Each of the people is a unique and inimitable personality, which differs from the rest not only in character, but also in a set of certain qualities. As for the latter, they are not always positive, and sometimes a person has a viciousness of thoughts and actions, which is noticeable to others.
Who does not know the famous fabulist Ivan Andreevich Krylov? There are probably no such people in our country, because more than one generation of schoolchildren has been brought up on his works. This author miraculously succeeded in interpreting human actions with rhymed stories in such a way that in the end they acquire not a negative, but an ironic connotation. Using the example of Krylov’s fable “Mouse and Rat”, we will examine the behavior of some people and reveal its basic morality. But first, let's get acquainted with the brief content of the work.
I. A. Krylov “The Mouse and the Rat”: the plot of the fable
There was a stir in the house: a cat-trap was lost. When the local mouse found out about this incident, she immediately decided to notify her best friend, the rat, and happily informed her that the cat had fallen into the clutches of the lion himself, and that one, obviously, simply tore it! But the rat was not at all enthusiastic about such news. She began to assure the mouse that the poor tiger simply could not escape from the clutches of such a formidable
beast like a cat, so hope that its tyranny with respect to the rat and mouse is over, is not worth it.
In the plot of Krylov’s fable “Mouse and Rat” the main characters are these two animals. But the most interesting thing is that the rat is most afraid of the cat, and not the mouse, which is several times smaller than it. This moment gradually leads the reader to the realization of the hidden meaning of the work, which we will try to reveal right now.
The moral of Krylov’s fable “Mouse and Rat”
The presented work is not at all simple, simple and meaningless. Like all other poems of this author, “Mouse and Rat” is a fable with a difficult meaning. Despite the fact that its main morality is indicated in the last quatrain, there is also a certain hidden interpretation, which is far from clear to everyone.
The main moral is that in the eyes of a weak-willed and cowardly person, the object of his fear can be inflated to the greatest extent, and this, in general, is understandable. But if you pay attention to all the nuances of Krylov’s fable “Mouse and Rat,” you can see that the weaker and the cowardly is not a mouse at all, but a rat. The meaning of this prioritization is that a coward, no matter how big he is, often looks more pathetic than his smaller relative. Ivan Krylov wanted to prove thereby that the cause of true cowardice is in the head, and it can be very difficult to overcome it.
Moral values ​​in an accessible language
In conclusion, I would like to say that the works of Ivan Andreevich found their popularity among readers more than a hundred years ago. The author searched for his writing style for a long time, but all attempts were in vain - fame did not come to Krylov. After the mentor advised him to try writing poetry, Ivan Andreevich discovered the gift of composing fables. Very quickly, the whole country began to speak winged expressions from his works, and this continues to this day.