Since 1904, Kuprin has been published a lot in the Znanie publishing house. A collection of Kuprin's stories is published. First creative success, loud well-deserved fame. His prose acquires new features and a wide range of generalizations. On the one hand, the stories of the 900s continue the intended lines. The brevity and meaninglessness of being in the human world. Finiteness of existence, human mortality: at rest, in the circus. Transitional moments in life explores: swamp, measles. The genre of the story does not allow to convey everything and he is working on the big story "Duel".

"Duel" thematically continues the stories about the army. But the sharpness and depth of understanding. From the soldiers (detail) and a series of officers and the regiment commander. Picturesque, figurative. Spiritual development going on intensely. In a short period, enlightenment occurs. Byronic, demonic, Lermonotian, pitiful and ridiculous. The contrast between what he thinks and what he is. Lieutenant Romashov. Spiritual revolution: obsessed with dreams, plans. Then - immersion in routine, vulgarity (in the provinces), subject to vices. In the end, a turning point - a meeting with Khlebnikov, a spiritual upheaval, a person's eyes are opened to real problems, and not to imaginary ones. The name itself is multifaceted: a real duel between Romashov and Nikolaev. Romashov's duel with himself. With all those bad qualities, negative. Romashov's duel with society, with the military environment. Ugly, ugly. Multiple title.

Another topic: the relationship between man, art and reality. Gambrinus story. Short story but found artistic principles for a large, populous picture. Gambrinus is a squash. A lot of people pass in front of the reader. Motley and variegated: fishermen, boatmen, divers, smugglers, cabin boys, sailors of different nations, thieves, machinists, loaders.

The temporal boundaries of the story are extended by several decades and include serious whi - Anglo-Bkr, Russ-Yap, Revol 19005. Wide historical. A large layer of life through the prism: songs and dances of the talented self-taught violinist Sasha. All moods through music. Heroic play: (what sounds like) How does the music reflect moods?

People in a single impulse experience unity, English freedom. Then, after this spiritual upsurge, the time of pogroms, reactions. How the people who sang and danced together change, the spirit soars, now the same people went to kill (Jewish pogroms). Sasha is crippled. His talent awakens the faded was good feelings. “A person can be crippled, but art will endure everything, will conquer everything.” Exploration of the subconscious side. In every person lives ... "

Garnet bracelet 1911 about the love of a poor official for the princess.


The October Revolution was not accepted. At 14, he was drafted into the army, the first world war. The fight against the always hated German militarism. He took the war positively. Victory will provide "rest". Here the writer's dream of overcoming one of the evils of the world affected.

After the October Revolution, he will help first. He reacted negatively to the fact. Theoretically recognized as correct, but believed that the roar. Happened prematurely. K. was frightened by the destructive elements of the class struggle.

In the autumn of 1919, he edited the newspaper of Yudenich's headquarters, and after the retreat of the troops, Kupr leaves for Estonia, then .... Collaborates in emigration. Press. Settled in Paris. Does not create outstanding products. Shortly before his death, he returned to the USSR, felt nostalgia for his homeland, tried to get there. What he saw did not please him. His condition worsened.

Garnet bracelet

for for long years Kuprin was looking for the ideal of love in real conditions. Among the ordinary, he observed the refined experiences of people who are able to remain gratefully faithful to their chosen one. The discrepancy between the desired and the existing was overcome in the most original way, Kuprin abandoned the option of happy, perfect love. But this feeling itself, absolutized in one soul, made it a stimulus for the rebirth of another. This is how one of the most chaste works appeared - "Garnet Bracelet" (1911).

The rarest gift of high and unrequited love became "huge happiness", the only content, the poetry of Zheltkov's life. The phenomenal nature of his experiences raises the image of a young man above all other characters in the story. Not only the rude, narrow-minded Tuganovsky, the frivolous coquette Anna, but also the smart, conscientious Shein, who reveres love as the “greatest secret” Anosov, the beautiful and pure Vera Nikolaevna herself are in a clearly reduced household environment. However, it is not in this contrast that the main nerve of the story lies.

From the first lines there is a feeling of withering. It is read in the autumn landscape, in the sad form of empty dachas with broken windows, empty flower beds, with “as if degenerate”, small roses, in the “grassy, ​​sad smell” of winter. Similar to autumn nature is the monotonous, as it were, drowsy existence of Vera Sheina, where habitual relationships, convenient connections and skills have strengthened. Kuprin writes not about the birth of Vera's love, but about the awakening of her soul. It flows in a refined sphere of forebodings, acute experiences. Outward flow days go by as usual: guests come to Vera's name day, her husband with irony tells them about his wife's strange admirer, matures and then the plan of visiting Shein and Vera's brother Tuganovsky Zheltkov is carried out, at this meeting young man it is proposed to leave the city where Vera lives, and he decides to completely die and leaves. All events respond with the growing spiritual tension of the heroine.

The psychological climax of the story is Vera's farewell to the deceased Zheltkov, their only "date" - a turning point in her inner state. The greatness of suffering and peace in the feeling that caused them - this has never been experienced by Vera herself. “At that moment, she realized that the love that every woman dreams of has passed her by.” Former complacency is perceived as a mistake, an illness.

Kuprin endows his beloved heroine with much greater spiritual powers than those that caused her disappointment in herself. In the final chapter, Vera's excitement reaches its limit. To the sounds of Beethoven's sonata - Zheltkov bequeathed to listen to it - Vera, as it were, takes into her heart everything that he endured. He accepts and anew, in tears of repentance and enlightenment, he experiences "a life that humbly and joyfully doomed itself to torment, suffering and death." Now this life will forever remain with her and for her.

The process of rare complexity and secrecy is contained in the “Garnet Bracelet”. The writer nevertheless refuses to convey the detailed thoughts of the heroine, and from his own direct thoughts about her. Surprisingly chaste, he touches the refined human soul and at the same time conveys in detail the appearance and behavior of other characters in the story. And yet, from the first words, the approaching shocks of Vera Sheyna are foreseen. This impression is created as if by an objectified description, saturated, however, with associations with some dangerous phenomena.

"Disgusting weather" brings cold, hurricane winds, and then lovely sunny days come, delighting Vera Sheina. Summer returned for a short time, which will again retreat before a formidable hurricane. And the calm joy of Vera is no less fleeting. “The infinity and grandeur of the sea”, which attracts the eyes of Vera and her sister Anna, are separated from them by a terrible cliff, frightening both. So the "cliff" of the quiet family well-being of the Sheins is predicted.

The writer tells in detail about Vera's birthday chores, Anna's gift, the arrival of guests, conveys Shein's humorous stories with which he entertains the audience ... The unhurried narration is often interrupted by warning signs. Vera, with an unpleasant sensation, is convinced that thirteen people are sitting at the table - an unlucky number. In the midst of card game the maid brings Zheltkov's letter and a bracelet with five grenades - five "thick red living lights". “Just like blood,” Vera thinks, “with unexpected anxiety.” Gradually the author prepares for the main theme of the story.

The experiences of the Faith in their culmination and resolution are embodied laconically, but with sharp expression. It is achieved by an expressive association of what is happening with the music of one of the parts of Beethoven's second sonata (also included in the epigraph of the "Garnet Bracelet"). The merging of Vera's thoughts with sounds makes it possible to naturally express the sublime prayerful state of the soul, as if to convey Zheltkov's voice. And the participation of the heroine of flowers, trees, a light breeze enlightens the tears of a woman, as if blessing her for the faithful memory of the deceased. The most elusive human feelings are indirectly captured.

Introduction
"Garnet Bracelet" is one of the most famous stories of the Russian prose writer Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin. She was published in 1910, but for the domestic reader she still remains a symbol of selfless sincere love, the kind that girls dream about, and the one that we so often miss. Earlier we published a summary of this wonderful work. In the same publication, we will tell you about the main characters, analyze the work and talk about its problems.

The events of the story begin to unfold on the birthday of Princess Vera Nikolaevna Sheina. Celebrate at the dacha in the circle of the closest people. In the midst of fun, the hero of the occasion receives a gift - a garnet bracelet. The sender decided to remain unrecognized and signed a short note with only the initials of the GSG. However, everyone immediately guesses that this is a longtime admirer of Vera, some petty official who has been flooding her with love letters for many years now. The husband and brother of the princess quickly figure out the identity of the annoying boyfriend and the next day they go to his house.

In a miserable apartment they are met by a timid official named Zheltkov, he meekly agrees to take the gift and promises never to appear before the eyes of the venerable family, provided that he makes the last farewell call to Vera and makes sure that she does not want to know him. Vera Nikolaevna, of course, asks Zheltkov to leave her. The next morning, the newspapers will write that a certain official has committed suicide. In a farewell note, he wrote that he had squandered state property.

Main characters: characteristics of key images

Kuprin is a master of the portrait, moreover, through appearance, he draws the character of the characters. The author pays a lot of attention to each hero, devoting a good half of the story to portrait characteristics and memories that also reveal characters. The main characters of the story are:

  • - princess, central female image;
  • - her husband, prince, provincial marshal of the nobility;
  • - a petty official of the control chamber, passionately in love with Vera Nikolaevna;
  • Anna Nikolaevna Friesse- Vera's younger sister;
  • Nikolai Nikolaevich Mirza-Bulat-Tuganovskiy- brother of Vera and Anna;
  • Yakov Mikhailovich Anosov- General, military comrade of Vera's father, a close friend of the family.

Faith is an ideal representative of the high society both in appearance, and in manners, and in character.

“Vera took after her mother, a beautiful Englishwoman, with her tall, flexible figure, gentle, but cold and proud face, beautiful, albeit rather large hands, and that charming sloping of the shoulders, which can be seen in old miniatures”

Princess Vera was married to Vasily Nikolaevich Shein. Their love has long ceased to be passionate and passed into that calm stage of mutual respect and tender friendship. Their union was happy. The couple did not have children, although Vera Nikolaevna passionately wanted a baby, and therefore she gave all her unspent feeling to the children of her younger sister.

Vera was royally calm, coldly kind to everyone, but at the same time very funny, open and sincere with close people. She was not inherent in such feminine tricks as affectation and coquetry. Despite her high status, Vera was very prudent, and knowing how unsuccessfully things were going for her husband, she sometimes tried to deprive herself so as not to put him in an uncomfortable position.



The husband of Vera Nikolaevna is a talented, pleasant, gallant, noble person. He has an amazing sense of humor and is a brilliant storyteller. Shein keeps a home journal in which non-fictional stories with pictures about the life of the family and its entourage.

Vasily Lvovich loves his wife, perhaps not as passionately as in the first years of marriage, but who knows how long passion really lives? The husband deeply respects her opinion, feelings, personality. He is compassionate and merciful to others, even those who are much lower than him in status (his meeting with Zheltkov testifies to this). Shein is noble and endowed with the courage to admit mistakes and his own wrong.



We first meet Official Zheltkov near the end of the story. Up to this point, he is present in the work invisibly in the grotesque image of a klutz, an eccentric, a fool in love. When the long-awaited meeting finally takes place, we see a meek and shy person in front of us, it is customary to ignore such people and call them “little ones”:

“He was tall, thin, with long, fluffy, soft hair.”

His speeches, however, are devoid of the chaotic whim of a madman. He is fully accountable for his words and deeds. Despite the seeming cowardice, this man is very brave, he boldly tells the prince, the lawful spouse of Vera Nikolaevna, that he is in love with her and cannot do anything about it. Zheltkov does not fawn over the rank and position in society of his guests. He submits, but not to fate, but only to his beloved. And he knows how to love - selflessly and sincerely.

“It so happened that I am not interested in anything in life: neither politics, nor science, nor philosophy, nor concern for the future happiness of people - for me life is only in you. I now feel that some uncomfortable wedge crashed into your life. If you can, forgive me for this.”

Analysis of the work

Kuprin got the idea for his story from real life. In fact, the story was more of an anecdotal character. A certain poor telegraph operator named Zheltikov was in love with the wife of one of the Russian generals. Once this eccentric was so brave that he sent his beloved a simple gold chain with a pendant in the form of easter egg. Scream and only! Everyone laughed at the stupid telegraph operator, but the inquisitive writer's mind decided to look beyond the anecdote, because real drama can always lurk behind a visible curiosity.

Also in the “Garnet Bracelet”, the Sheins and the guests first make fun of Zheltkov. Vasily Lvovich even has a funny story about this in his home magazine called “Princess Vera and the Telegraph Operator in Love”. People tend not to think about other people's feelings. Sheins were not bad, callous, soulless (this is proved by a metamorphosis in them after meeting Zheltkov), they simply did not believe that the love that the official confessed to could exist ..

There are many symbolic elements in the work. For example, a garnet bracelet. Garnet is a stone of love, anger and blood. If a person in a fever takes it in his hand (a parallel with the expression “love fever”), then the stone will take on a more saturated shade. According to Zheltkov himself, this special type of pomegranate (green pomegranate) endows women with the gift of foresight, and protects men from violent death. Zheltkov, having parted with the charm bracelet, dies, and Vera unexpectedly predicts his death.

Another symbolic stone - pearls - also appears in the work. Vera receives pearl earrings as a gift from her husband on the morning of her name day. Pearls, despite their beauty and nobility, are an omen of bad news.
Something bad also tried to predict the weather. On the eve of the fateful day, a terrible storm broke out, but on the birthday everything calmed down, the sun came out and the weather was calm, like a calm before a deafening peal of thunder and an even stronger storm.

Problems of the story

The key problem of the work is in the question “What is true love?” In order for the "experiment" to be pure, the author cites different types"love". This is the tender love-friendship of the Sheins, and the prudent, convenient love of Anna Friesse for her indecently rich old husband, who blindly adores his soul mate, and the long-forgotten ancient love of General Amosov, and the all-consuming love-worship of Zheltkov to Vera.

main character for a long time she herself cannot understand - this is love or madness, but looking into his face, even if hidden by the mask of death, she is convinced that it was love. Vasily Lvovich draws the same conclusions when he meets his wife's admirer. And if at first he was somewhat belligerent, then later he could not be angry with the unfortunate one, because, it seems, a secret was revealed to him, which neither he, nor Vera, nor their friends could comprehend.

People are inherently selfish and even in love, they first of all think about their feelings, masking their own egocentrism from the other half and even themselves. True love, which occurs between a man and a woman once in a hundred years, puts the beloved in the first place. So Zheltkov calmly lets Vera go, because only in this way will she be happy. The only problem is that without it, he does not need life. In his world, suicide is a perfectly natural step.

Princess Sheina understands this. She sincerely mourns Zheltkov, a man whom she practically did not know, but, my God, perhaps true love passed by her, which occurs once in a hundred years.

“I am infinitely grateful to you just for the fact that you exist. I checked myself - this is not a disease, not a manic idea - this is love, which God was pleased to reward me for something ... Leaving, I say in delight: “Hallowed be Your name”

Place in literature: Literature of the 20th century → Russian literature of the 20th century → Works of Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin → The story "Garnet Bracelet" (1910)

Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin is a Russian writer who, without a doubt, can be attributed to the classics. His books are still recognizable and loved by the reader, not only under the compulsion of a school teacher, but at a conscious age. hallmark his work is documentary, his stories were based on real events, or real events became the impetus for their creation - among them is the story "Garnet Bracelet".

“Garnet Bracelet” is a real story that Kuprin heard from friends while viewing family albums. The governor's wife made sketches for letters sent to her by a certain telegraph official who was unrequitedly in love with her. Once she received a gift from him: a gilded chain with a pendant in the shape of an Easter egg. Alexander Ivanovich took this story as the basis for his work, turning these meager, uninteresting data into a touching story. The writer replaced the chain with the pendant with a bracelet with five grenades, which, according to King Solomon in one story, mean anger, passion and love.

Plot

The “Garnet Bracelet” begins with preparations for the celebration, when Vera Nikolaevna Sheina suddenly receives a gift from an unknown person: a bracelet in which five garnets adorned with green splashes. On a paper note that was attached to the gift, it is indicated that the gem is able to endow the owner with foresight. The princess shares the news with her husband and shows a bracelet from unknown person. In the course of the action, it turns out that this person is a petty official named Zheltkov. For the first time, he saw Vera Nikolaevna in the circus many years ago, and since then, suddenly flared feelings have not faded away: even the threats of her brother do not stop him. Nevertheless, Zheltkov does not want to torment his beloved, and he decides to commit suicide so as not to bring shame on her.

The story ends with the realization of the strength of the sincere feelings of a stranger, which comes to Vera Nikolaevna.

Love Theme

main topic works "Garnet Bracelet" - this is undoubtedly the theme of unrequited love. Moreover, Zheltkov is a vivid example of disinterested, sincere, sacrificial feelings that he does not betray, even when his loyalty cost his life. Princess Sheina also fully feels the power of these emotions: years later she realizes that she wants to be loved and love again - and the jewelry donated by Zheltkov marks the imminent emergence of passion. Indeed, soon she falls in love with life again and feels it in a new way. you can read on our website.

The theme of love in the story is frontal and permeates the entire text: this love is high and pure, a manifestation of God. Vera Nikolaevna feels internal changes even after Zheltkov's suicide - she knew the sincerity of a noble feeling and readiness to sacrifice herself for the sake of someone who would not give anything in return. Love changes the character of the whole story: the princess's feelings die, wither, fall asleep, being once passionate and hot, and turned into a strong friendship with her husband. But Vera Nikolaevna in her soul still continues to strive for love, even if it became dull over time: she needed time to let passion and sensuality come out, but before that her calmness could seem indifferent and cold - this puts a high wall for Zheltkov.

Main characters (characteristic)

  1. Zheltkov worked as a minor official in the control chamber (the author placed him there to emphasize that the main character was a small person). Kuprin does not even indicate his name in the work: only the letters are signed with initials. Zheltkov is exactly what the reader imagines as a low-ranking person: thin, pale-skinned, straightening his jacket with nervous fingers. He has delicate features, blue eyes. According to the story, Zheltkov is about thirty years old, he is not rich, modest, decent and noble - even the husband of Vera Nikolaevna notes this. The elderly mistress of his room says that for all the eight years that he lived with her, he became like a family to her, and he was a very sweet interlocutor. “... Eight years ago I saw you in a circus in a box, and then in the first second I said to myself: I love her because there is nothing like her in the world, there is nothing better ...”, - so begins modern fairy tale about Zheltkov's feelings for Vera Nikolaevna, although he never cherished hopes that they would be mutual: "... seven years of hopeless and polite love ...". He knows the address of his beloved, what she does, where she spends time, what she wears - he admits that nothing but her is interesting and joyful to him. you can also find it on our website.
  2. Vera Nikolaevna Sheina inherited her mother's appearance: a tall, stately aristocrat with a proud face. Her character is strict, uncomplicated, calm, she is polite and courteous, kind to everyone. She has been married to Prince Vasily Shein for more than six years, together they are full-fledged members of high society, arrange balls and receptions, despite financial difficulties.
  3. Vera Nikolaevna has a sister, the youngest, Anna Nikolaevna Friesse, who, unlike her, inherited her father's features and his Mongolian blood: a narrow slit of eyes, femininity of features, flirty facial expressions. Her character is frivolous, perky, cheerful, but contradictory. Her husband, Gustav Ivanovich, is rich and stupid, but idolizes her and is constantly nearby: his feelings, it seems, have not changed from the first day, he courted her and still adored her very much. Anna Nikolaevna cannot stand her husband, but they have a son and a daughter, she is faithful to him, although she is quite contemptuous.
  4. General Anosov - Godfather Anna, his full name- Yakov Mikhailovich Anosov. He is fat and tall, good-natured, patient, does not hear well, he has a large, red face with clear eyes, he is very respected for the years of his service, fair and courageous, has a clear conscience, constantly wears a frock coat and cap, uses a hearing horn and a stick.
  5. Prince Vasily Lvovich Shein is the husband of Vera Nikolaevna. Little is said about his appearance, only that he has blond hair and a big head. He is very soft, compassionate, sensitive - he treats Zheltkov's feelings with understanding, unshakably calm. He has a sister, a widow, whom he invites to the celebration.

    6. Features of Kuprin's creativity

    Kuprin was close to the theme of the character's awareness of the truth of life. He saw the world around him in a special way and strove to learn something new, his works are characterized by drama, some anxiety, excitement. "Cognitive pathos" - they call it calling card his creativity.

    In many ways, Dostoevsky influenced Kuprin's work, especially in the early stages, when he writes about fatal and significant moments, the role of chance, the psychology of characters' passion - often the writer makes it clear that not everything can be understood.

    It can be said that one of the features of Kuprin's work is a dialogue with readers, in which the plot is traced and reality is depicted - this is especially noticeable in his essays, which in turn were influenced by G. Uspensky.

    Some of his works are famous for their lightness and immediacy, poetization of reality, naturalness and naturalness. Others - the theme of inhumanity and protest, the struggle for feelings. At some point, he becomes interested in history, antiquity, legends, and this is how fantastic stories are born with the motives of the inevitability of chance and fate.

    Genre and composition

    Kuprin is characterized by love for stories within stories. The “Garnet Bracelet” is another proof: Zheltkov’s note about the qualities of the jewelry is the plot in the plot.

    The author shows love from different points of view - love by general concepts and Zheltkov's unrequited feelings. These feelings have no future: marital status Vera Nikolaevna, the difference in social status, circumstances - everything is against them. In this doom, the subtle romanticism invested by the writer in the text of the story is manifested.

    The whole work is ringed by references to the same piece of music- Beethoven sonatas. So the music, "sounding" throughout the story, shows the power of love and is the key to understanding the text, resounding in the final lines. Music communicates the unsaid. Moreover, it is Beethoven's sonata at the climax that symbolizes the awakening of the soul of Vera Nikolaevna and the realization that comes to her. Such attention to melody is also a manifestation of romanticism.

    The composition of the story implies the presence of symbols and hidden meanings. So a fading garden implies the fading passion of Vera Nikolaevna. General Anosov tells short stories about love - these are also small plots within the main narrative.

    Difficult to define genre affiliation"Pomegranate Bracelet" In fact, the work is called a story, largely due to its composition: it consists of thirteen short chapters. However, the writer himself called "Garnet Bracelet" a story.

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Sections: Literature

Lesson type: Generalization and systematization of the studied material.

Teaching method: Problematic method, discussion, cinquain.

Facilities: multimedia projector, screen, computer presentation, cards for assessing the work of students in the classroom.

Lesson Objectives:

1. Purpose of learning:

  • show how the writer depicts the influence of love on a person; Kuprin's skill in depicting the world of human feelings; the role of the detail in the story;
  • create a problem situation and help students form an opinion about Zheltkov, his role in the story and his influence on the minds of the characters.

2. Development goal

  • development of social and communicative competencies through speech and mental activity;
  • development of the ability to conduct a discussion, overcome moral maximalism;
  • development of skills to work in a group;
  • development of readiness for evaluation activities, the ability to give a reasoned assessment of various views and positions;
  • to form students' own attitude to the events and characters of the story, thereby contributing to the development of an active life position, the ability to defend their own point of view;

3. The purpose of education:

  • maintain interest in the discipline through the content of the educational material;
  • on the example of the image of the protagonist to bring up the best human qualities, reverent attitude to the feeling of love;
  • contribute to the development of a "culture of dispute".

The student must

know:

  • the content of the story by A.I. Kuprin “Garnet Bracelet”;
  • characteristics of the main images-characters of the story “Garnet Bracelet”, features of the image “ little man”.

be able to:

  • make a "syncwine";
  • characterize the landscape in a work of art;
  • correlate the factual material with the analyzed problem;
  • express your point of view correctly and concisely;
  • engage in dialogue with other participants in the discussion.

Interdisciplinary connections:"Art"

Lesson progress

1. Organizational moment.

Greeting students, checking their readiness for the start of classes, checking absentees.

2. Update(SLIDE #1).

Before we start talking on the topic of today's lesson, I suggest you listen to a poem (sonnet) by I.L. Selvinsky:

I was in love, but I didn't love.
Love? I don't know such a name.
I could describe her well
As Turgenev explained it to me.

Or flash a quote from Tolstoy,
Or borrow ink from Pushkin...
But why - I will only whisper this word,
And behind the shoulders the outlines of wings?

But the wings blew like a fan.
My soul languished and sighed,
But the sails did not rush through the fog.

Nothing, nothing enchanted me.
And though love is a boundless ocean,
Even my brig did not move from the pier.

The poet's brig stands at the pier just like your life, which has not yet embarked on a great voyage. And our conversation today will go just about love, about the obstacles in its path.

Its manifestations on the example of the heroes of the story by A.I. Kuprin “Garnet Bracelet”.

Questions for conversation :

  1. So what is "love"?
  2. And what does it mean to love?

3. Motivation of educational activity.

So, the main theme of the story is the theme of love. What becomes an obstacle in the way of the protagonist's love? (Social inequality, unrequited love, humiliation by people). Based on this, how can you formulate the topic of today's lesson? “Moral and social problems in the story “Garnet Bracelet”. Please open your notebooks, mark the date and write down the topic (SLIDE #2).

All of you are old enough to have your own idea of ​​LOVE. Let's try to "pack" it into a simple formula. To do this, compose a syncwine for the word TRUE LOVE (SLIDE No. 3).

Sinkwine rules(3 minutes):

  • the first line is the main word (TRUE LOVE);
  • the second line - 2 definitions to it;
  • third line - 3 verbs to it;
  • the fourth line is a phrase of 4 words expressing attitude towards this word;
  • the fifth line is a metaphor for the main word (conclusion-association), expressing its essence, usually one word).

Job verification(3 minutes, then general discussion, cards on the board).

We got acquainted with your opinion, but what is the point of view on this issue from the author of the story “Garnet Bracelet” A.I. Kuprin and with the help of which artistic means, through the opinion of which heroes it is expressed to us and we have to find out today in the lesson.

4. The main part.

So, I propose to conduct today's lesson in the form of a discussion. To do this, we first divided into two groups, “lawyers” and “prosecutors”. Two students will be “experts” and will evaluate the work of all participants in the discussion using a card that contains criteria.

I remind you the rules for participants (SLIDE No. 4):

1. There are no observers here, everyone is an active participant in the conversation.

2. Inappropriate jokes are prohibited!

3. A sharp, well-aimed word is welcome!

4. Say what you think - think what you say.

5. Be tactful, sincere, mutually polite and principled.

6. Raised hand - I ask for the floor.

So, today we have “lawyers” and “prosecutors”, first we will decide on the circumstances of our “case”.

Today we are discussing the story of A.I. Kuprin “Garnet Bracelet”, which has its own creative history.

4.1 History of the creation of the story.

Student 1(leading task) (SLIDE No. 5).

So, as you already understood, the story was based on real events, and which ones we will now learn from the next message.

Student 2(leading task) (SLIDE No. 6).

4.2 Debate

We saw that the story of A.I. Kuprin has a real basis. Why do you think Kuprin artistically transformed real story? (SLIDE №7)

Question for discussion (in groups):

  • Why, unlike real prototype in life, does Zheltkov die at the end of the story?

4.2.1 Analysis of the beginning of the story (description of the landscape).

symbolism in the story.

Teacher: The story begins with a description of nature. (SLIDE #8)

  • What is the general nature descriptions of the landscape in the story? What mood does the reader create?
  • What does this landscape have to do with the plot of the story? (SLIDE No. 9) Writing in notebooks.
  • How does the princess appear before readers in the first chapters of the story? (Coldness, indifference, regal calmness, a sense of superiority).
  • Is she capable of passionate, passionate love?

Faith is superstitious, what does it mean? (SLIDE №10)

(The number of guests at the birthday party is 13. Having counted the guests, Princess Vera thought: “That’s not good!” Seeing how the pomegranate stones sparkle in the electric light, she was frightened: “Just like blood ...”)

The story has 13 chapters. Is it by chance? (13 - Devil's dozen - a portent of something dark, negative, tragic).

Output: (SLIDE No. 11) At present, the life of Vera Sheina is monotonous, calm, settled; love for her husband has passed, but a feeling of respect and friendship remains. Everything in her life has developed, only the absence of children upsets.

Disclosure of the concept of "love" .

Placed in the epigraph of the story Beethoven's second sonata. What character do you think love should have if such music serves as an epigraph to it? (Listening to a musical fragment (SLIDE No. 12)).

(Deliberate, serious, tragic, anxious, confident, very strong).

(SLIDE No. 13) Who stands out among the guests of the Sheins and why?

(Of all the guests, General Anosov, a friend of the late father of Vera and Anna, stands out. He is a brave servant, a simple and wise man. The heroines affectionately call him “grandfather.” He knows many stories. A human attitude towards everyone is what distinguishes him. By the way, Anosov is one of the guests who understands music.)

  • When and how do we learn about Zheltkov's love? Who talks about her?
  • When does the conversation about true love first come up?

(In a conversation with Anosov. He believes that in his time they forgot how to love.)

  • Love in Anosov's stories. What is she?

(Anosov's stories are characterized by life-like truthfulness. He either participated in the events himself, or was a witness.)

So, what do we learn about the life of Vera Sheina and her entourage?

(Vera leads a habitual, drowsy existence, shaded by an autumn landscape. Relations with her husband are even, calm. There is no love in the life of guests either. And only the old General Anosov knows that true love happens.)

Output: (SLIDE No. 14) Love, according to Anosov, who is the spokesman for the author's point of view, is “united, all-forgiving, ready for anything, modest and selfless”, “Love is disinterested, selfless, not waiting for a reward ... The one about which it is said - “strong as death” ... such love, for which to accomplish any feat, give life, go to torment is not work at all, but one joy”, “Love should be a tragedy. The greatest secret in the world. No comforts of life, calculations and compromises should concern her.”

The image of Zheltkov (SLIDE No. 15)

So, we come to the most controversial hero of the story - Zheltkov. Through his image, A.I. Kuprin reveals the theme of the “little man”. Prove it.

Output: (SLIDE No. 16) Kuprin develops the theme of the “little man”. An official with a funny surname Zheltkov, quiet and inconspicuous, not only grows into a tragic hero, but by the power of his love rises above the petty vanity of life. Love lifted him up. Love became suffering, the meaning of his life. Departing from life, he blesses his beloved: "Hallowed be thy name." Love for the hero is above everything earthly, it is of divine origin. Thus, in the story of A.I. Kuprin, the image of the “little man” is evolving.

Questions for discussion:

Zheltkov's gift - garnet bracelet . What does it symbolize?(According to an old legend ... has the property of communicating the gift of foresight to women wearing it and drives away heavy thoughts from them, while protecting men from violent death ). The gift of the hero is included in the title of the story, it is a symbol of love, reverent, endless and hopeless, and the tragedy in the fate of the hero

(SLIDE №17) What was Zheltkov's feeling: true love or madness?

(SLIDE No. 18) The name of the hero is George? What does it mean? (“Winner, Victorious”). Can it be argued that the hero emerged victorious in this story? Argument your point of view.

(SLIDE №19) What does Zheltkov deserve: admiration or contempt?

(SLIDE №20) What was the hero's death: force or cowardice?

(SLIDE #21) Is love a great gift or a curse?

Output: (SLIDE No. 22) The unfortunate Zheltkov is not at all pathetic, but the sincerity and devotion of his feelings, the ability to sacrifice himself deserves not just sympathy, but admiration. This ideal pure love elevates the little man, makes him significant not only in his own, but also in the eyes of others.

4.2.4 Sincwine (SLIDE No. 23)

Has your attitude about this feeling changed in connection with reading the story of A.I. Kuprin?

Let's go back to the beginning of our lesson. How would you now compose a syncwine for the word “love”? (3 minutes, discussion of the results, comparison with the syncwines compiled at the beginning of the lesson).

The work of "experts".

And now the “experts” will sum up our discussion today, and we'll let you down results of our conversation.

5. Reflection.

2. Can moral and social problems become an obstacle to true love? Why?

3. Have we reached the goals set at the beginning of the session? Have you found out what A.I. Kuprin’s view of the concept of “TRUE LOVE” is?

4. Will your discussion skills be useful in your chosen profession? In what area?

Output: Today we examined the work of Kuprin "Garnet Bracelet". A special case is poeticized by Kuprin. The author talks about love, which is repeated only once in a thousand years. True love, according to Kuprin, is the basis of everything earthly. It should not be isolated, undivided. Love should be based on high sincere feelings, strive for the ideal. This the greatest secret in the world.

3. (SLIDE No. 24) Now fill out the table in which you describe your participation in the lesson.

Discussion of the results of self-assessment of students.

Summarizing.

Thank you all for your active participation in the discussion of this topic. It is pleasant to note that many of you can prove your point of view quite reasonably, reasonably, observing all the rules of etiquette for conducting a discussion.

Homework(SLIDE #25):

Complete the problem task: “... Zheltkov's death, revealing the beauty of his love, subdued Princess Vera morally. This is Zheltkov's third moral victory. Decisive, paid for with blood,” says literary critic E. Dobin. What do you think are the first and second victories?

Write an essay on the topic: “And what was it: love or madness”? (According to the story of A.I. Kuprin “Garnet Bracelet”).

I would like to end today's lesson with the words of J.B. Molière:

The day would fade in the soul, and the darkness would come again,
Whenever on earth we banished love.
Only he knew bliss, who did not live with passion in his heart,
And who did not know love, he does not care,
What didn't live...

Criteria for evaluating the work of students in the classroom

The story of the great genius of love prose A. I. Kuprin "Garnet Bracelet" can be interpreted in different ways, arguing on the topic of who is the real hero here. The opinions of critics differ on this issue, some consider Zheltkov a hero, who is trying to prove his love by any means, but also to declare his existence, others prefer the heroine's husband, who simply wants his wife to be happy. An analysis of the work according to the plan will help to understand this. This material can be used in preparation for the exam in literature in grade 11.

Brief analysis

Year of writing— 1910

History of creation- The writer took a real story told by one of his friends as the basis of the plot.

Theme - The main theme of this story is love, unrequited and real.

Composition - In the exposition, the action begins, introducing the heroes of the story, followed by a plot when Vera Nikolaevna receives a garnet bracelet as a gift. Features of the composition in the use of symbols, secret meanings. Here is the garden, which is described at the time of withering, and short stories, the bracelet itself, the main symbol is the Beethoven sonata, which is the leitmotif of the story. The action develops, Zheltkov dies, and Beethoven's sonata sounds the climax, and - the denouement.

Genre - It is difficult to determine the genre essence of "Garnet Bracelet" According to its composition, consisting of thirteen chapters, it can be attributed to the genre of the story, and the writer himself believed that "Garnet Bracelet" is a story.

Direction - In the story, everything is subordinated to the direction of realism, where there is a slight touch of romanticism.

History of creation

The history of the creation of the story has a real basis. Once the writer was visiting his friend, where they looked at family photos. A friend told a story that happened in his family. Some official fell in love with his mother, he wrote letters to her. Once this petty official sent some trinket as a gift to his beloved woman. Having found out who this official was, they made him a suggestion, and he disappeared from the horizon. Kuprin came up with the idea to embellish this story, covering in more detail love theme. He added a romantic note, elevated the ending, and created his "Garnet Bracelet", leaving the essence of the story. The year of writing the story is 1910, and in 1911 the story was published in print.

Topic

BUT Alexander Kuprin is considered the unsurpassed Russian genius of love prose, he created many works that glorify love in all its manifestations.

In The Pomegranate Bracelet, the analysis of the story is subordinated to this theme, beloved by the author, the theme of love.

In essence, this work deals with moral issues relationships associated with love relationship heroes of the story. In this work, all events are connected with love, this is even the meaning of the title of this story, since the pomegranate is a symbol of love, a symbol of passion, blood and anger.

The writer, giving such a name to his title, immediately makes it clear what the main idea of ​​the story is devoted to.

He considers various forms of love, its various manifestations. Each person described by the writer has a different attitude to this feeling. For someone, it's just a habit, social status, superficial well-being. For another, this is the only, real feeling carried through the whole life, for the sake of which it was worth living.

For the protagonist Zheltkov, love is a sacred feeling for which he lives, realizing that his love is doomed to unrequited. The adoration of a beloved woman helps him endure all life's hardships, believe in the sincerity of his feelings. Vera Nikolaevna for him is the meaning of his whole life. When Zheltkov was told that he was compromising the woman he loved with his behavior, the official concluded that the problems of social inequality would always stand in his way to happiness, and committed suicide.

Composition

The composition of the story contains many secret meanings and symbols. The garnet bracelet gives a vivid definition of the all-consuming theme of passionate love, defining it as blood, makes it clear that this love can be destructive and unhappy, anger led to Zheltkov's suicide.

The fading garden reminds of Vera Nikolaevna's fading love for her husband. The drawings and poems in her husband's family notes are the story of his love, sincere and pure, which has not undergone any changes throughout their life together. Despite her fading passion and cool attitude towards him, he continues to love his wife for real.

General Amosov prefers to share love stories with his interlocutors, which is also symbolic. This is the only person in the work who correctly understands the true essence of love. He is a great psychologist, an expert human souls who clearly sees all their secret and overt thoughts.

Beethoven's second sonata, the main symbol of the whole story, runs like a red thread through the whole work. The action develops against the background of music. The final sound of the sonata is a strong climax. Beethoven's work reveals all the understatement, all the innermost thoughts and feelings of the characters.

The plot of the action - Vera Nikolaevna receives a gift. The development of the action - the brother and husband go to sort things out with Zheltkov. Main character works, remaining aloof throughout the story, commits suicide. The climax is a Beethoven sonata, and Vera Nikolaevna comes to realize her life.

Kuprin masterfully ends his story, bringing all the actions to a denouement, where the true power of love is revealed.

Under the influence of music, the sleeping soul of Vera Nikolaevna wakes up. She begins to realize that she has lived an essentially aimless and useless life, all the while creating apparent well-being. happy family, and true love, accompanying her all her life, passed by.
What the writer's work teaches, everyone decides in his own way, everything here depends on the reader. Only he decides in whose favor to make a choice.

genre

The work of the great writer consists of thirteen chapters, belongs to the genre of the story. The writer thought it was a story. The period of the events taking place lasts for a long time, it involves a large number of characters, and it is fully consistent with the accepted genre.