A.S. Pushkin is primarily known for his poetic works, but his prose is also good. Take, for example, the story Station Warden. This composition is known to everyone from school, but few people think about how mysterious it is. Why did not Samson's daughter, Vyrina, Dunya, find the time or opportunity to meet with her father after her mysterious disappearance? This issue will be the main topic of our article. Let's look at which characteristic of the Duni from the Station Warden is most suitable for her.
Plot
There will be no detailed presentation of the plot, because our tasks are somewhat different. Nevertheless, it is worth recalling its main milestones.
The author of the story (and the story is on behalf of I.P. Belkin) falls into the hut to the station warden in May 1816. There he meets the owner’s daughter - a wonderful creature: a blonde with blue eyes, quiet, modest. In a word - a miracle, not a girl. She is only 14 years old, and she is already attracting the attention of men.
Samson Vyrin is very proud of her daughter, and not only her beauty, but also that she argues. The house is cleaned perfectly, everywhere is clean and tidy, and the caretaker is cheerful, fresh and pleasant to look at.
In other words, in the first meeting of the author with Vyrin, the characterization of Duni from the Station Warden is the most positive. We move on.
Caretaker story
The second visit to the hut was no longer so encouraging. The author returned there after 4 years and found desolation there, and the caretaker was, to put it mildly, not in shape: old, shaggy, slept, hiding with an old sheepskin coat, and the general situation in the house was a match for the caretaker himself.
I.P. Belkin for a long time could not talk to S. Vyrin, but then they decided to drink, and the conversation went on. The caretaker told the story of the disappearance of his daughter from his father’s house. The superintendent also told I.P. Belkin about his searches. After some time, the caretaker found his daughter, but there was little sense from this.
In the end, the story of his daughter finished him off, he drank too much and died. And when the girl decided to visit her father, she could only wail at his grave. This is the story of the story.
Of course, the characterization of Duni from the Station Warden is already completely different than in the first meeting of the author with Vyrin.
Why did the meeting of Dunya and her father not take place during the latter?
Here you can only fantasize. For example, it is clear that the girl’s father could be completely devoid of ambition, and he was quite satisfied with the role of a petty official: life in a hut and other delights of low social status and income. But this could oppress his daughter. Of course, she did not want to upset her father, so she was silent about her feelings, and such thoughts were not accepted then. The 19th century is very different from the 21st. In any case, we do not know the whole truth. However, it is known that one day a young hussar Minsky appears in a hut and takes Dunya to his home. She resists just for sight. The reader understands: she wanted to be abducted.
It is already quite possible to answer the question, which characteristic of Duni from the Station Warden is most suitable for her. Let's describe it in more detail. Dunya is a girl who early learned that she has a certain influence on men and unconsciously decided to take full advantage of her natural quality. She undoubtedly loves her father, but the thought that she would live with him in a hut all her life was unbearable for her. It is not known whether Dunia hatched an escape plan or not, but when a good chance turned up, everything turned out by itself. This is the characteristic of Duni from the Station Warden according to the plan announced at the beginning of the article.
Nevertheless, the question of why the daughter did not find the strength in herself to see her father remains. Most likely, she was ashamed that she cowardly fled from him. She actually destroyed her father, depriving the meaning of existence. Without Dunya, both the caretaker and his hut came to desolation. The girl was not able to take responsibility for her act - flight from home. With this we will finish the discussion of the image of the main character of the story, written by A. S. Pushkin, - “Station Warden”. The characteristics of Dunya and the possible motives for its behavior were outlined in the article. We hope that our short review has interested you, and you will read this story in one breath.