"First Love", Turgenev: a summary of the chapters

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One of the most famous works of the Russian classic is "First Love". Turgenev (a summary of the story will demonstrate this) introduces the reader to the emotional experiences of the young character. The work was published in 1860. And its plot is based on the author's own experience, on the events that took place in his family.

Meet the main character

How does the summary of Turgenev's story "First Love" begin? Events unfold in Moscow. The main character Vladimir is sixteen years old. Together with his parents, he comes to the country to relax and prepare for exams. After some time, the family of Princess Zasekina settled in the neighborhood. The boy, seeing the princess, dreams of meeting.

When Volodya's mother receives a letter from them asking for protection, she sends her son to the princess's house. He should invite this family to visit. There the teenager meets Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna.

She is five years older than Vladimir. First shebegins to flirt with a teenager, but her interest quickly fades. This is how the book "First Love" begins. Turgenev (a brief summary will continue acquaintance with the characters) describes the Zasekin family in an extremely unflattering way.

Unpleasant impression, or return visit

When the princess and her daughter came to dinner at the house of Volodya's parents, they made a not very pleasant impression on his mother. The eldest Zasekina constantly complained about her poverty, while she constantly sniffed tobacco and turned around at the table. And the young princess talked with Vladimir's father in French throughout the dinner and behaved very proudly.

Despite the fact that during the meal she did not pay any attention to the teenager, when she left, she whispered to come to their house. Volodya, who came to visit, was simply happy. Although the young Zasekina introduced him to several of her admirers, she did not leave him even for a minute.

She showed her disposition in every possible way and even allowed me to kiss her hand. But this is only the beginning of the story "First Love". Turgenev (the summary continues to follow his narrative) describes further events in a slightly different light.

First disappointments, or Relations with Zinaida

The father asks the boy about his visit to the house of the princely family and goes to visit them himself. And when Volodya came the next time, Zinaida did not even come out to him. The teenager begins to suffer from the feelings that have taken possession of him. Heconstantly jealous of her. When there is no girl nearby, he feels bad, but it is not easier for Vladimir in her company either. Of course, the princess guessed Volodya's love.

She does not come to him, knowing full well that his mother did not like her. And the boy's father is reluctant to communicate with her. Suddenly, the girl completely changed. She stopped communicating with people, preferring loneliness. She walked for a long time and rarely went out to the guests. Volodya realized that Zinaida fell in love. But who?

"First Love": content (retelling)

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev continues to acquaint us with how the relationship of the characters develops. Some more time passes, and Volodya sees the girl sitting on the wall of the greenhouse. He jumped down to meet her and, having hit, lost consciousness. Zinaida was frightened and began to try to bring him to his senses. The girl begins to kiss Vladimir, and when she realizes that he has already woken up, she hastily leaves. Of course the teenager is happy.

The young princess does not stop communicating with Volodya, who is in love with her. Appoints him as his page, who must follow his lady of the heart everywhere. And one day the teenager decided to go to the garden at night to guard the girl, but he saw his father there. Frightened, he ran away. What will the summary say next? First love (Turgenev I. S. describes in detail the emotions of a teenager) did not bring Volodya, unfortunately, reciprocal feelings from the chosen one.

Family Trouble, or Relationshipfather with a young princess

Some more time passes, and Vladimir learns that there was a scandal between his parents, during which his mother accused her husband of treason. The culprit of his father's infidelity was the boy's lover - Zinaida. The parents are going to return to St. Petersburg, and Volodya, before leaving the country house, says goodbye to the princess, having promised to love her for the rest of his life.

But this was not their last meeting. When he goes for a walk with his father, he becomes a witness to some conversation between him and Zinaida. The father tried to prove something to the girl, but she did not agree, and the man hit her on the arm with a whip. Frightened Volodya fled.

The reader, of course, guessed what the author is talking about in the story "First Love". Turgenev (the summary of his work is coming to an end) does not reveal all the details of the connections of his characters, apparently leaving the reader to draw his own conclusions.

The latest events of the work, or the fate of the young princess

Volodya and his family are returning to St. Petersburg. He successfully passes the exams and enters the university. But six months pass, and his dad dies from a stroke. It happened almost immediately after a letter came to my father. After reading it, he was suddenly excited. When his father was buried, Volodya's mother sent a very large amount of money to Moscow. The teenager did not know any more details.

Four years pass. One day, going to a theatrical performance,Vladimir, who has already matured, meets Maidanov, who once also courted Zinaida Alexandrovna. He tells Volodya that the princess is already married and will soon go abroad.

The consequences of a long history, or the death of a beloved

Maidanov also added that it was very difficult to find a spouse for Zinaida after the events that had some negative consequences. But the girl turned out to be smart enough and still achieved her goal. The young man also said the address where Zinaida Alexandrovna now lived.

But before Volodya decided to pay her a visit, several weeks passed. And when he arrived, he learned that the young woman had died in childbirth. This is how Turgenev I. S. ends his work. First love (a summary of the chapters demonstrates the development of the feelings of the maturing Volodya) brought the young man nothing but bitter memories.