The moral choice of man in war - this story was devoted to the story "Senka" Nekrasov. The summary of the work introduces its key episodes, important for understanding the feelings and actions of the protagonist at critical moments in his life.
Fear of reality
In the morning, Senka sat in the gap and watched the enemy bombers. By the end of the day, he had smoked all the tobacco. His body shook with a small tremor, and something froze in his stomach. Just yesterday they were brought to the front, and immediately the ongoing shelling and bombs. There was a feeling that he could no longer. So begins the story "Senka" Nekrasov - a brief summary of it you read.
A tankman with a hanging lash crawled past. The hero imagined how he would now be sent to the hospital. Then someone heavy jumped up on Senka. It turned out to be a dead fighter. Nothing was visible due to dust. Senka reached for the rifle. He clamped it between her legs, put her hand on the barrel and fired. Then he saw blood dripping from his fingers and heard the voice of the platoon commander. But Senka did not understand anything. He only thought that he would go away from these explosions and death. And only on the way to the medical battalion did Senka get the meaning of the commander’s words: “I would shoot, but I'm sorry for the cartridges”.
Left-Handed
There are many wounded, Senka noted. Nekrasov (the summary does not include a description of the road) writes how a man in a dressing gown ordered the young man to go into the tent. On the table lay a groaning fighter without a leg, which is why the hero experienced horror. The doctor, learning that he was left handed, shamed Senka for cowardice, made an injection and washed the wound. Sister bandaged her hand, and the young man was taken to the fourth tent, where the sentry stood. Only one wounded man slept in it - as Senka later finds out, the same as himself, a crossbow.
The young man recalled his native Yenisei, yesterday’s arrival at the front line. He was preparing to hit a German with a bayonet or grenades, and then the planes, Viktor Nekrasov writes. Senka - a brief summary of his thoughts shows his moral unpreparedness for what he saw - noticed that the fighter woke up. Akhrameev said that now they should be judged, but you can run away.
In the evening, the lieutenant asked questions, after which the wounded went outside. Akhrameev proved everything that this was not a war, but a massacre, and therefore Senka did everything right. And the young man looked at the wounded and to where the explosions came from. On the third day he met a foreman who did not want to talk to him. Long after that, Senka lay with his head in his hands. Nekrasov (analysis of the hero’s actions proves this) notes how Senka’s attitude to what he has done is changing.
Acquaintance with Nikolai
The explosions were approaching. A slender sergeant was placed next to Senka with fragments in his legs and collarbone. For several days he had a high fever, and the young man courted him. He found out that this was Nikolai’s third wound and that he had a Red Star. The sergeant did not like to talk about his exploits and all worried about his fellow scouts. Once he asked if there were any deserters in the hospital. Senka said nothing and went out.
When the medical battalion was transferred to a new place, the young man insisted that Nikolai be placed next to him. He dreamed of accomplishing a feat, receiving a reward and appearing before a sergeant.
It all ended in one moment. The lieutenant entered the tent and read out a list of gunmen - they were called by the investigator. After the interrogation, Akhrameyev offered to run away, but Senka felt his face pouring blood, and refused. He lay under an oak tree all day, only at night deciding to enter the tent. Nicholas was already asleep, and in the morning the sergeant did not speak with the young man. Senka spent the day again on the street, and by evening the sergeant was evacuated. The attitude of the wounded to the hero of the story has changed. They shunned him, although they did not reproach him for anything.
Cleansing
When the front approached the medical unit, all the slightly wounded were called into operation. Among them was Senka. Nekrasov - a brief summary of the hero’s thoughts and questions confirms this - conveys the feelings of a young man who is preparing for death. They were sent to the front line, where they distributed rifles and grenades. At the dawn on the other side of the river came the rumble of tanks. Senka heard two commanders decide what to do. Krutikov, who threw grenades well, was killed. There are few of their fighters, but there is no hope for the wounded. Senka put the grenades in his pockets, pulled up his belt and headed for the commanders.
He soon watched the first tank enter the bridge. Two more moved after him. Senka looked at the clear sky and, one after another, as taught, threw three bundles of grenades. When the flame rose, the fighter threw the fourth and rushed back to the house. Hearing a deafening explosion, he looked around. There was no tank and bridge, and huge clouds of smoke spread across the sky.