Today we’ll talk about the work of Pushkin Alexander Sergeevich called "Undertaker". The history of creation and a summary will be discussed later. The work was published in 1831.
History of creation
In the cycle of "Belkin's Tales" included the work "Undertaker". The history of creation will be discussed later. Work on the story was completed in 1830, September 9th. The author at that moment was in a village called Big Boldino. The rest of Belkin's Tales saw the light there, a week after Pushkin arrived in this city. This is the first work from the cycle. In total, it includes 5 novels. The image of the undertaker is borrowed from a real person. On the territory of Bolshaya Nikitskaya there really was a shop of Adrian the undertaker. She was in front of the house in which Pushkin's bride lived
Plot
Below we give a brief summary of the story "Undertaker". The history of creation was described in detail above. So, the author introduces the reader to the protagonist of the work named Adriyan Prokhorov - undertaker. He moves from Basmannaya street to Nikitskaya. Settles in a long-beloved house. However, she does not feel joy. The novelty scares him a little. Soon, however, order was established in the new house. A sign is attached above the gate. Adriyan, sitting at the window, orders to give him a samovar. Drinking tea, the hero plunged into a sad thought, since he had a gloomy disposition by nature. He was embarrassed by worldly concerns.
Neighbors
Further in the story “Undertaker”, Pushkin tells that the hero’s thoughts were mainly occupied by the rich merchant merchant Tryukhina. She was dying on Razgulyay. The hero was thinking about whether the heirs would remember him or conspire with the nearest contractor. While Adrian was thinking, a German artisan, a neighbor, came to visit him. He called himself Gottlieb Schultz, a shoemaker. He noted that he lives across the street. He invited Adriyan to himself, because tomorrow he has a silver wedding. The hero accepted the invitation. He offered Schultz tea. As a result, the neighbors got into a conversation, and soon became friends. The next afternoon, Adrian and a couple of his daughters went to visit the shoemaker. The Germans-craftsmen gathered at the house - friends of Schultz, as well as their wives. The feast began. Soon, the owner proclaimed a toast to the health of Louise - his wife and guests. Everyone drank. The fun is done. Suddenly, one guest - a baker, offered to raise a toast to the health of the people who gathered were working. All those present began to bow to one another, because they were among themselves clients. The baker Yurko then offered to drink Adriyan for the health of the dead. Laughter rose, offending the undertaker. The guests left late. Adrian returned home angry and drunk. It seemed to him that the incident was a deliberate mockery of the Germans over his craft. The fact is that the hero considered his work to be in no way inferior to the others, claiming that the undertaker was not his executioner. Adrian then decided to invite his clients for housewarming. Upon learning of this, her employee invited the hero to cross herself.
The final
The story "Undertaker" in its final part tells how the protagonist returned from work. I saw a gate opened by someone. Upon entering his home, the undertaker sees a room full of the dead. They are lit by the moon shining through the window. With horror, the hero recognized them as former customers. They greeted Adriyan. The guests surrounded him with threats. Adrian fell. Deprived of feelings. In the morning, Adriyan recalled the events of last night. As a result, the undertaker realized that the terrible events that had so frightened him were just a dream. Then the hero ordered to call daughters and put a samovar. So we examined the story "Undertaker". The history of creation and key plot twists are described in great detail.