The book "After the Ball" was the pride of the author, because in it he was able to simply and briefly explain his views on the world. He showed the dark side of the noble assembly, contrasting him with what gives the high society such power. She rests on cruelty and suppression of the people. The main events from the story make it clear how terribly honest a person suddenly realize this. The plot is simple, but very dramatic, and we put it into a short retelling so that you quickly draw up your reader's diary. And for a quality review of Literagur there is a concise story analysis.
(273 words) The narrative of the story begins with a dispute between men. They argue on the topic of self-improvement and are sure that for this it is necessary to change their personal space, environment and living conditions. Then one of them named Ivan Vasilievich tells his story.
This was during his youth, when he studied at a provincial university. The only leisure time was visiting various balls and evenings. In that city there lived a girl Varenka, to whom the protagonist had feelings.
At one of these evenings, a young man meets his beloved father. Colonel Petr Vladislavovich is a tall, stately man. Age only brightened his features. All those present are delighted with him and the way he dances with his daughter. Ivan Vasilievich including.
At night after the ball, the young guy could not sleep with love for longing, and he decided to take a walk in the vicinity. Overflowing with a feeling of love, without noticing it, the hero goes and ends up in the square. He sees a crowd of people. Going closer, Ivan Vasilievich realizes that this is a platoon of soldiers. They stand in formation, through which the Tartar is driven. Soldiers hit him on the back with sticks as punishment. He begs them to take pity on him and spare. His back is like a bloody mess. Suddenly one soldier hesitated for a moment, for this he receives a slap in the face from the commander.
Ivan Vasilyevich watches with horror this picture, but comes to an even greater shock when he realizes that the commander is Father Varenka. That same handsome and handsome old man. The colonel pretends that he did not recognize the guy, however, the case has already been done.
This picture made an indelible impression on Ivan Vasilievich. From now on, every time he saw Varenka, the hero recalled that night, that Tatar and that cruel colonel. The feeling of love quickly faded away. So one scene and one case changed the life of Ivan Vasilyevich forever.
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