One of the most famous works of the Russian classic is First Love. Turgenev (a short summary of the story will demonstrate this) introduces the reader to the emotional experiences of the young character. The work was published in 1860. And his plot is based on the author’s own experience, on the events that took place in his family.
Meet the main character
What does the summary of Turgenev's novel "First Love" begin with ? Events unfold in Moscow. The protagonist Vladimir was sixteen years old. Together with his parents, he comes to the country to relax and prepare for exams. After some time, the family of Princess Zasekina settled in the neighborhood. The boy, seeing the princess, wants to meet.
When Volodya's mother receives a letter from them in which they ask for protection, she sends her son to the princess's house. He must invite this family to visit. There, a teenager meets Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna.
She is five years older than Vladimir. At first she begins to flirt with the teenager, but her interest quickly fades. So begins the book "First Love." Turgenev (a brief summary will continue his acquaintance with the characters) describes the Zasekin family extremely unflatteringly.
Unpleasant impression, or return visit
When the princess and her daughter came to dinner at the house of Volodya's parents for lunch, they made a not very pleasant impression on his mother. The elder Zasekina constantly complained about her poverty, while she constantly sniffed tobacco and spun around the table. And the young princess talked with the father of Vladimir in French during lunch and kept herself very proudly.
Despite the fact that during the meal she did not pay any attention to the teenager, when she left, she whispered that he should come to their house. Volodya, who came to visit, was simply happy. Although the young Zasekina introduced him to several of her fans, nevertheless she did not leave him for a minute.
She showed her disposition in every possible way and even allowed her to kiss her hand. But this is only the beginning of the story "First Love". Turgenev (a brief summary continues to follow his narrative) describes further events in a slightly different light.
First Disappointments, or Relationships with Zinaida
The father asks the boy about his visit to the house of the princely family and himself goes to visit them. And when Volodya came the next time, Zinaida did not even go out to him. A teenager begins to suffer from possessed feelings. He is constantly jealous of her. When there is no girl nearby, he feels bad, but in her company, Vladimir is no better. Of course, the princess guessed about Volodya's love.
She does not come to him, knowing full well that his mother did not like her. And the boy’s father is reluctant to communicate with her. Suddenly the girl has completely changed. She stopped communicating with people, preferring loneliness. Walked for a long time and rarely went out to guests. Volodya realized that Zinaida fell in love. But only in whom?
"First Love": content (retelling)
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev continues to acquaint us with how the relations of heroes are formed. Some more time passes, and Volodya sees the girl sitting on the wall of the greenhouse. He jumped towards her and, hitting, lost consciousness. Zinaida was frightened and began to try to bring him to his senses. The girl begins to kiss Vladimir, and when she realizes that he has already woken up, he hurriedly leaves. Of course, the teenager is happy.
The young princess does not cease to communicate with Volodya in love with her. He appoints him his page, who must everywhere follow his lady of the heart. And one day a teenager decided to go to the garden at night to guard the girl, but he saw his father there. Frightened, he fled. What is the summary below? First love (I. Turgenev describes in detail the emotions of a teenager) did not bring Volodya, unfortunately, reciprocal feelings from the chosen one.
Family troubles, or the connection of the father with the young princess
Some more time passes, and Vladimir finds out that there was a scandal between the parents, during which the mother accused her husband of treason. The culprit of the infidelity of the father was the boy's lover - Zinaida. Parents are going to return to St. Petersburg, and Volodya, before leaving the country house, says goodbye to the princess, making a promise to love her for the rest of her life.
But this was not their last meeting. When he goes with his father for a walk, he becomes a witness to some conversation between him and Zinaida. The father tried to prove something to the girl, but she did not agree, and the man hit her on the arm with a whip. Frightened Volodya escaped.
The reader, of course, guessed what the author was talking about in the novel First Love. Turgenev (the summary of his work is drawing to a close) does not reveal all the details of the connections of his characters, apparently leaving the reader the opportunity to draw conclusions himself.
The latest events of the work, or the fate of the young princess
Volodya and his family are returning to St. Petersburg. He successfully passes exams and goes to university. But six months pass, and his dad dies from a blow. This happened almost immediately after a letter came to my father. After reading it, he suddenly got excited. When the father was buried, Volodya's mother sent a very large amount of money to Moscow. The teenager did not know any more details.
Four years pass by. Once, having gone to a theatrical performance, Vladimir, already matured, meets Maydanov, who once also courted Zinaida Aleksandrovna. He tells Volodya that the princess has already married and will soon go abroad.
The consequences of a long history, or the death of a beloved
Maidanov also added that it was very difficult to find a spouse Zinaide after those events that had some negative consequences. But the girl turned out to be smart enough and still got her way. The young man also said the address where Zinaida Alexandrovna now lived.
But before Volodya decided to pay her a visit, several weeks passed. And when he arrived, he found out that the young woman died in childbirth. So IS Turgenev ends his work . First love (a brief summary of the chapters demonstrates the development of Volodya’s growing feelings) brought the young man nothing but bitter memories.