Pushkin’s work “The Bronze Horseman” tells the story of the fate of the petty official Eugene. But there is another protagonist in it - a monument to Peter I. The poem begins with the tsar standing on the banks of the Neva , planning to build a city here and cut a window into Europe. A century passes, and in the place of marshy swamps and dense forests, Peter's creation grew, identifying light and harmony, replacing darkness and chaos.
Events prior to trouble. Summary
Pushkin wrote The Bronze Horseman to show the fate of an individual. On a late November evening, a petty official, Eugene, returns home. Once his family was noble and rich, but now the young man has to live in poverty, take his closet in the poorest part of the city and endure a series of gray and monotonous everyday life. Eugene can not fall asleep for a long time, annoyed that the bridges were removed from the arriving river, and for two days he will not be able to see his beloved Parash living on the opposite bank. The hero dreams of a modest but happy life with his family, along with his beloved wife and children. So, in the world of dreams, he falls asleep.
The battle of the elements with man. Summary
Pushkin composed The Bronze Horseman to show how weak people are in comparison with nature. The day that came brought misfortune - the wind blocked the river’s path to the bay, and the Neva surged into Petersburg, flooding it. The weather did not calm down, the waves raged like enemy troops. The townspeople saw God's wrath in all this and awaited punishment with fear. Even the king went to the balcony to admit defeat before the elements.
To show the fate of a small man, Pushkin wrote The Bronze Horseman. The summary shows the unbearable suffering that Eugene was experiencing at that moment. The young man escaped during a flood; he climbed a marble lion. The wind tore off his hat, the approaching water dries the soles, but he does not notice it, peering at the opposite bank of the Neva, where his Parasha lives with his old mother near the bay. Behind the hero stands a monument, extending his hand forward.
Personal grief for a particular person. Summary
Pushkin wrote The Bronze Horseman to show the difficult fate of man and the indifference of society to the misfortune of other people. As soon as the Neva enters the coast, Eugene goes to the house of Parasha. The boatman redirects him to the other side, the hero runs along the familiar streets and does not recognize them - bodies are lying around, houses are destroyed. Here is the familiar willow that grew at the gates of the beloved, but the gates themselves are not, and neither are the houses. Eugene could not stand the shock and laughed, losing his mind.
A new day returns the usual rhythm of life to the city, only the hero never comes to his senses, wanders around the city, and a storm noise is heard in his ears. Gloomy thoughts, the inner anxiety of a young man conveys a brief summary. Pushkin (The Bronze Horseman - proof of this) understood how simple it was to break a person’s life and destroy the world of his dreams. Eugene wanders for weeks and months, compassionate passers-by feed him. Children throw stones, the coachman beat with whips, but he does not notice all this.
A year passes, and one autumn evening the hero recalls the storm and the one who is to blame for the death of his beloved - the Bronze Horseman, because it was he who founded the city at the very water. The young man in anger threatens the monument, but suddenly sees how he rushes on a horse right at him. Eugene runs away, but hears the sound of hooves everywhere. The poem ends with the death of the hero. His cold corpse was found by fishermen on a deserted island and was immediately buried.