Do you know why Gerasim drowned Mumu?

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

Turgenev's story "Mumu" struck the entire public that read it. No one could understand why Gerasim drowned Mumu. This picture brings all readers to tears to this day. It's been 155 years since the story was written, but as soon as you mention it, this terrible scene pops up in your head. It was noticed that the population who read Turgenev's story really cares about the question: "Why did Gerasim drown Mumu?" Indeed, why? After all, Gerasim loved Mumu, she was his irreplaceable and faithful friend! There are a lot of answers and assumptions, let's look at some of them.

The main thing is the plot. The story is read in one breath, everything goes easily and naturally. The reader has a feeling of compassion for Gerasim, who is deprived of fate. But the deaf-mute janitor of the capricious and arrogant lady had a big and sympathetic heart. And now the main character meets a dog, which he begins to love with all his soul. The dog becomes Gerasim's only real companion. What happens next? Why did Gerasim drown Mumu? According to the story, the lady ordered her servant to get rid of the dog. First, Mumu is kidnapped, but she gnaws through the ropes and returns to the owner, and the second time she is ordered to be killed. And no one takes on this task.other than Gerasim himself. After Gerasim drowned Mumu in the river, he leaves the mistress for the village.

Actually, the question arises: "Why did Gerasim drown Mumu?". He could easily go with her to the village. Some suspect that this is a life attitude brought up by the serfdom - in the sense that there is no need to rebel, one should follow the order and live on. Others say that Turgenev went through life with Oscar Wilde's phrase "We always kill those we love." Still others believe that Turgenev himself was an honest, decent person, and if he had been ordered to do something like that, he would have done it without hesitation.

There is a version that Turgenev wrote a story, between the lines of which a biblical story was embodied, telling about Abraham and Isaac. This is the story of how God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham is already in old age, he understands that he will not have more children and loves his son Isaac excessively. In spite of all this, Abraham and his son go to the mountain to be sacrificed by his father. The story with Gerasim and Mumu is very similar. Gerasim plays the role of Abraham, and Mumu plays the role of Isaac; the lady is presented in the role of God. One way or another, there are similarities, and you can think about it.

Why Gerasim drowned Mumu, today both great philologists and all readers of Turgenev cannot understand. The work is quite cruel and unfair. Not every adult can stand such prose, and children even more so. After all, in the centerplot - two friends, and one of them kills the other. Mumu believed Gerasim, she ran away from the thieves to him. The dog would give his life for his master, but he decided to get rid of her in this way. It is interesting that Gerasim did not care whether he was punished or not if he disobeyed. The main thing was to follow the order! He did it without even thinking. The deep philosophy of this work will excite more than one generation of readers.