerasim. But in the work itself, he appears as a responsible person, devoted to his work. Gerasim bears his heavy burden without complaining. The work of Turgenev "Mumu" (short summary) is a story not only about Gerasim, but also about the soullessness of others. For example, the lady does not consider Gerasim a man. She decides his fate, joking, based on his vagaries and antipathies. She wanted to give Tatiana a wife for a drunkard, and she betrayed her, she did not like the dog-keeper of the janitor, so we must drown her.

For a lady, people are not people from the backyard, they, like soft sofas, must exist only to satisfy her own Desires.

Why does Gerasim drown the dog, why does the lady listen? This indicates an unprecedented submission, that he himself considers himself unworthy of having attachments. But then he goes to the village, manifesting unprecedented in those times self-will. What is it? Rebellion against such an attitude to yourself? Mute protest, an attempt to let the lady understand that she was not right? This is to be understood by the reader, and not by one who has read only a brief summary of "Mumu." It is interesting to discuss this topic in a literature lesson, but it is hardly possible to understand the psychology of a serf, serf. He was born and grew up in completely different conditions, he was raised in a different way, differently aware of himself. And a man of our time will not be able to project the situation of Gerasim. People whose grandfathers and great-grandfathers were born free will not understand the psychology of the slave. Maybe he thought that the dog is unworthy of life, if the lady does not like it. In the end, respect for man, as an individual, is characteristic of free and developed people. But all these questions can be asked to yourself and comprehend only after reading the whole book.

"Mumu" is a monument of serfdom, it is worth reading this story and as a historical testimony.