A.S. Pushkin "Tatyana's Letter to Onegin": analysis of the passage

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During his short life A. Pushkin managed to leave a rich cultural heritage. Tatyana's letter to Onegin for almost two centuries has been a favorite poem of many young ladies who want to confess their love to their chosen ones. The whole poem is written in the so-called "Onegin stanza", and only in the letters of Onegin and Tatiana there is freedom inherent in Pushkin's works.

Analysis of the lines of Tatyana's letter

You can describe a person in words, indicating his appearance, character, habits, or you can give the reader the opportunity to independently draw an image in his imagination based on the behavior of the hero, his feelings. A. Pushkin made Tatyana's letter to Onegin very heartfelt, honest and open. The epistolary genre helped the poet convey to the reader the feelings and thoughts of the heroine. It should be noted that the letter was written by a young county lady, who had to step overonly through their complexes and fears, but also through moral prohibitions. In the 19th century, it was unsuitable for a girl to be the first to confess her love to a man, but Tatyana is ready to disregard the rules, even if she receives contempt in return.

Pushkin divided Tatyana's letter to Onegin into several parts. First, the girl writes about her risk and how the addressee should perceive this message. Then comes the alternative: “If only I had hope…”, that is, Tatyana draws in her imagination what could have been, and these dreams set off real pictures. In the third part there is a reflection: “Why did you visit us?” The young lady is aware of the difficult female fate, but such statements are more suitable for an adult, and not for a young lady, so the author's handwriting is clearly visible here.

To show the mental suffering of his heroes, their difficult fate and rebirth, Pushkin wrote "Eugene Onegin". Tatyana's letter contains a large fragment where she switches to "you", but she most likely refers not to the real Eugene Onegin, but to the hero of her dreams, who has long been familiar and close to her. Then the girl in her mind connects two images: fictional and real. She also addresses Onegin with “you”: “From now on, I entrust my fate to you …”

Pushkin filled Tatyana's letter to Onegin with drama. The girl told about her feelings, stepping over moral principles. After reading the message, Onegin can imagine the situation, understand the position of the young lady, and do something. The last four lines sum up, and theyend with an introductory theme. Tatyana seems to descend from heaven to earth, recalls reality and again turns to her lover on “you”. She is aware of the riskiness of her enterprise, but trusts the honor of Eugene.

The image of a loving, simple, honest and open village girl drew a poem. Tatyana's letter to Onegin is a sincere and very courageous impulse of a young lady who wished to express her feelings. Of course, she fell in love, rather, not with Eugene himself, but with an invented image. Tatyana was attracted by his manners, secular upbringing distinguished a man from others, so he seemed to the girl an ideal capable of understanding her.