When a person wants to hear the most concise review of a work, he asks about his main ideological content. Since N. M. Karamzin is on our agenda, the theme will be: “Poor Liza: the main idea and its variations,” because everyone also knows that the main idea is usually not the only one in the work - the main author’s There are usually few promises.
So, let's begin.
Plot
The events here will not be considered in detail, it’s just worth reminding the reader that this extremely dramatic story is about a poor naive girl named Lisa and a rich beautiful, but unscrupulous young man named Erast.
First, he shows her that he loves, that she is pleased with her purity and innocence, then when Erast gets his way, he throws the girl under various pretexts.
Lisa is upset, finds a deep pond and settles her scores with life.
N.M. Karamzin wants to convince the reader that young Erast also suffered and lived a life without happiness, but for some reason he hardly believes in it. If life teaches what, it is that unscrupulous and selfish people live much better than those who have at least some moral principles and beliefs. The work "Poor Lisa", the main idea hidden in it, does not lead the reader to this kind of understanding, but it is a pity.
"Love is evil ..."
And it is known who uses this. But seriously, evil is only unrequited love, when “one loves and the other allows himself to be loved” (Laroshfuko). The reciprocal love is beautiful, but it is, as a rule, everyday and ends with a happy marriage and children. Who wants to read about it? It is either unhappy, tragic love , as in the work “Poor Liza,” the main idea of which is in our field of vision.
How fresh is the giving told by Karamzin?
The story of poor Lisa is eternal. There will always be stupid and naive girls and lusty guys who want to seduce these girls. Now in certain circles it is fashionable to talk about any classic, that she, as they say, a warning - “novel-warning”, “novel-warning”, etc. If it can be said that the composition “Poor Liza” (his main thought) is a warning, it’s empty, because the girls will somehow get caught in the net by the callous, soulless guys. Why? Because young women will always want “big and pure love,” and this desire will lead them through the maze of suffering.
Is there an antidote to unhappy fate?
Of course, yes, and it is only one thing - training the mind, education. If Lisa was cynical, intelligent, educated (besides she is also beautiful as an angel), would she need such an empty and empty person like Erast? The answer is negative. Of course, the reflection presented in this paragraph is not the main idea of the work “Poor Liza,” but when a modern person reads it , such a conclusion suggests itself.
Lisa had a low self-esteem due to the fact that she was taught from an early age: "Your destiny is to live on your knees and not contradict the masters." Unfortunately, she could not have been taught otherwise in those times (18th century). So, let’s dwell on the fact that the main idea of the novel “Poor Lisa” is “love of evil”. In turn, we hope that for modern girls, the story of Lisa will nevertheless serve as a warning.