The essay “Mind and heart in the destinies of the heroes of the novel “Oblomov. “The main thing in a person is not the mind, but what controls him - the heart, good feelings...” (Based on Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov”) What is more important is the mind or the feelings of Oblomov
Part 1. What is feeling and what is reason using the example of Oblomov
Part 2. What controls Oblomov
Feeling and reason are two main components in a person’s life, which always go hand in hand, but at the same time conflict with each other because they have nothing in common. A person always faces a difficult choice: listen to the dictates of the heart, succumb to feelings, or act according to reasons of reason, think and weigh every decision? Some people try to explain their actions and look for a logical basis for their decisions.
Other people simply let go of the situation and do things without looking for any explanation for them, but only as their heart and feelings tell them.
As it might seem at first glance, the main character of I. A. Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov” is a lazy, inert person. But at the same time, Ilya Ilyich has qualities that are inaccessible to many people. He thinks and feels a lot. Oblomov is a person in whom feelings and reason are in constant interaction.
In the novel, using the example of numerous situations, we can say that Oblomov is a kind and gentle person. I. A. Goncharov writes that Oblomov’s gentleness “was the dominant and main expression, not only of the face, but of the whole soul.” He also wrote: “A superficially observant, cold person, looking in passing at Oblomov, would say: “He must be a good man, simplicity!” A deeper and prettier person, having peered into his face for a long time, would have walked away in pleasant thought, with a smile.” All these qualities of Oblomov (kindness, simplicity) indicate that this person, for the most part, has such a quality as feeling, since only a person with a kind and pure heart can sincerely feel and understand people.
Oblomov's best friend is Stolz, a completely opposite character. But he is very admired by the qualities of his friend: “There is no heart purer, brighter and simpler!” - said Stolz. Friends have been friends since childhood, love and respect each other. However, Stolz’s personality traits are opposite to Oblomov’s. Stolz is practical, energetic, active, a person who often goes out into the world. Based on all these qualities, one can judge Stolz as a person who, most often in his life, is guided by reason rather than succumbing to the will of feelings. Therefore, there is a certain conflict between Stolz and Oblomov. Stolz, of course, respects his friend’s sensual nature, but Oblomov’s laziness and inaction greatly outrage him. Every time he is horrified by the kind of life Oblomov leads. It’s hard for Stolz to watch how his best friend is “sucked in” deeper and deeper by life, filled only with memories of those happy childhood days spent in Oblomovka. Ilya Ilyich does not live a real life, but is buried in happy memories that warm his soul. Stolz, seeing this, wants to help his friend. He begins to take Oblomov out into the world, taking him on visits to different houses. For some time, life returns to Oblomov, as if Stolz gave him part of his ebullient energy. Ilya Ilyich gets up in the morning again, reads, writes, and is interested in what is happening. Only those who sincerely love and respect their friend are capable of such actions. And these qualities are inherent in a person who has a heart and knows how to feel. Thus, Stolz combines both components of feeling and reason, where the latter predominates to a greater extent.
One cannot say about Oblomov as a person who is guided only by feeling, it’s just that this quality significantly predominates. Ilya Ilyich was not deprived of reason and intelligence, although he was inferior in education to his friend, Stolz. Stolz told Olga that Oblomov “has no less intelligence than others, only he is closed, he is littered with all sorts of rubbish and has fallen asleep in idleness.”
Still, to a greater extent, Oblomov is controlled by feeling. The reasons that Oblomov became just such a person must be sought in Ilya’s childhood, in his upbringing. Little Ilyusha was surrounded by immense love and care from early childhood. Parents tried to protect their child from any problems, as well as from any activity. Even to put on stockings, I had to call Zakhar. Ilyusha was also not forced to study, so some gaps in education remained. Such a carefree and calm life in his native Oblomovka awakened dreaminess and gentleness in Ilya. It was these qualities that Olga fell in love with in Oblomov. She fell in love with his soul. Still, Olga, already married to Stolz, sometimes asked herself, “what does the soul ask for at times, what does the soul seek, but only asks and seeks something, even as if - it’s scary to say - it’s yearning.” Most likely, Olga missed Oblomov’s soulmate, because Stolz, for all his merits, did not provide that spiritual closeness that united Olga and Oblomov.
Thus, using the example of two friends, Oblomov and Stolz, it is clear that one is controlled to a greater extent by feeling, and the other by reason. But, despite these two opposing qualities, the friends still loved and respected each other.
Ivan Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov” was published in 1859, almost immediately exciting the writer’s contemporaries and interested critics in the complexity of the characters described and the ambiguity of the questions raised by the author. One of the leitmotifs of the novel is the theme of love, most clearly revealed through the image of the main character - Ilya Ilyich Oblomov. The reader is introduced to the character at the very beginning of the work as a dreamy, apathetic, lazy person who does not want to do anything. And if it weren’t for the feeling that suddenly flared up for Olga Ilyinskaya, most likely nothing significant would have happened in the hero’s fate. Oblomov’s love for Olga in his life became the turning point when a person must choose: to move on or leave everything as it is. Ilya Ilyich was not ready to change, so their relationship ended in separation. But spontaneous feelings were replaced by a quiet, peaceful life in the house of Agafya Pshenitsyna, which, nevertheless, led to the early death of Ilya Ilyich.
Oblomov’s two loves in Goncharov’s novel embodied two female characters, two examples of the realization of feelings for a loved one, and two paths for the main character that had a tragic ending. Why was not a single woman able to pull Ilya Ilyich out of the swamp of “Oblomovism”? The answer lies in the characteristics of the characters of the heroines and the life priorities of Oblomov himself.
Oblomov and Olga Ilyinskaya
Olga and Oblomov’s feelings developed rapidly, almost from their first acquaintance the heroes felt attracted to each other: Ilya Ilyich was fascinated by Ilyinskaya’s harmony, intelligence and inner beauty, and the girl was attracted by the kindness, complaisance and tenderness of the man. And it would seem that the strong feelings that flared up between the characters could develop and become a help to a happy family life. However, differences in the characters' characters and different visions of an ideal life together led to the quick separation of Oblomov and Olga.
Ilya Ilyich saw in the girl the ideal of an “Oblomov” woman, capable of creating for him a calm home comfort, a life in which every day would be similar to the other, and that would be good - no shocks, misfortunes or worries. For Olga, this state of affairs was not only unacceptable, but also terrifying. The girl dreamed of changing Oblomov, eradicating all apathy and laziness in him, making him a bright, forward-striving, active person. For Olga, the feelings themselves gradually faded into the background, while the leading role in the relationship became duty and the “highest” goal - to make Oblomov some semblance of her ideal. But Ilya Ilyich, perhaps due to his sensitivity, and perhaps because he was much older than the girl, was the first to understand that he could become a burden for her, a ballast that would pull her towards the hated “Oblomovism” and would not be able to give her that happiness which she dreams of.
The relationship between Oblomov and Olga Ilyinskaya was a spontaneous but fleeting feeling, as evidenced by the fact that they met in the spring and separated in late autumn. Their love was truly like a fragile lilac branch, which, having given the world its beauty, inevitably fades.
Oblomov and Agafya Pshenitsyna
The relationship between Oblomov and Agafya Pshenitsyna had a completely different character than the stormy, bright, memorable love between Ilya Ilyich and Olga. For the hero, the care of the soft, quiet, kind and thrifty Agafya acted as a healing balm, helping to restore mental strength after the tragic break with Ilyinskaya. Gradually, without noticing it, Oblomov fell in love with Pshenitsyna, and the woman fell in love with Ilya Ilyich. Unlike Olga, Agafya did not try to idealize her husband, she adored him for who he was, she was even ready to pawn her own jewelry so that he would not need anything, would always be well-fed and surrounded by warmth and comfort.
The love of Agafya and Oblomov became the very reflection of the hero’s illusions and dreams, to which he devoted many years, lying on the sofa in his apartment. Peace and tranquility, bordering on personality degradation, complete detachment from the world around us and gradual dying, were the hero’s main life goal, Oblomov’s “paradise” without which he felt unfulfilled and unhappy, but which ultimately destroyed him.
Oblomov, Agafya and Olga: the intersection of three destinies
Olga and Agafya in the novel “Oblomov” are two female characters contrasted by the author. Ilyinskaya is the image of a modern, future-oriented, feminized girl who has her own personal opinion on everything, while Pshenitsyna is the embodiment of a truly Russian woman, a homemaker who obeys her husband in everything. For Olga, love was closely connected with a sense of duty, the obligation to change Oblomov, while Agafya adored Ilya Ilyich, without even thinking that she might not like anything about him.
Oblomov’s love for two important women in his life was also different. The hero felt a really strong feeling for Olga, completely enveloping him, which forced him to even temporarily abandon his usual, lazy way of life and begin to act. For Agafya, he had a completely different love - similar to a feeling of gratitude and respect, calm and not disturbing the soul, like their whole life together.
Love for Olga was a challenge for Oblomov, a kind of test, after passing which he, even if the lovers had separated anyway, might have been able to change, freeing himself from the shackles of “Oblomovism” and starting to live a full, active life. The hero did not want to change, did not want to give up his dreams and illusions, and that is why he remains with Pshenitsyna, even when Stolz offers to take him with him.
Conclusion
The main reason for Ilya Ilyich’s wallowing in “Oblomovism” and the gradual disintegration of him as a person lie not in Agafya’s excessive concern, but in the hero himself. Already at the beginning of the work, he does not behave like a person interested in the world around him, his soul has been living in a dream world for a long time, and he himself does not even try to return to real life. Love, as a reviving feeling, should have awakened the hero, freed him from Oblomov’s half-asleep, however, it was already too late (remember the words of Olga, who said that he had died a long time ago). Depicting Oblomov’s love for Olga, and then for Agafya, Goncharov provides the reader with a wide field for reflection on the nature and meaning of love in the life of every person, the importance of this feeling in the fate of the reader himself.
The presented material will be useful to 10th grade students before writing an essay on the topic “Love in the life of Oblomov.”
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Essay text:
The mind and heart are two substances that often have nothing in common with each other and even conflict with each other. Why do some people tend to weigh their every decision and look for a logical justification in everything, while others commit their actions solely by instinct, according to how their heart tells them? Many writers thought about this, for example Leo Tolstoy, who attached great importance to what guides his heroes in their actions. At the same time, he did not hide the fact that he loved people of the soul much more. It seems to me that I. A. Goncharov, while paying tribute to the work of the mind of his heroes, valued more the work of the heart in them. N.A. Dobrolyubov considered a characteristic feature of Goncharov as an artist to be that he is not amazed by one side of an object, one moment of an event, but views the object from all sides, waits for all moments of the phenomenon to occur. The characters of the heroes are revealed in the novel with all their inherent contradictions. So, the main character, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, has a lot of shortcomings: he is lazy, apathetic, inert. However, he also has positive traits. Nature fully endowed Oblomov with the ability to think and feel.
Dobrolyubov wrote about it this way: Oblomov is not a stupid, apathetic nature, without aspirations and feelings, but a person who is also looking for something in his life, thinking about something. The novel speaks more than once about Oblomov’s kindness, kindness, and conscientiousness. Introducing us to his hero, Goncharov writes that his gentleness was the dominant and main expression, not only of his face, but of his entire soul. And further: A superficially observant, cold person, glancing in passing at Oblomov, would say: “He must be a good man, simplicity!” A deeper and prettier man, having peered into his face for a long time, would have walked away in pleasant thought, with a smile. What could make people smile thoughtfully just when they look at this man? I think this is due to the feeling of warmth, cordiality and poetry of Oblomov’s nature: His heart is like a well, deep. Stolz, a completely opposite person in character, admires the spiritual qualities of his friend. There is no purer, brighter and simpler heart! he exclaims. Stolz and Oblomov have been friends since childhood. They love each other very much, but at the same time there is some internal conflict between them. It’s more likely not a conflict, but a dispute between two completely different people. One of them is active and practical, and the other is lazy and careless. Stolz is constantly horrified by the lifestyle his friend leads. He is trying with all his might to help Oblomov, to pull him out of this swamp of idleness, which mercilessly sucks him into its depths. Stolz is a faithful and devoted friend of Oblomov, ready to help him in word and deed. It seems to me that only truly kind people are capable of this. Therefore, I am not inclined to consider Stolz only as a rationalist and pragmatist. In my opinion, Stolz is a kind person, and he is active in his kindness, and does not get away with just sympathy. Oblomov is different. He, of course, is not alien to universal human sorrows; the pleasures of lofty thoughts are available to him. But in order to bring these lofty thoughts to life, you need to at least get off the couch. Oblomov is no longer capable of this. The reason for the complete dissimilarity of the characters of the two friends is their completely different upbringing. Since childhood, little Ilyusha Oblomov was surrounded by boundless love, affection and exorbitant care. His parents tried to protect him not only from some troubles, but also from all types of activities. Even to put on stockings, you had to call Zakhar. Studying was also not given much importance, and as a result, the naturally gifted boy was left with irreparable gaps in education for the rest of his life. His curiosity was ruined, but the measured and calm life in Oblomovka awakened in him dreaminess and gentleness. The gentle character of Ilyusha Oblomov was also influenced by Central Russian nature with the leisurely flow of rivers, with the great tranquility of fields and huge forests. Andrei Stolts was brought up completely differently. His education was carried out by his German father, who was very serious about his son acquiring deep knowledge. He sought to instill in Andryusha, first of all, hard work. Stolz began studying in early childhood: he sat with his father over a geographical map, analyzed Bible verses, and learned Krylov’s fables. From the age of 14-15, he already traveled on his own with his father’s instructions, and carried them out accurately, never confusing anything. If we talk about education, then, of course, Stolz has gone far ahead of his friend. But as for the natural mind, Oblomov was not at all deprived of it. Stolz tells Olga that Oblomov has no less intelligence than others, he just buried himself, was overwhelmed with all sorts of rubbish and fell asleep in idleness. Olga, it seems to me, fell in love with Oblomov’s soul. And although Oblomov betrayed their love, unable to break out of the shackles of his usual life, Olga never managed to forget him. She was already married to Stolz and, it would seem, lived happily, but she kept asking herself what she was asking for from time to time, what her soul was looking for, but she was only asking and looking for something, even as if it was scary to say yearning. I understand where her soul was yearning to meet the same dear and close soul. Stolz, with all his merits of intelligence, energy and determination, could not give Olga the happiness that she experienced with Oblomov. Oblomov, despite all his laziness, inertia and other shortcomings, left an indelible mark on the soul of an extraordinary and talented woman. Thus, after reading the novel, one is left with the impression that Goncharov is closer to Oblomov with his rich and gentle soul. Ilya Ilyich had an amazing property: he knew how to evoke the love of those around him, seemingly without giving anything in return. But thanks to him, people discovered their best qualities in themselves: gentleness, kindness, poetry. This means that people like Oblomov are necessary, if only to make this world more beautiful and richer.
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In Goncharov's novel, several types of ideal people are derived.
In the first part of the novel we see a sloth lying on a sofa in a dusty room. And, of course, we cannot say that Oblomov is the ideal man. He does not live in harmony with his consciousness, with his heart and with the outside world.
Stolz is another matter. 11a against the background of the motionless and constantly lying Oblomov Stolz ideal. He is in constant motion and does not stop at anything he has achieved. He achieved everything on his own and from a poor boy turned into a successful businessman. Such a person will never be superfluous to society. Already in Stoltz the child one could see the Stoltz of today. He is a harmonious personality, which was facilitated by his upbringing. His German father taught him to work and achieve everything on his own, and his mother raised spirituality in him.
Unlike Oblomov, in Stolz reason, consciousness and coldness prevail over feelings and heart. Oblomov is a dreamer, but Stolz does not like and is afraid to dream. Therefore, it is ideal only from the point of view of the new society. Stolz is a sober-minded person, but there is no poetry or romance in him. And this already indicates some “flawedness”, that this person cannot serve as a role model in everything.
Moreover, we cannot call Oblomov an ideal. Especially when meeting him for the first time. But suddenly - lo and behold! - Olga appeared. And we no longer recognize the old Oblomov, because his true soul is finally awakening in him. Oblomov the sloth turns into Oblomov the moving, wanting to live, sing, into Oblomov the poet. At this moment, the ideal-Stolz may cease to exist for us and the ideal-Oblomov appears. We begin to see not a sloth, but a great creator, poet, writer. But now Oblomov is overwhelmed only by feelings that are ready to spill out at any moment; consciousness has ceased to exist in him. And again we cannot say that Oblomov is an absolute ideal. Perhaps only by combining Stolz and Oblomov, you can get what Olga is looking for.
Separately, Stolz and Oblomov can also be ideal, but from different points of view. The problem with these two ideals, on the one hand, is that Stolz restrains his feelings too much, and on the other, that Oblomov, on the contrary, cannot restrain his feelings and his passions.
Another heroine of the novel who claims to be ideal is Olga. I think that Olga is the real ideal. Both feelings and consciousness are balanced in her, although she is closer to Oblomov than to Stolz. Olga is almost perfect, and therefore it is to her that Goncharov transfers the role of educator and preacher. She must awaken the real Oblomov. For a moment she succeeds. But Olga constantly wants something new, she constantly has to transform, create. For her, the main thing is duty. She sees her purpose as re-educating Oblomov.
Olga, unlike Oblomov and Stolz, will never calm down, she is constantly moving, she cannot stand still. Perhaps Olga's problem is her constant movement. She herself does not know what she wants, does not know her ultimate goal, but she strives for it.
From everything that has been written, we can conclude that, in fact, all the main characters of the novel are ideal. But they are perfect from different sides. In Oblomov - the ideal of a poet, in Stolz - the ideal of a sober-minded person, in Olga - the ideal of a person aware of his duty. Oblomov is ideal for Pshenitsyna and Oblomovka. And Stolz and Olga are ideal for society. A harmonious personality is not Stolz, not Oblomov, not Olga individually. This is all of them combined.
“An Ordinary Story” and “Oblomov”, the latter novel occupies a special place and is the most famous.
Briefly about the novel
Goncharov had the idea for a new work back in 1847, but the reader had to wait another 10 years for the appearance of this novel, which was published in its entirety in 1859 and brought the author enormous success. The peculiarity of this work is that Ivan Andreevich, for the first time in Russian literature, examined a person’s life from birth to death. The hero himself, his life is the main theme of the work, which is why it is named after his last name - “Oblomov”. It belongs to the category of “speaking”, since its bearer, “a decrepit fragment of childbirth,” reminds us of the famous hero of epics Ilya Muromets, who lay on the stove until he was 33 years old (when we meet Oblomov, he was also about 32-33 years old). However, the epic hero, after getting up from the stove, did many great things, and Ilya Ilyich remained lying on the sofa. Goncharov uses the repetition of the name and patronymic, as if emphasizing by this that life goes in an established circle, the son repeats the fate of his father.
Love in the novel "Oblomov", as in many other Russian novels, is one of the main themes. Here, as in many works, it is the spiritual development of the heroes. Let's analyze in detail Oblomov's love in the novel "Oblomov".
Love for Olga
Let's start our discussion with the relationship between Ilya Ilyich and Olga. Love in Oblomov’s life, a brief description of the relationship between the characters, which we present to you in this article, can be divided into two parts: Ilya Ilyich’s feelings for Olga Ilyinskaya and for Agafya Matveevna.
Olga was the main character's first lover. Feelings for Olga bring him happiness, revive him, at the same time making him suffer, since with the departure of love, Oblomov loses the desire to live.
A bright feeling for Olga comes to the hero suddenly and completely absorbs him. It ignites his passive soul, for which such strong shocks were new. Oblomov is used to burying all his feelings somewhere deep in the subconscious, and love awakens them, revives him to a new life.
Never thinking that he could fall in love with a girl like Olga, the hero with his romantic and bright soul passionately falls in love with her.
Is this real love
Olga manages to change Ilya Ilyich’s character - to knock boredom and laziness out of him. For the sake of his beloved, he is ready to change: give up an afternoon nap, lunch, read books. However, this does not mean that Ilya Ilyich really wanted this. The hero is characterized by Oblomovism, an integral part of him.
In a dream, as is known, desires and motives hidden in the subconscious are revealed. Turning to the chapter, we see what this hero really needs. His companion should be a quiet, homely girl, but not Olga, who strives for self-development and an active life. And Oblomov writes to her that I “love” her - not real, but future love. And indeed, Olga loves not the one who is in front of her, but the one he will become, having overcome his apathy and laziness. Noting, he warns Olga, writes that they need to break up and not meet again. However, as Ilya Ilyich predicted in his letter (“you will be annoyed and ashamed of your mistake”), the heroine cheated on Oblomov, falling in love with Andrei Stolz. Does this mean that her love was just an introduction to a future romance, an expectation of real happiness? After all, she is unselfish, pure, selfless. Olga believes that she really loves Oblomov.
Olga's Love
At first, this heroine, who does not enjoy much attention among gentlemen, seems to us like an adult child. However, it was she who was able to pull Oblomov out of the pool of his inaction, at least temporarily returning him to life. Stolz noticed her first. He joked, laughed, entertained the girl, recommended the right books, in general, did not let her get bored. He was really interested in her, but Andrei remained only a teacher and mentor. Oblomov was attracted to her by her voice and the fold above her forehead, in which, as he put it, “perseverance nests.” Olga loves in Ilya Ilyich the mind, although it is crushed by “all sorts of rubbish” and has fallen asleep in idleness, as well as a pure, faithful heart. Self-confident and bright, she dreamed that she would force the hero to read newspapers, books, tell the news, discover true life and not let him fall asleep again. Oblomov fell in love when Olga sang Casta Diva at his first reception with the Ilyinskys. A unique symbol of their love was the lilac branch mentioned several times on the pages of the novel, either on Olga’s embroidery during a meeting in the park, or abandoned by the heroine and picked up by Ilya Ilyich.
The end of the novel
But this love in Oblomov’s novel was frightening for him; Oblomovism turns out to be stronger than such high and sincere feelings. She is consumed by the desire to create and act - such an inappropriate image for Oblomov, and the lovers are forced to end the relationship without ceasing to love each other. The love of Olga and Oblomov was doomed from the very beginning. Olga Ilyinskaya and Ilya Ilyich understood family happiness, love, and the meaning of life differently. If for the hero the relationship between a man and a woman is a passion, a disease, then for Olga it is a duty. Oblomov loved her sincerely and deeply, gave her all of himself, idolized her. A consistent calculation was noticeable in the heroine’s feelings. She took Oblomov’s life into her own hands, having agreed with Stolz. Despite her youth, she managed to discern in him a kind soul, an open heart, and “dovelike tenderness.” At the same time, Olga liked the knowledge that she, an inexperienced young girl, would bring back to life a person like Oblomov. The gap between them is inevitable and natural: they are too dissimilar in nature. This Oblomov love story was thus completed. The thirst for a sleepy, serene state turned out to be more valuable than romantic happiness. Oblomov sees the ideal of existence as follows: “man sleeps serenely.”
New lover
With her departure, the main character still doesn’t find anything to do with what he has left and again lies idle all day long and sleeps on his favorite sofa in St. Petersburg, in the house of the owner Agafya Pshenitsyna. She attracted the hero with her full bare elbows, neck and thriftiness. The new beloved was hardworking, but not very smart (“she looked at him blankly and was silent”), but she was an excellent cook and kept order.
Novaya Oblomovka
Having gotten used to the measured and unhurried rhythm of life of this housewife, over time Ilya Ilyich will humble the impulses of his heart and begin again. All his desires, as before meeting Olga, will be limited to food, sleep, empty rare conversations with the businesslike Agafya Matveevna. The writer contrasts her with Olga: a faithful, kind wife, an excellent housewife, but she has no height of soul. Ilya Ilyich, plunging into the simple semi-rural life in the house of this mistress, seemed to have found himself in the old Oblomovka. Slowly and lazily dying in his soul, he falls in love with Pshenitsyna.
Lyubov Pshenitsyna
And what about Agafya Matveevna herself? Is this what her love is? No, she is loyal, selfless. In her feeling, the heroine is ready to drown, to give all the fruits of her labors, all her strength to Oblomov. For his sake, she sold some of her jewelry, gold chains and jewelry, when Tarantiev cunningly forced Ilya Ilyich to pay him a large sum of ten thousand monthly. One gets the impression that Agafya Matveevna’s entire previous life was spent waiting for the appearance of a person whom she could take care of like a son, whom she could love devotedly and selflessly. The main character of the work is exactly like this: he is soft, kind - this touches a woman’s heart, accustomed to the ignorance and rudeness of men; he is lazy - this allows him to be taken care of and looked after like a child.
Before Oblomov, Pshenitsyna did not live, but existed without thinking about anything. She was uneducated, even stupid. She was not interested in anything other than housekeeping. However, in this she achieved true perfection. Agafya was constantly on the move, realizing that there was always work. It contained the meaning and content of the heroine’s entire life. It was precisely this activity that Pshenitsyna owed to the fact that she captivated Ilya Ilyich. Gradually, after her lover settled in her house, significant changes occur in the nature of this woman. Lyubov Oblomov in the novel "Oblomov" contributes to the spiritual elevation of the heroine. Glimpses of thought, anxiety and, finally, love awaken within her. She expresses it in her own way, caring for Ilya during his illness, taking care of the table and clothes, praying for his health.
New feelings
This love in Oblomov’s life did not have the passion and sensuality that were present in his relationship with Olga. However, it was precisely these feelings that fully corresponded to Oblomovism. It was this heroine who repaired his favorite “oriental robe”, which Oblomov abandoned after falling in love with Olga.
If Ilyinskaya contributed to the spiritual development of Ilya Ilyich, then Pshenitsyna made his life calmer and more carefree, without informing him about his problems with money. He received care from her, but Olga wanted his development, wanted him to communicate with people, appear in society, understand politics and discuss the news. The hero could not, and did not want, to do everything that Olga wanted, and therefore gave up. And Agafya Matveevna created a new Oblomovka in St. Petersburg, caring for him and protecting him. Such love in Oblomov’s novel for Pshenitsyna completely satisfied his needs. Just like in Ilya Ilyich’s home, on the Vyborg side the sound of knives could be heard all the time.
Opinion of Andrey Stolts
To Andrei Stoltz, Oblomov’s friend, this love in Oblomov’s life is incomprehensible. He was an active person, the order of Oblomovka, her lazy home comfort, and even more so the woman coarsened in her environment, were alien to him. Olga Ilyinskaya is Stolz’s ideal, romantic, subtle, wise. There is not a shadow of coquetry in her. Andrey offers Olga his hand and heart - and she agrees. His feelings were disinterested and pure; he did not seek any benefit, despite the fact that he was a restless “businessman”.
Ilya Ilyich about the life of Stolz
In turn, Ilya Ilyich does not understand the life of Andrei Stolts. The title character of the work continues the gallery of “extra people” opened by M.Yu. Lermontov and A.S. Pushkin. He avoids secular society, does not serve, and leads an aimless life. Ilya Ilyich does not see any meaning in vigorous activity, since he does not consider it a true manifestation of the essence of man. He did not want a bureaucratic career, mired in paperwork, and denied the high society, where everything is false, learned by heart, hypocritical, there is neither free thought nor sincere feelings.
Marriage of Stolz and Olga
While the relationship between Oblomov and Pshenitsyna is close to life and natural, it should be noted that the marriage of Stolz and Olga is utopian. In this sense, Oblomov turns out to be, oddly enough, closer to reality than such a seemingly obvious realist Stolz. Andrey lives in Crimea with his beloved; in their house there is a place for both things necessary for work and romantic trinkets. Even in love, they are surrounded by a perfect balance: the passion subsided after marriage, but did not fade away.
Olga's inner world
However, Stolz has no idea what riches Olga’s sublime soul conceals. She outgrew it spiritually, because she did not stubbornly strive for one specific goal, but saw different paths and chose independently which one to follow. Having chosen Stolz, she wanted to find an equal husband or even a life partner who was trying to subjugate her with his power. At first, Ilyinskaya really finds happiness in his face, but as they get to know each other better, she begins to realize that there is nothing special in such a life, that she is exactly the same as everyone else. Stolz lives exclusively by reason, not interested in anything other than business.
A trace in Olga's soul
The love of Olga and Oblomov left a huge mark in the heart of the heroine. She sought to love and understand Oblomov’s life, since for her life is love, and love is duty, but she failed to do this. After marriage, Ilyinskaya feels in her life some features of Oblomov’s former idyll, and this observation alarms the heroine; she does not want to live like that. However, the love of Stolz and Olga is the feelings of two developing people who help each other in everything, and they must certainly find a way out in order to continue searching for their own path.
Ilya Ilyich
In order to characterize the main character as a whole, as well as the love in Oblomov’s life, different quotes from the text can be given. The following one is especially interesting: “What a fuss is there! And outside everything is so quiet and peaceful!” Andrey and Olga believe that if you lie calmly on the sofa and don’t run like mad through life, then you are certainly lazy and don’t think about anything. However, such battles took place in Oblomov’s soul that Ilyinskaya could not imagine. He thought about such complex questions, his thoughts went so far that Stolz would have gone mad. Ilya didn’t need a wife who throws hysterics and doesn’t know what she wants. In the depths of his soul, he was looking for a companion whom not only Ilya Ilyich himself would love, but who, for her part, accepted him as he was, without trying to change him. This is the ideal love in Oblomov’s life.
So it turns out that the hero loved Olga sincerely, in a way that no one else loved and could love, and she wanted to heal him, and then, when he was on the same “level” with her, to love him. And Ilyinskaya paid dearly for this when Oblomov died, she realized that she loved him exactly as he was, with all his obvious shortcomings.
The role of love in the life of a hero
The role of love in Oblomov’s life, therefore, was very great. She, according to the author, is the most important driving force, without which neither the spiritual development of people nor their happiness is possible. As I.A. believed Goncharov, love in Oblomov’s life was an important stage in his internal development, which is why it is given so much space in the development of the novel.
