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Ivan Andreevich Krylov became for Russian people not just a bibliographic figure, but also the author of famous catch phrases, which, by the way, have long been common outside of Russia. The secret of the popularity of his works is that they surprisingly show the images of Russian people at various moments of life. Many followers of the fabulist like the irony of the presentation of his stories, but literary critics find it excessively impudent to compare some types of people with animals … Be that as it may, the rhymed stories of Ivan Andreevich have been resonating in the hearts of each of us for a whole century, and on As an example of Krylov's fable "The Cat and the Cook", we will try to analyze the creative direction of the famous fabulist.
Summary of the work
We will not literally study the text of Krylov's fable "The Cat and the Cook",but consider its content with the help of a brief retelling and try to assess the importance of the characters involved.
The story tells about how a certain cook left his workplace, and so that the rats would not covet the food left by him, he punished the cat to guard the food. The man went to a tavern (to commemorate the deceased godfather), and when he returned, he saw on the floor the remains of the food he had eaten and the cat at the head of all this disgrace, which in the most shameless way ate the unfortunate chicken.
The indignation of the hero of Krylov's fable "The Cat and the Cook" knew no bounds, and he began to scold Vaska with all his might, because until now the animal had not been seen dragging food from the master's table, and he implicitly trusted him … And what is it a cat? Here it is time to remember the famous phrase: "And Vaska listens, but eats" …
Moral of the fable "The Cat and the Cook"
As you know, fables are notable for the fact that the main meaning of the work is usually concentrated in their last lines. But at the end of the text of Krylov's fable "The Cat and the Cook" one can see not at all the morality that the author suggests to us with his narrative. As it turned out, the meaning of the work does not lie on the surface at all. Judge for yourself: the entire text is literally saturated with the idea that even the closest person cannot be trusted one hundred percent, and especially important matters must be kept under strict control. And yet the main meaning of the work lies elsewhere…
Fable as a way of conveying political thought to the Russian people
So, what did the author of the fable “The Cat and the Cook” want to say? The moral contained at the end of the story is that sometimes it is necessary to use power against some people … Russian writers imply political overtones here: some officials need to be kept in check, as they continually try to encroach on the untold riches of our Motherland. Another interpretation of this work is the similarity of Vaska the cat with some representatives of the Russian beau monde of the 18th century, because historical facts tell about Ivan Andreevich's respectful attitude towards the peasant class … Whatever it was, but the work of this author is the richest cultural heritage of Russia, and this fact is hard to dispute.
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