The main character of Ershov's fairy tale

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The tale was written by Pavel Petrovich Ershov almost two centuries ago. Children's literature cannot be imagined without this work. The fairy tale awakens the imagination of children, serves as an ornament to our literature.

For the first time the fairy tale "Humpbacked Horse" was published in 1834 in the magazine "Library for Reading". There is evidence of Pushkin's edition of the work. It was he who wrote the introduction to the tale.

Criticism did not take Yershov's book seriously, believing that it was too lightweight a work. The fairy tale "Humpbacked Horse" was duly appreciated by the king. The first edition of the book was released with cuts.

The main character of the tale is the son of an old peasant Ivan. The author never calls him “Ivanushka the Fool”, but from a philistine point of view, from the point of view of people who, for the sake of a calm, well-fed life, put up with lies, cunning and deceiving for their own well-being, Ivan looks straightforward and stupid. The hero of a fairy tale does not pursue momentary gain, which so attracts sensible people. His wisdom can be called universal.

Don't imagine Ivan as a superhero. His character contains features that make him understandable and not particularly attractive to us in the main character of the fairy tale "The Little Humpbacked Horse". The tale says that Ivan wasnaive and foolish, loved to sleep, was lazy. But at the same time, he was honest in words and deeds, did not be greedy, did not steal, acted according to his duty and given word, which helped him to attract magical powers to his side. Often the "mind" of Ivan's older brothers exposes them as limited and primitive people who are not able to step over petty benefits.

Even though you are smarter Ivana, Yes, Ivan is more honest than you:

He didn't steal your horses,” Ivan reproaches his brothers.

The contrast between intelligence and stupidity, honesty and dishonor tells us that "The Little Humpbacked Horse" was written by Ershov not only for children. The richness of content, magic and colorfulness make the fairy tale loved by children. "The Little Humpbacked Horse" is also interesting in many respects for adults - first of all, with various plot twists arising from the characters of the heroes of the fairy tale, bright and convex, masterfully described by Ershov in a few words.

The hero of a fairy tale, having received wonderful horses into his possession, does not become arrogant and arrogant from this. Willingly agrees to help out relatives from trouble. Once in the royal service, Ivan shows his "talents":

He eats sweetly.

He sleeps so much

What expanse, and only!”

The main "employer" of Ivan - the tsar - turned out to be a petty tyrant, easily influenced by earphones envious of Ivan. The plan conceived by the king, how easier it is to lime Ivan, makes the latter turn to miraculous forces that always come to the aid of honest and just people.people. The protagonist of the fairy tale “He dressed up warmer, sat on his skate …” and goes on a “long journey” to fulfill the orders of the tyrant tsar.

The image of the king is contrasted in the fairy tale with the image of Ivan. Ershov's tsar is stupid, cruel and despotic. Basically, he cares about things that are not related to the good of the state and the people. The king is worried about the desire to become young in order to marry a young princess. Burdened with many concerns about the state, the king prefers to lie lazily on his side and listen to the gossip of his scammers.

The tsar's stupid antics lead him to death in boiling cauldrons, from which Ivan comes out handsome, having got rid of his unsightly peasant appearance.