One of the best works of the classic of Russian literature by A. S. Pushkin is the novel "Dubrovsky." The writer worked on it for a little over three months. He is considered unfinished, but this does not prevent him from being among the most beloved by the public. In this article we will try to answer one of the main questions that appear before the reader, namely: "Why did Dubrovsky leave his peasants?"
Plot plot
Before giving an answer to the question of why Dubrovsky left his peasants, we should recall the plot of the work and its main characters. The novel begins with a story about two friends who had a common past, were neighbors, but behaved in the very opposite. One of them, Troekurov, was very wealthy and was respected by officials. He can be described as an immoral and cruel person. The other, Dubrovsky, was an impoverished nobleman, proud and stubborn, but generous and fair. The peasants loved him because he respected them and did not want another master.
Such opposites had to quarrel sooner or later, which is what happened. Troekurov became angry and, with the help of a corrupt court, selected the only estate of Dubrovsky. The latter, unable to withstand such a blow, got mad, he was broken by paralysis, and then he died.
In difficult times, Vladimir returned to the estate - the son of Dubrovsky, who was horrified by the death of the only loved one and the state of affairs. He blames Troekurov for everything and longs for revenge. After the departure of officials, he burns his native house with the peasants and retires to the forests, where he becomes a robber.
Denouement
We will later examine why Dubrovsky left his peasants. Now let us dwell on the further development of the plot. A young Frenchman Deforge arrives at the Troekurov’s house, who shows himself to be a very brave man, not at all from a timid dozen. Then it turns out that this is Dubrovsky, who managed to fall in love with Maria, the daughter of Troekurov, and she reciprocates.
Her father decides to marry her to an elderly prince. Upon learning of his daughter’s relationship with Dubrovsky, he hurries to arrange a wedding and does everything possible to prevent Vladimir from interfering. Injured Dubrovsky in despair - beloved, though involuntarily, got married, asked to leave her alone. He hid abroad. But why did Dubrovsky leave his peasants?
The answer to the main question
Vladimir Dubrovsky at the beginning of the novel is portrayed as a young carefree officer, who with might and main fools on dad's money. However, learning about the current state of affairs, he is changing. He is overwhelmed with anger and pain, but he does not allow the crowd to lynch officials who came to his estate to execute a court sentence. Together with them and with their help he sets fire and hides in the woods. But why did Dubrovsky leave the peasants later? There were several reasons for this.
First: he understood that after an unsuccessful assault on his shelter, power would be sent by much more soldiers and his army, which included peasants, could not hold out. He understood that his robbers would not be able to live like this for a long time: they loved their noble leader, but still remained peasants, they needed a hut and peace.
The second reason: Dubrovsky left his peasants because he had already managed to save enough money to hide abroad and provide his people with normal living conditions. When his father died, he had not a penny for his soul, only the support of his subjects. Now he could arrange both his and their fate without robbery, which, moreover, was already impossible.
The third reason was the most important. Driven by revenge, Dubrovsky wanted to destroy Troekurov. But acquaintance with Mary changed his plans, new tender feelings flashed in a fierce heart. He remained in the grove until the beloved became the Princess of Vereisk. The wedding took place, Vladimir became superfluous, so he had no choice but to leave.
Epilogue
So, we remembered the plot of an interesting adventure novel in the spirit of Walter Scott, his heroes. We learned the answer to the question of why Dubrovsky left the peasants. But, unfortunately, we could not enjoy the rich and melodic language by which the work was written. You can do this only by reading the Dubrovsky novel from start to finish on your own.