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A review by jerrythe5th
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I wont blame you if you find this piece boring but i didnt.
P.S. Spoilers
Its a great story showing (or not showing haha) emotions, love and arguments. I was surprised how happy i was for these characters to fall in love.
The characters are great and interesting
But it has clearly some issues mainly with the main character Bazarov.
First, the two old brothers are depicted here as the social norm “the fathers”
N. P. being the soft, gentle side of humanity and P. P. being the hard, strict side, old fashion. Which is surprising because he is presented to us as this very liberal character.
Arkady is of course a naive young man not really grasping the thoughts Bazarov has. Realism at its peak tbh.
And B. Is the main problem of this book. I belive Turgenev tried to combine Nietzsche’s nihilism with at that time very progressive men of Russia. And it doesnt really work I think and thats why B. became more of a anarchist as I see it. He doesnt seem to me as an nihilist really. Most of the times he really does care he just hides it. But hey nihilism is this really hard-to-grasp philosophy so maybe I just misunderstood what was Turgenev trying to make him to be.
Ohhh and the women!!? I liked them sooo much.
P.S. Spoilers
Its a great story showing (or not showing haha) emotions, love and arguments. I was surprised how happy i was for these characters to fall in love.
The characters are great and interesting
But it has clearly some issues mainly with the main character Bazarov.
First, the two old brothers are depicted here as the social norm “the fathers”
N. P. being the soft, gentle side of humanity and P. P. being the hard, strict side, old fashion. Which is surprising because he is presented to us as this very liberal character.
Arkady is of course a naive young man not really grasping the thoughts Bazarov has. Realism at its peak tbh.
And B. Is the main problem of this book. I belive Turgenev tried to combine Nietzsche’s nihilism with at that time very progressive men of Russia. And it doesnt really work I think and thats why B. became more of a anarchist as I see it. He doesnt seem to me as an nihilist really. Most of the times he really does care he just hides it. But hey nihilism is this really hard-to-grasp philosophy so maybe I just misunderstood what was Turgenev trying to make him to be.
Ohhh and the women!!? I liked them sooo much.