Education and Oblomov's attitude to education

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

I. A. Goncharov wrote amazing novels that were relevant to the writer's contemporaries and remain so in our time. One of Goncharov's most famous works is the novel Oblomov, named after the protagonist. In the novel, Goncharov considers a special type of people, of which Oblomov is a representative, as well as the attitude of the hero to different aspects of life. The work shows Oblomov's attitude to education, career and family.

Education of Oblomov

The character traits of a person, his habits or habits - all this comes from the family and, accordingly, depends on upbringing. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, who lives on Gorokhovaya Street, practically never leaves his house. He is still quite young - he is only 32 years old, but Ilya Ilyich suffers from his passivity and apathy. He is not interested in anything.

The hero received his education in Oblomovka (his village), so Oblomov's attitude to education is as follows: he believed that it was useless. Mental activity, memorizing something only tired and put poor Ilyusha to sleep. Oblomov's parents allowed him to do everything: sleep as much as he wanted, eat heartily, be lazy and mess around. Ilya Ilyich leftOblomovki, his parents died, but his views remained the same.

You can remember one detail that says a lot - this is the immutability of Oblomov's dressing gown. He always wears a dressing gown, and at the end of his life, when the hero is sick and Stolz and Olga come to visit him, the first thing they notice is Agafya Pshenitsyna, who is repairing Oblomov's dressing gown.

We also note that Oblomov is the result of a noble education.

Educating Stolz

The upbringing and education of Oblomov is fundamentally different from the life of Stolz. The active, lively Stolz was educated abroad and constantly strived for self-improvement, whether it was the humanities or technical sciences.

Stolz was brought up by ambitious parents, but not too rich. From his father "inherited" Stoltz received a love for work, from his mother - for art. Thus, Stolz's attitude to life is not a bit like Oblomov's attitude. Stoltz was reverent and respectful of education.

Comparative characteristics of heroes

So, we found out that Oblomov in Goncharov's work is radically opposed to Stoltz. Stolz came from a poor German family, Oblomov is a hereditary nobleman. Stolz is looking for a woman equal in her views and inner strength; Oblomov needs a woman who can provide him with maternal care and love. Let's remember the short romance between Oblomov and Olga: initially it was doomed, but Ilya Ilyich's connection with Agafya Pshenitsyna found a future.

Oblomov's attitude toeducation is not the best - he hardly learned to read and write, and that was enough for him. Stolz, on the other hand, received some skills at home (he was taught by his father), and then went to conquer the university.

The fate of Stolz and Oblomov

In the life of Oblomov, at some point, enlightenment frowned. This is the appearance in his life of Olga. For a while, Oblomov was unrecognizable! However, after Oblomov did not want to go on a date with Olga, because "the bridges were shaky", the reader understands that Olga's work on the character of Ilya Ilyich is a waste of time.

Oblomov settles in the house of Agafya Pshenitsyna, they have a child. Oblomov dies, and his life remains unremarkable and dull.

Stolz has a completely different life. He marries Olga, they take Andryusha, Oblomov's son, to raise, they travel a lot.

Thus, the reader sees how the upbringing and education of Stolz and Oblomov influenced their future life. Oblomov remained, if not physically, then in his dreams in his beloved village of Oblomovka, and Stolz began to build a new, own life.