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Tag Archives: A Hero of Our Time
A Hero of Our Time: Postscript
On coming home, I got up on my horse and galloped into the steppe, for I love riding a spirited horse through the tall grass, with the desert wind in my face, greedily drinking in the fragrant air and looking … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 17: In What Mode the News of Pechorin’s Death Was Received
Recently I learned that Pechorin had died while returning from Persia. This news pleased me very much, for it gave me the right to publish these notes… Reading over these notes, I became convinced that the man must’ve been sincere … Continue reading
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A Hero of Our Time, part 16: How Society Creates Its Pechorins
With the passage of time Pechorin tires of Bela (see part 15) and becomes inattentive, causing her great distress. Here his friend tries to intercede on her behalf. ————- “I decided to have a talk with him about this. ‘Listen, … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 15: What To Do With A Muslim Girl You’ve Kidnapped
After the end of his episode with Princess Mary, Pechorin goes in search of danger and adventure to a fort on the frontier. He kidnaps (nuclear DHV) Bela, a young Chechen girl, and now attempts to seduce her. His game … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 14: In What Spirit Pechorin Faces Death
“Have you made your will?” Werner asked all of a sudden. “No.” “What if you are killed?” “The heirs will turn up themselves.” “Have you no friends to whom you would wish to send your last farewell?” I shook my … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 13: How Pechorin Treats a Woman
This is how Pechorin concluded matters with Princess Mary, whose marriage with Pechorin Vera, torn between friendship and jealousy, both willed and did not will. ———— Some five minutes passed; my heart pounded, but my thoughts were orderly and my … Continue reading
A Hero of Our Time, part 12: What a Woman Sees in Pechorin
Pechorin’s abortive ride after Vera, the only woman ever to understand his true nature, was set off by a farewell letter he received from her. Here is that letter. ——— I am writing to you quite certain that we will … Continue reading
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A Hero of Our Time, part 11: How Nihilists Remake Their Ambitions, or, What Comfort Can Be Provided By Game
Last time we saw that nihilists accomplish nothing of significance. Pechorin has already admitted to giving up his most noble aspirations. How does he live with himself? How do they? With game, or more philosophically speaking, by cultivating a(n anachronistically) … Continue reading
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A Hero of Our Time, part 10: The Sense of Ultimate Futility
Ah, well! If I must die, I must! The world will lose little, and I am weary enough of it all. I am like a man who yawns at a ball and doesn’t go home to sleep only because his … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hero of Our Time, dedication, Lermontov, meaning of it all
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