Summary of "The Prisoner of the Caucasus" by Pushkin A.S

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One evening a rider arrives in the village, dragging a captive on a lasso. At first glance, the unfortunate seems dead, but at noon he comes to his senses and recalls the events of the last days. A brief summary tells about the fate of the Russian warrior in the Chechen village. The Caucasian captive always dreamed of gaining freedom. To do this, he went from his native Russia to the Caucasus, which always attracted him, but as a result he received shackles on his legs. The man realizes that from now on he is a slave, and only death can save him.

Peaceful life among Circassians

The captive liked the young Circassian woman, the girl comes to him at night, when the village fell asleep, to give him a drink of cool koumiss. She sits next to the man for a long time, crying quietly, because she cannot tell him about her feelings. A brief summary tells about the personal experiences of each of the characters. The Caucasian captive remains alive, he is assigned to graze the herd in the mountains. Nothing threatens his life, but still the man is not pleased with the surrounding landscapes, a delightful view of the snowy Elbrus and the Caucasus mountains, a peaceful life. The hero mentally constantly returns to his homeland.

A prisoner from the Caucasus watches with delight the customs and customs of the highlanders. Pushkin, whose summary of the poem shows the attitude of the poet to the peoples of the Caucasus, vividly described the hospitality and militancy of the Circassians. Through his protagonist, the writer has shown that he enjoys the simplicity of their lives. The prisoner could spend hours watching young jigit guys, from an early age accustoming themselves to war. He admired their fearlessness, formidable raids on the Cossacks, as well as hospitality to wanderers who got lost in the mountains at night.

Communication with a young Circassian

The development of the relationship between the local girl and the main character is also told in the summary. The Caucasian prisoner was accustomed to a dull life, but still he was madly happy about the storms raging on the mountain slopes, regretting that they did not reach the heights on which he was. Every night a Circassian woman came to him, bringing with her honey, wine, koumiss, and millet. The girl sat next to him, shared a meal, sang her songs, taught her native language. A Circassian woman fell in love with a man with all her heart, but he could not reciprocate her.

Freedom is dearer than life

A summary tells about the tragic fate of a young Circassian woman. A Caucasian prisoner once opens his soul to a girl, begging her to forget about him, because no matter how much he wanted to, he could not reciprocate her love. The Circassian reproaches him for not sparing her feelings, persuades him to forget his homeland and stay with her, but the herorefuses, because another image lives in his soul, so dear to his heart, but unattainable. A man understands the suffering of a girl, because he himself experienced unrequited love.

Once the Circassians gathered on a campaign, leaving only old people, children and women in the village. A Caucasian prisoner, whose brief description of his actions gives an idea of his courage, dreams of escaping, but shackles prevent the plan from being carried out. At night, a Circassian woman comes and cuts the chain, the hero invites her to escape together, but the girl refuses, knowing about his feelings for another. The prisoner throws himself into the river and swims to the other side, hearing a strange moan and a splash of water behind him. He realizes that his savior drowned herself. Having cast a parting glance over the village, the man goes to the Cossack village.