The Belkin series of novels written by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin contains several interesting and informative stories. One of these works is The Station Warden. Pushkin, a brief summary of whose work allows you to see the talent of the great writer, this story devoted the difficult fate of all station rangers, and also highlighted the relationship between parents and children.
The story begins with the author’s story about the unfortunate fate of all Russian station caretakers, on which every traveler expresses his irritation, requires the impossible and is constantly rude, and these unfortunate people should all endure and indulge the guests. Next is a story about a specific person, whose name is Samson Vyrin. Summary “Station Caretaker” takes the reader to the beginning of the 19th century, where the main events unfolded.
Somehow, the weather-storm caught the narrator on the road, and he decided to stop at the nearest station. He asked the owner for permission to change clothes, drink tea and sit out the rain. The caretaker turned out to be a good-natured man, he lived with his beautiful daughter, who at that time was about 14 years old, her name was Dunya. The girl was busy with the housework, set the table. The guest, along with the owner and Dunya, had lunch, there was a casual conversation at the table, after which the horses were handed, and the narrator, having said goodbye to his new friends, left.
A brief summary of the Station Caretaker takes the reader several years ahead, when the narrator again passes through the same province and decides to call on old acquaintances. He finds only the caretaker, who has turned from a good-natured man into a sullen and haggard old man, his hut has become dilapidated and groomed. The man only kept silent about all questions about the Duna, but he managed to talk over a glass of punch.
Summary “Station caretaker” tells that a young hussar arrived at the station three years ago. At first he was angry and immediately demanded horses, but when he saw the beautiful Dunya, he calmed down and stayed for lunch. Then he unexpectedly went to bed, and the called doctor prescribed him absolute peace. The caretaker's daughter looked after him. Having recovered, the hussar got ready to go home and, leaving, invited Duna to bring her to the church. Summary “Station Warden” will not show all the feelings of a father who realized that his daughter was abducted.
Samson went to Petersburg in search of Dunya. He found the hussar, but he said that he loves the girl, she will be fine with him. So that his father could get rid of them, he even offered money, but the caretaker threw them away. After a while, Samson tracked down where his daughter lives. At the meeting, Dunya fainted, and the hussar simply put him out the door. After that, the father no longer attempted to return his daughter.
Summary “Station Caretaker” takes the reader a few more years ahead when the narrator again passes by the familiar station. The old caretaker is no longer there, the boy who settled in his house said that Samson died a year ago. A beautiful lady with three children came to his grave, cried very much and distributed generous alms to everyone, and ordered a prayer service at the church. The narrator understood that it was Dunya who felt enormous guilt before her father for leaving him and not visiting when he was still alive.
Pushkin in the story "Station Warden" raised the theme of "little man" so that the reader could understand the fate of ordinary people, delve into their inner world, know the soul of these unfortunates. Even such insignificant, it would seem, personalities are worthy of compassion and understanding.