Dispute about strong, selfless love (based on the story by A.I.

Yes, I foresee suffering, blood and death. And I think that it is difficult for the body to part with the soul, but, Beautiful One, praise to you, passionate praise and quiet love. "Hallowed be Thy name"...

In my sad dying hour, I pray only to you. Life could be wonderful for me too. Don't complain, poor heart, don't complain. In my soul I call upon death, but in my heart I am full of praise to you: “Hallowed be thy name”...

A. Kuprin

In the 20th century, during the era of cataclysms, during a period of political and social instability, when a new attitude towards universal human values, love often became the only moral category that survived in a collapsing and dying world. The theme of love became central in the works of many writers at the beginning of the century. It became one of the central themes in the work of A. I. Kuprin. Love in his works is always unselfish, selfless, it is not touched by “any of life’s conveniences, calculations and compromises.” But this love is always tragic, obviously doomed to suffering. Heroes pass away. But their feelings stronger than death. Their feelings don't die. Is this why the images of “Olesya”, “The Duel”, “Shulamithi”, “Garnet Bracelet” remain in the memory for so long?

The story "Shulamith" (1908), written based on the biblical Song of Songs, presents Kuprin's ideal of love. He describes such a "tender and fiery, devoted and beautiful love, which alone is dearer than wealth, fame and wisdom, which is dearer than life itself, because it does not even value life and is not afraid of death." The story "The Garnet Bracelet" (1911) was intended to prove that such love exists in modern world, and refute the opinion expressed in the work by General Anosov, grandfather main character: "... love among people has taken... vulgar forms and has simply descended to some kind of everyday convenience, to a little entertainment." And men are to blame for this, “at twenty years old, jaded, with chicken bodies and hare souls, incapable of strong desires, To heroic deeds, to tenderness and adoration before love..."

Kuprin presented the story, which others perceive as an anecdote about a telegraph operator who fell in love, as a touching and sublime Song of Songs about true love.

The hero of the story is Zheltkov G.S. Pan Yezhiy - an official of the control chamber, a young man of pleasant appearance, “about thirty, thirty-five years old.” He is “tall, thin, with long fluffy, soft hair,” “very pale, with a gentle girlish face, blue eyes and a stubborn childish chin with a dimple in the middle.” We learn that Zheltkov is musical and endowed with a sense of beauty. The spiritual appearance of the hero is revealed in his letters to Princess Vera Nikolaevna Sheina, in a conversation with her husband on the eve of suicide, but he is most fully characterized by “seven years of hopeless and polite love.”

Vera Nikolaevna Sheina, with whom the hero is in love, attracts with her “aristocratic” beauty, inherited from her mother, “with her tall flexible figure, gentle, but cold and proud face, beautiful, although rather large hands and that charming sloping shoulders that can be seen on ancient miniatures." Zheltkov considers her extraordinary, sophisticated and musical. He “began to pursue her with his love” two years before his marriage. When he first saw the princess in a box at the circus, he said to himself: “I love her because there is nothing like her in the world, there is nothing better, there is no animal, no plant, no star, no more beautiful... and more tender person.” ". He admits that since then he “has no interest in anything in life: neither politics, nor science, nor philosophy, nor concern for the future happiness of people.” For Zheltkov, in Vera Nikolaevna “it’s as if all the beauty of the earth was embodied.” It is no coincidence that he constantly talks about God: “God was pleased to send me, as great happiness, love for you,” “love with which God was pleased to reward me for something.”

At first, Zheltkov’s letters to Princess Vera were of a “vulgar and curiously ardent” nature, “although they were quite chaste.” But over time, he began to reveal his feelings more restrainedly and delicately: “I blush at the memory of my audacity seven years ago, when I dared to write stupid and wild letters to you, young lady... Now only awe, eternal admiration remains in me and slavish devotion." “For me, my whole life lies only in you,” writes Zheltkov to Vera Nikolaevna. In this life, every moment is precious to him when he sees the princess or watches her with excitement at a ball or in the theater. Leaving this life, he burns everything dear to his heart: Vera’s handkerchief, which she forgot at the ball in the Noble Assembly, her note asking “not to bother her anymore with your outpourings of love,” the program art exhibition, which the princess held in her hand, and then forgot on the chair when leaving.

Knowing full well that his feelings are unrequited, Zheltkov hopes and is “even sure” that someday Vera Nikolaevna will remember him. She, without knowing it, hurts him painfully, pushes him to suicide, uttering the phrase in a telephone conversation: “Oh, if you only knew how tired I am of this whole story. Please stop it as soon as possible.” Nevertheless, in his farewell letter, the hero “from the depths of his soul” thanks Vera Nikolaevna for the fact that she was his “only joy in life, the only consolation.” He wishes her happiness and that “nothing temporary or worldly should disturb” her “beautiful soul.”

Zheltkov is the chosen one. His love is “selfless, selfless, not expecting reward...”. The one about which it is said “strong as death”... the kind of love “for which to accomplish any feat, to give one’s life, to go to torment is not work at all, but one joy...”. In his own words, this love was sent to him by God. He loves, and his feeling “contains the whole meaning of life - the whole universe!” Every woman, in the depths of her heart, dreams of such love - “holy, pure, eternal... unearthly,” “united, all-forgiving, ready for anything.”

And Vera Nikolaevna is also the chosen one, because it’s hers life path"crossed" real, "humble and selfless" true love. And if “almost every woman is capable of the highest heroism in love,” then men in the modern world, unfortunately, have become impoverished in spirit and body; But Zheltkov is not like that. The date scene reveals many aspects of this person's character. At first he is lost (“jumped up, ran to the window, fiddling with his hair”), admits that now “the most difficult moment has come” in his life, and his whole appearance testifies to indescribable mental anguish: he speaks with Shein and Tuganovsky “with only his jaws” , and his lips are “white... like a dead man’s.” But self-control quickly returns to him, Zheltkov again regains the gift of speech and the ability to reason sensibly. As a sensitive person who knows how to understand people, he immediately rebuffed Nikolai Nikolaevich, stopped paying attention to his stupid threats, but in Vasily Lvovich he recognized an intelligent, understanding person, capable of listening to his confession. During this meeting, when a difficult conversation took place with the husband and brother of his beloved, Zheltkov was returned his gift - a wonderful Garnet bracelet, a family heirloom that he calls “a humble, loyal offering,” the hero demonstrated a strong will.

After calling Vera Nikolaevna, he decided that he had only one way out - to die, so as not to cause any more inconvenience to his beloved. This step was the only possible one, because his whole life was centered around his beloved, and now he is denied even the last little thing: to stay in the city, “so that he can see her at least occasionally, of course, without showing his face to her.” Zheltkov understands that life away from Vera Nikolaevna will not bring relief from “sweet delirium,” because wherever he is, his heart will remain at the feet of his beloved, “every moment of the day” will be filled with Her, the thought of Her, dreams of Her. Having made this difficult decision, Zheltkov finds the strength to explain himself. His excitement is revealed by his behavior (“he has ceased to act like a gentleman”) and his speech, which becomes businesslike, categorical and harsh. “That’s all,” said Zheltkov, smiling arrogantly. “You will never hear from me again and, of course, you will never see me again... It seems that I did everything I could?”

For the hero, farewell to Vera Nikolaevna is farewell to life. It is no coincidence that Princess Vera, bending over the deceased to place a rose, notices that “deep importance” is hidden in his closed eyes, and his lips smile “blissfully and serenely, as if he, before parting with life, had learned some deep and sweet secret that had resolved his entire human life." Last words Zheltkova - words of gratitude for the fact that the princess was his “only joy in life, the only consolation, the only thought”, wishes for the happiness of his beloved and the hope that she will fulfill his last request: to perform the Sonata in D major No. 2, op. 2.

All of the above convinces us that the image of Zheltkov, painted by Kuprin with such nobility and enlightened love, is not an image of a “small”, pitiful, defeated by love, a poor man in spirit. No, when he passes away, Zheltkov remains strong and selflessly loving. He reserves the right to choose, protects his human dignity. Even Vera Nikolaevna’s husband understood how deep this man’s feeling was and treated him with respect: “I will say that he loved you, and was not crazy at all,” Shein reports after meeting Zheltkov. “I didn’t take my eyes off him.” and I saw every movement, every change in his face. And for him there was no life without you. It seemed to me that I was present at the enormous suffering from which people die."

Inconspicuous official, " small man" with funny last name Zheltkov performed a feat of self-sacrifice in the name of the happiness and peace of his beloved woman. Yes, he was obsessed, but obsessed with a high feeling. It was “not a disease, not a manic idea.” It was love - great and poetic, filling life with meaning and content, saving man and humanity itself from moral degeneration. Love that only a select few are capable of. The love “that every woman dreams of... the love that is repeated only once every thousand years”...

Kuprin's story "The Garnet Bracelet" was published in 1907. It is based on real events from the family chronicles of the princes Tugan-Baranovsky. This story became one of the most famous and profound works about love in Russian literature.

At its center is a story about the feelings of a minor official Zheltkov for the cold beauty Princess Vera Nikolaevna Sheina. Sheins – typical representatives Russian aristocracy of the early 20th century. The author notes that all members of this family bore, to one degree or another, the imprint of degeneration.

So, Vera Nikolaevna’s sister, Anna Nikolaevna, was unhappy in her marriage. The elderly and ugly husband did not attract her, and this still young woman sought solace in numerous novels, from which, however, she also did not get what she wanted. From her unloved husband, Anna Nikolaevna gave birth to weak and ugly children, who also bore the mark of degeneration.

Vera Nikolaevna's brother, Nikolai, was not married at all. He mockingly and contemptuously treated marriage and love, considering all this to be fiction and romantic fairy tales. And Vera Nikolaevna herself experienced any noble and sublime feelings for her husband, but not love.

Kuprin shows us that people have forgotten how to love. “..love among people has taken such vulgar forms and has descended simply to some kind of everyday convenience, to a little entertainment,” - with these words of General Anosov, Kuprin conveys the contemporary state of affairs.

And in this wretched and essentially gray reality, a bright ray of light appears - the love of the petty official Zheltkov for Princess Vera. At first, this feeling is perceived by the heroine’s family completely negatively - frivolously, contemptuously and mockingly. Nikolai Nikolaevich is seething with indignation - how did this plebeian dare to bother his sister! Vasily Lvovich, the princess’s husband, sees in this story just a funny incident, an incident.

So what is the love story of the petty official Zheltkov? Kuprin explains it to us in sufficient detail in the story. First, we hear this story in a distorted, mocking and mocking form from Prince Shein, and Vera Nikolaevna’s husband speaks prophetically about the death of the little official. Then, gradually, as the action progresses, we learn about the real course of things.

G.S. Zheltkov served as an official of the control chamber. Once in his life (for sorrow or joy?) a fatal meeting took place - Zheltkov saw Vera Nikolaevna Sheina. He didn’t even talk to this young lady, who was still unmarried. And how dare he - they were too unequal social status. But a person is not subject to feelings of such strength, he is not able to control the life of his heart. Love captured Zheltkov so much that it became the meaning of his entire existence. From farewell letter of this man we learn that his feeling is “reverence, eternal admiration and slavish devotion.”

In addition, we learn that the official followed Vera Nikolaevna, tried to go where she was, in order to once again see the object of his adoration, breathe the same air with her, touch her things: “I mentally bow to the land of furniture, on the floor you sit on, the parquet floor you walk on, the trees you touch in passing, the servants you talk to.”

Vera Nikolaevna, and we too are following her, beginning to wonder - is this Zheltkov crazy? Perhaps his passionate and deep passion was a consequence of mental illness: “And what was it: love or madness?” But the hero himself answers this question in his last letter to the princess. He tested himself and concluded that his feeling was a gift from heaven, and not a disease. After all, Zheltkov does not claim the attention of his beloved; he felt good only from the realization that Vera Nikolaevna exists.

As a sign of his love, the official gives the princess the most valuable thing he has - a family jewel in the form of a garnet bracelet. Perhaps, financially, this bracelet was not of great value - unsightly, inflated, roughly processed. Its main decoration was five blood-red garnets, “diluted” by one green one located in the middle. “According to an old legend preserved in our family, it has the ability to impart the gift of foresight to women who wear it and drives away heavy thoughts from them, while it protects men from violent death,” Zheltkov wrote in cover letter for this gift.

The official gave Vera Nikolaevna the most expensive thing he had. I think that the princess, even forgiving herself, appreciated this gesture.

But Zheltkov’s sacrificial and sublime love ended tragically - he died of his own free will, so as not to interfere with Princess Sheina. This man even sacrificed his physical existence on the altar of high feelings. It is important that the hero did not talk to anyone about love, did not seek Vera Nikolaevna’s favor or attention. He simply lived, enjoying what fate gave him. And he passed away with a feeling of great gratitude for what he had experienced.

Kuprin shows that love of such strength and sacrifice could not but leave a mark on the souls of the people involved in this story. In Vera Nikolaevna, Zheltkov awakened longing and bright sadness for love, and helped her to reveal her true needs. It is not for nothing that at the end of the story, while listening to a Beethoven sonata, the heroine cries: “Princess Vera hugged the trunk of the acacia tree, pressed herself against it and cried.” It seems to me that these tears are the heroine’s longing for true love, which people so often forget about.

Even Vera Nikolaevna’s husband, Prince Shein, experienced involuntary respect for Zheltkov’s feelings: “I feel sorry for this man. And not only do I feel sorry, but I also feel that I am present at some enormous tragedy of the soul, and I cannot clown around here.”

Thus, the love given to the little official Zheltkov from above filled his life with meaning and became a source of light not only for this person, but also for those around him. The story of Zheltkov’s feelings for Princess Vera once again confirmed that love is the most important thing in a person’s life. Without this feeling, life turns into a meaningless and empty existence, inevitably leading to death. Death of the soul and divine spirit in us.

A. I. Kuprin’s story “The Garnet Bracelet” amazes the reader with the depth of feelings of one of the characters, as well as with the question that the author poses in the work - what is love? At all times, people have tried to find an answer to the question regarding the reasons for the emergence of this ardent feeling. But there is no universal answer. Every person throughout own life answers the question about love in his own way. And the petty official Zheltkov, who dared to love Princess Vera Nikolaevna, seems to be both a victim of fate and an amazing, exalted person, not at all similar to those around him.
Indeed, selfless love is a completely unique phenomenon that is very, very rare. It is no coincidence that Princess Vera Nikolaevna, being at the coffin of Zheltkov, who was in love with her, “realized that the love that every woman dreams of had passed her by.”
The story says practically nothing about Zheltkov himself. The reader learns about him thanks to small details. But even these minor details used by the author in his narrative indicate a lot. We understand that inner world this extraordinary person was very, very rich. This man was not like others, he was not mired in the wretched and dull everyday life, his. the soul strived for the beautiful and sublime.
What could be more beautiful and sublime than love itself? By some whim of fate, Vera Nikolaevna once seemed to Zheltkov to be an amazing, completely unearthly creature. And a strong, bright feeling flared up in his heart. He was always at some distance from his beloved, and, obviously, this distance contributed to the strength of his passion. He couldn't forget beautiful image princess, and he was not stopped at all by the indifference on the part of his beloved.
Zheltkov did not demand anything for his love; his letters to the princess were just a desire to speak out, to convey his feelings to his beloved being. Otherwise, love was the only treasure of the poor petty official. With all his desire, he could not have power over his soul, in which the image of the princess occupied too large a place. Zheltkov idealized his beloved, he knew nothing about her, so he painted a completely unearthly image in his imagination. And this also reveals the originality of his nature. His love could not be discredited, tarnished precisely because it was too far from real life. Zheltkov never met his beloved, his feelings remained a mirage, they were not connected with reality. And in this regard, the lover N Zheltkov appears before the reader as a dreamer, romantic and idealist, divorced from life.
He endowed best qualities a woman about whom I knew absolutely nothing. Perhaps if fate had given Zheltkov at least one meeting with the princess, he would have changed his opinion about her. At the very least, she would not seem to him an ideal creature, absolutely devoid of flaws. But, alas, the meeting turned out to be impossible.
Speaking of love, one cannot help but recall the conversation between General Anosov and Princess Vera Nikolaevna. The conversation concerns precisely this unique phenomenon - love. Anosov says: “Love should be a tragedy. The greatest secret in the world! No life conveniences, calculations and compromises should concern her!”
If you approach love with exactly this yardstick, then it becomes clear that Zheltkov’s love is exactly like that. He easily puts his feelings for the beautiful princess above everything else in the world. In essence, life itself does not have much value for Zheltkov. And, probably, the reason for this is the lack of demand for his love, because Mr. Zheltkov’s life is not decorated with anything except feelings for the princess. At the same time, the princess herself lives a completely different life, in which there is no place for the lover Zheltkov. Moreover, signs of attention on his part, that is, numerous letters, simply anger the lovely Vera Nikolaevna. And she doesn't want the flow of these letters to continue. The princess is not interested in her unknown admirer; she is happy without him. All the more surprising and even strange is Zheltkov, who consciously cultivates his passion for Vera Nikolaevna.
Can Zheltkov be called a sufferer who lived his life uselessly, giving himself up as a sacrifice to some amazing soulless love? On the one hand, he appears exactly like that. He was ready to give the life of his beloved, but no one needed such a sacrifice. The garnet bracelet itself is a detail that even more clearly emphasizes the whole tragedy of this man. He is ready to part with a family heirloom, an ornament passed down by inheritance from the women of his family. Zheltkov is ready to give his only jewel to a completely stranger, and she did not need this gift at all.
The narrative is accompanied by additional illustrations love relationship different people. General Anosov tells Verochka the story of his marriage. At the same time, he admits that his feelings can be called anything but true love. He also talks about situations that he had to face in his own life. There is beauty in each of these stories. human feeling love appears in some perverted form.
The story of a young warrant officer and the wife of a regimental commander, and also the story of the captain’s wife and Lieutenant Vishnyakov shows love in its most unsightly form. Each time the reader indignantly rejects the idea that similar relationships can be called love.
Love should be creative, not destructive. Love divorced from life evokes admiration, but nothing more. A person who is capable of such sublime feelings can be admired, one can consider him completely special and amazing. You can also feel sorry for him on a purely human level. After all, although his love brightened up his life, shone in the sky like a bright star, it did not allow Zheltkov to become happy man or at least make the object of your love happy.
That is why the death of the main character at the end of the story seems to be a completely natural outcome. Love dried him up, took away all the best that was in his nature. But she gave nothing in return. Therefore, the unhappy person has nothing else left. Obviously, by the death of the hero, Kuprin wanted to express his attitude towards his love. Zheltkov is, of course, a unique, very special person. Therefore it is very difficult for him to live among ordinary people. It turns out that there is no place for him on this earth. And this is his tragedy, and not his fault at all. Zheltkov deified his beloved, his prayer was addressed to her: “Hallowed be Thy name.”
However, with all this, Princess Vera was an ordinary earthly woman who sincerely loved her husband. So her deification is a figment of poor Zheltkov’s imagination. Of course, his love can be called a unique, wonderful, amazingly beautiful phenomenon. When the princess listened to Beethoven’s sonata, “she simultaneously thought that a great love had passed her by, which is repeated only once in a thousand years.” Yes, such a selfless and amazing pure love is very rare. But it’s still good that it happens this way. After all, such love is coming hand in hand with tragedy, it ruins a person’s life. And the beauty of the soul remains unclaimed, no one knows about it or notices it.

Zheltkov characterization and image of the hero in Kuprin’s story Garnet Bracelet

Plan

1. Introduction

2. General characteristics

3. "Holy, eternal, pure love"

4.Conclusion

The theme of love is one of the leading ones in world literature. Many poets and writers from different angles illuminated all the shades of this great feeling. Unrequited love deserves special attention. What can a person do in this case? gives his answer to this question in the story "", creating the image of the hopelessly in love G.S. Zheltkov.

Zheltkov is a poor middle-aged official with an inexpressive appearance; "pale, with a gentle girlish face." He behaves very modestly and politely. When visiting Nikolai Nikolaevich and Vasily Lvovich, Zheltkov is completely lost. It becomes clear that he rarely has to communicate with representatives of high society.

Having learned that the purpose of the visit is to pursue Vera Nikolaevna, Zheltkov gets into a very nervous state. This is a sacred topic for him. Zheltkov never expected that it could become the subject of discussion. However, Zheltkov’s shyness and modesty instantly disappear at the hint of government intervention. A love-sick person is genuinely perplexed as to what this can do. At the same time, he continues to behave and speak very politely and decently.

Zheltkov Cross - selfless love to Vera Nikolaevna. Having met her by chance for the first time, the official fell in love with her for life. The first unsuccessful attempts in the form of love letters had no effect on Zheltkov’s feelings. For eight years now, his admiration for his beloved woman has continued. Many will consider such love a manic idea simply because this practically never happens in life. According to the lover himself, this is a divine gift, a reward. Zheltkov understands that he has no chance of reciprocity. Yes, he doesn’t even dream about it. His only desire is to be able to at least occasionally see the object of his admiration.

Vera Nikolaevna for Zheltkov is a deity in literally. As he himself writes in his last letter: “there is nothing in the world... more beautiful and tender than you.” Everything that the beloved touches becomes sacred for Zheltkov. He keeps her scarf, note, and art exhibition program as the greatest relics. Love completely transforms the poor official and gives meaning to his life.

For insensitive people (like Tuganovsky), his selflessness is incomprehensible and ridiculous. But Prince Shein and Vera Nikolaevna are shocked by Zheltkov’s love. They feel an involuntary respect for him. Zheltkov considers sending the “stupid bracelet” his mistake. There was absolutely no need for him to remind himself. Already during the visit of Prince Shein with Tuganovsky, the lover decides to commit suicide so as not to cause trouble to anyone else.

Zheltkov’s unearthly love seems fantastic, especially in our time. Nevertheless, it is an ideal to strive for. Few people can boast of complete selflessness in the name of a loved one. The image of Zheltkov reminds us that “love is born in heaven,” and the best recognition is: “Hallowed be your name.”

A.I. Kuprin wrote a beautiful and sad story about love that every person would like to experience. The story “The Garnet Bracelet” is about just such a sublime and selfless feeling. And now readers continue to debate whether the main character did the right thing by refusing her admirer. Or perhaps an admirer would make her happy? To talk about this topic, you need to characterize Zheltkov from “Garnet Bracelet”.

Description of the appearance of a fan of Vera

What is remarkable about this gentleman and why did the author decide to make him the main character? Maybe there is something unusual in the characterization of Zheltkov in the story “The Garnet Bracelet”? For example, in many romantic stories The main characters have a beautiful or memorable appearance. It should be immediately noted that the name of the main character is not indicated in the story (perhaps his name is George). This can be explained by the writer’s attempts to show the insignificance of a person in the eyes of society.

Zheltkov was tall and had a thin build. His face is more like a girl's: soft features, Blue eyes and a stubborn chin with a dimple. It is the last point that indicates that despite the apparent pliability of nature, this person is actually stubborn and does not like to back down from his decisions.

He looked to be 30-35 years old, i.e. he was already an adult man and a fully formed personality. There was a nervousness in all his movements: his fingers were constantly fiddling with the buttons, and he himself was pale, which indicates his strong mental agitation. If you rely on external characteristics Zheltkov from “The Garnet Bracelet”, we can conclude that he has a soft, receptive nature, is prone to experiences, but at the same time is not devoid of perseverance.

The situation in the main character's room

For the first time, Kuprin “brings” his character to the reader during the visit of the main character’s husband and brother. Before this, its existence was known only through letters. To the characterization of Zheltkov in “Garnet Bracelet” you can add a description of his living conditions. The sparse decoration of the room emphasizes it social status. After all, the reason that he could not openly communicate with Vera was social inequality.

The room had low ceilings and round windows barely illuminated it. The only furniture was a narrow bed, an old sofa and a table covered with a tablecloth. The whole situation suggests that the apartment is occupied by a person who is not at all rich and does not strive for comfort. But Zheltkov didn’t need this: there was only one woman in his life with whom he could be happy, but she was already married. Therefore, the man did not even think about starting a family. That is, Zheltkov’s characterization in “Garnet Bracelet” is complemented by important quality- he is monogamous.

The fact that the house has small windows is indicative. The room is a reflection of the existence of the main character. There were few joys in his life, it was full of difficulties, and the only bright ray for the unfortunate man was Vera.

Zheltkov's character

Despite the insignificance of his position, the main character had an exalted nature, otherwise he would not have been capable of such selfless love. The man served as an official in some chamber. The fact that he had money is informed to the reader from a letter in which Zheltkov writes that he could not give Vera a gift worthy of her due to limited funds.

Zheltkov was a well-mannered and modest person; he did not consider himself endowed with subtle taste. For the owner of the room he rented, Zheltkov became like his own son - his manner was so courteous and kind-hearted.

Vera's husband discerned in him a noble and honest nature that was incapable of deception. Main character He immediately admits to him that he cannot stop loving Vera, because this feeling is stronger than him. But he will no longer bother her, because she asked for it, and the peace and happiness of his beloved is more important than anything else.

Zheltkov's love story for Vera

Despite the fact that this is an unrequited romance in letters, the writer was able to show a sublime feeling. Therefore unusual love story has occupied the minds of readers for several decades. As for Zheltkov’s characterization in “The Garnet Bracelet,” it is precisely his willingness to be content with little, his ability for selfless love, that reveals the nobility of his soul.

He first saw Vera 8 years ago and immediately realized that she was the one, simply because there is no better woman in the world.

And all this time Zhelktov continued to love her, not expecting any reciprocity. He followed her, wrote letters, but not for the purpose of persecution, but simply because he sincerely loved her. Zheltkov did not want anything for himself - for him, the most important thing was Vera’s well-being. The man did not understand what he did to deserve such happiness - a bright feeling for her. Vera's tragedy is that she only realized at the very end that this was the very love that women dream of. She felt that Zheltkov forgave her because his love was selfless and sublime. In Kuprin's "Garnet Bracelet", Zheltkov's characterization is not a description of one person, but of a true, constant, precious feeling.