Oblomov's personal life
Small changes with the central character occur during his short-term romance with Olga Ilyinskaya, who turns out to be the complete opposite of Oblomov. She is a lively, emotional, charismatic young lady.
When a hero falls in love, he tries to change for the sake of love:
- begins to take care of appearance;
- tries to be active;
- leaves the house for the first time in a long time.
However, the new life begins to depress and frighten Oblomov, he understands that he is not ready for such drastic changes. This is how Oblomov’s dream and reality collide, which forces the hero to break off relations with Olga and decide for himself what she needs to be happy. Self-doubt and fear of changing something in life played a dramatic role in this story.
After a while, the hero moves to the outskirts of St. Petersburg, where he meets Agafya Pshenitsyna. This woman gave him what he expected from family life: comfort, tranquility and care. Ilya spent his last days with Agafya.
The collision of dreams and reality in the life of Oblomov (based on the novel of the same name by I.A. Goncharov)
The central character of the novel I.A. Goncharov “Oblomov” is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov - a gentleman “thirty-two years old”. The work is dedicated to revealing his life philosophy, way of existence, his psychology. Oblomov's main character traits are apathy, laziness, and inactivity. He lies on the couch all day, completely uninterested in anything. But this state of affairs does not bother the hero at all: everything suits him in this existence: “Ilya Ilyich’s lying down was neither a necessity,... nor an accident...: it was his normal state.” On the contrary, Oblomov’s discomfort is caused by intrusive “touches of life.” However, this hero also has his own dreams. In the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream,” the author outlines them to us quite clearly. We see that my native Oblomovka instilled in Ilya Ilyich a love of home comfort, silence, and peace: “Happy people lived, thinking that it should not and cannot be otherwise.” This person vitally needed love, care, warmth and affection. Let's remember his dreams about his family life. Oblomov dreamed of a wife-mother, wife-housewife, and not of a passionate lover: “Yes, passion must be limited, strangled and drowned in marriage...” He imagined a very warm pastime - in the peaceful circle of family and loving friends. Here conversations would be held about art, about events happening in the world, etc. It is precisely the need for such a life - where everyone loves each other, is satisfied with each other and with themselves - that, it seems to me, is Oblomov’s ideal in life. It is for this that Olga Ilyinskaya called the hero a “heart of gold,” because he knew how not only to take love, but also to generously give it and share it. Of course, Oblomovka cultivated not only this in her Ilyusha. She instilled in him fear of life, indecision, laziness, helplessness, and snobbery. And, in addition, she formed a completely distorted idea of adult life. All this - both positive and negative - manifested itself in the hero’s life later. We know that in his youth, Oblomov, supported by Stolz, dreamed of improving himself, changing himself and the world around him. However, if Stolz began to realize his dreams, then Oblomov’s words remained just words. Arriving in St. Petersburg, the hero gradually became disillusioned with the service (“When will we live?”), retired from all affairs and lay down on the sofa. Somehow, imperceptibly, Oblomov lost almost all his acquaintances, because in order to maintain communication, you need to make some effort. And this was completely unbearable for the hero. Only once did Ilya Ilyich perk up and begin to change - by falling in love with Olga Ilyinskaya. Then the hero was ready to do whatever his beloved wanted. Ilya Ilyich really began to change - he forced himself to be interested in the life around him, move more, eat less. But in this story, Oblomov’s uncertainty and his fear of change played a tragic role. At one point, he felt that he was unworthy of Olga, and wrote a letter to the girl with an explanation: “Listen, without any hints, I will say directly and simply: you do not love me and cannot love me.” After this, Oblomov’s life took its usual course - he continued to lie in seclusion, communicating only with Zakhar and occasionally with Stolz. True, another “shock” burst into the life of Ilya Ilyich - he was forced to move from Gorokhovaya Street to the outskirts of St. Petersburg. There, unexpectedly for himself, the hero found a semblance of his “ideal” - Agafya Pshenitsyna. This woman was able to give the hero a feeling of comfort and coziness, complete peace. He plunged into a kind of oblivion, hibernation, which lasted until his death - the hero suffered several blows, after which he died. But this is only a formal, physical reason for his death. It seems to me that there was a spiritual reason. Oblomov, who has quite great abilities, an internally rich man, was unable to open himself to the world, to manifest himself fully - he was unable to resolve the conflict between his dreams and real life. What was the reason for this? In Oblomov's uncertainty and laziness? Of course, this also played a role. But I think that the world itself in which the hero lived left much to be desired. Let us remember the episodes at the beginning of the novel when visitors come to Ilya Ilyich. He says to almost every one of them: “Get out of the cold.” What does it mean? The outside world is cold and hostile, there is little sincere human emotion, kindness and love in it. And Oblomov, whose nature is based precisely on these feelings, cannot communicate with the “cold” world. That is why, to some extent, he consciously withdrew from the world and put on the mask of a recluse.
The hero's attitude towards service
In relation to service, the clash of dreams and reality in Oblomov’s life also manifests itself. In his fantasies, service seemed to Ilya Ilyich a feasible occupation. Then he would visit her with pleasure. However, reality made the hero understand that the service required a lot of effort, which he did not want to spend .
Service imposes obligations on a person that organize and prevent dissolution. Oblomov tries to free himself from responsibilities and strives for an idle pastime.
Ilya is childish and does not want to take responsibility for his actions. The first failure proves this. Having made a mistake and sent important business papers to the wrong destination, Oblomov is trying to escape punishment .
When the search for the culprit began, “Oblomov did not wait for the well-deserved punishment, but went home and sent a medical certificate.” It said that Ilya Ilyich was ill, and he was advised to “refrain from mental pursuits and all activities.”
The very first troubles forced Oblomov to leave the service with the intention of resigning. This act clearly shows him as an infantile and spineless person.
Main points:
- The relationship between dreams and reality (the connection between these concepts, the differences between concepts). Internal and external conflicts that arise when faced with reality.
- Dream: unattainable, “small”, great, etc.
- Dream/desire/goal/fantasy…. Similarities and differences between these concepts.
- Dream, its role and function in a person’s life (mobilizing, demobilizing, etc.)
- Types of dreamers in literature. Types of realists. Characteristics of a person depending on his dreams.
- A dream in utopia/dystopia/science fiction. Dystopia as a genre that describes the consequences of realizing the dream of an ideal world. Dream in realism, romanticism.
Description of character
The personality and character of the main character were greatly influenced by his upbringing. The mother and nanny surrounded the child with such care that he became completely spineless . Nature did not reward Oblomov with a strong spirit; he tried to avoid the troubles of life that could strengthen his willpower. Difficulties strengthen a person’s character, but Ilya Ilyich tried to avoid them.
Oblomov's predominant personality traits:
- apathy;
- inactivity;
- inertia;
- laziness.
In his youth, the main character, together with his friend Stolz, dreamed of self-improvement, of changing the surrounding reality, of a loving and caring wife. But while Andrei Ivanovich sought to make his youthful dreams come true, Ilya limited himself to just dreams.
The reluctance to act and make changes in life was stronger than the possibility of turning the fantasy into reality.
Upbringing and aspirations
In his dreams, Oblomov saw his own childhood, which was his ideal. Goncharov's character in his early years was a curious and inquisitive child. The mother and nanny overprotected their boy, so he grew up apathetic, only eating and sleeping in the afternoon made him happy. If we talk about the aspirations of the young man, they were unsteady.
The inevitable collision of dreams and reality in Oblomov’s life brings suffering for the hero. He dreams of improving life in his native Oblomovka, constantly makes action plans, shares his thoughts with those around him, but does nothing.
“The collision of dreams and reality in the life of Oblomov (based on the novel of the same name by I.A. Goncharov)”
The central character of I. A. Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov” is Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a gentleman “thirty-two years old.” The work is dedicated to revealing his life philosophy, way of existence, his psychology. Oblomov's main character traits are apathy, laziness, and inactivity. He lies on the couch all day, completely uninterested in anything. But this state of affairs does not bother the hero at all: everything suits him in this existence: “Ilya Ilyich’s lying down was neither necessary... nor an accident...: it was his normal state.” On the contrary, Oblomov’s discomfort is caused by intrusive “touches of life.” However, this hero also has his own dreams. In the chapter “Oblomov’s Dream,” the author outlines them to us quite clearly. We see that my native Oblomovka instilled in Ilya Ilyich a love of home comfort, silence, and peace: “Happy people lived, thinking that it should not and cannot be otherwise.” This person vitally needed love, care, warmth and affection. Let's remember his dreams about his family life. Oblomov dreamed of a wife-mother, wife-housewife, and not of a passionate lover: “Yes, passion must be limited, strangled and drowned in marriage...” He imagined a very warm pastime - in the peaceful circle of family and loving friends. Here conversations would be held about art, about events taking place in the world, etc. It is the need for such a life - where everyone loves each other, is satisfied with each other and with themselves - that, it seems to me, is Oblomov’s life ideal. It is for this that Olga Ilyinskaya called the hero a “heart of gold,” because he knew how not only to take love, but also to generously give it and share it. Of course, Oblomovka cultivated not only this in her Ilyusha. She instilled in him fear of life, indecision, laziness, helplessness, and snobbery. And, in addition, she formed a completely distorted idea of adult life. All this - both positive and negative - manifested itself in the hero’s life later. We know that in his youth, Oblomov, supported by Stolz, dreamed of improving himself, changing himself and the world around him. However, if Stolz began to realize his dreams, then Oblomov’s words remained just words. Arriving in St. Petersburg, the hero gradually became disillusioned with the service (“When will we live?”), retired from all affairs and lay down on the sofa. Somehow, imperceptibly, Oblomov lost almost all his acquaintances, because in order to maintain communication, you need to make some effort. And this was completely unbearable for the hero. Only once did Ilya Ilyich perk up and begin to change - by falling in love with Olga Ilyinskaya. Then the hero was ready to do whatever his beloved wanted. Ilya Ilyich really began to change - he forced himself to be interested in the life around him, move more, eat less. But in this story, Oblomov’s uncertainty and his fear of change played a tragic role. At one point, he felt that he was unworthy of Olga, and wrote a letter to the girl with an explanation: “Listen, without any hints, I will say directly and simply: you do not love me and cannot love me.” After this, Oblomov’s life took its usual course - he continued to lie in seclusion, communicating only with Zakhar and occasionally with Stolz. True, another “shock” burst into the life of Ilya Ilyich - he was forced to move from Gorokhovaya Street to the outskirts of St. Petersburg. There, unexpectedly for himself, the hero found a semblance of his “ideal” - Agafya Pshenitsyna. This woman was able to give the hero a feeling of comfort and coziness, complete peace. He plunged into a kind of oblivion, hibernation, which lasted until his death - the hero suffered several blows, after which he died. But this is only a formal, physical reason for his death. It seems to me that there was a spiritual reason. Oblomov, who has quite great abilities, an internally rich man, was unable to open himself to the world, to manifest himself fully - he was unable to resolve the conflict between his dreams and real life. What was the reason for this? In Oblomov's uncertainty and laziness? Of course, this also played a role. But I think that the world itself in which the hero lived left much to be desired. Let us remember the episodes at the beginning of the novel when visitors come to Ilya Ilyich. He says to almost every one of them: “Get out of the cold.” What does it mean? The outside world is cold and hostile, there is little sincere human emotion, kindness and love in it. And Oblomov, whose nature is based precisely on these feelings, cannot communicate with the “cold” world. That is why, to some extent, he consciously withdrew from the world and put on the mask of a recluse.
