The reader will first encounter Grushnitsky in the chapter entitled "Princess Mary". Grushnitsky minor character novel, allowing to shade the multifaceted character of the protagonist Pechorin Grigory Alexandrovich. The image and characterization of Grushnitsky in the novel "A Hero of Our Time" will show him as a vile, low person. Dreaming of becoming the hero of the novel, he achieved one thing, forced himself to hate and despise.
Image
Grushnitsky's name is unknown. He looked like he was in his 20s. Nobleman. A native of the province. The guy's parents are ordinary people, without ranks and gold reserves in chests.
Chernovolos. Light curls of hair brought a romantic touch to his image. The skin is swarthy. Wears a mustache. Facial features are expressive. Well built.
Grushnitsky walked with a slight limp on one leg. A wound in the service brought him to Pyatigorsk for treatment. Lameness did not cause the young man any inconvenience. He was not ashamed of her, on the contrary, he felt like a hero who had returned from the war. He liked how women react to his appearance, imbued with sincere admiration for him.
Character
Brought up. Educated. He received a good education and a decent upbringing. He is fluent in French. well-read.
Eternal romantic, hovering in the clouds and inventing various love stories where he was the main character.
Loves women. Women are his weakness, but in communication with charming creatures the young man was lost. He did not know how to show signs of attention, to care, to fall asleep with compliments. Therefore, they were uninteresting and seemed boring. In the case of Mary, this is especially evident.
Sneaky. Able to plunge a knife into the back of anyone who gets in the way of achieving their goals. An example of this act is the slander of Pechorin and the duel, where he, knowing that the enemy is unarmed, still agrees to take part in it.
Narcissistic. Hear and listen only to himself. In a conversation, he interrupts, does not allow others to speak to the end. Likes to deliver long tirades. Absolutely does not know people, their psychology. For any occasion, he has a dozen pompous phrases in store, which, on occasion, can be flaunted.
Poseur. Likes to impress others. This is his favorite pastime. Not sincere in words and deeds. Chatterbox.
Grushnitsky mirror reflection of Pechorin
Pechorin saw his own reflection in Grushnitsky, and he definitely did not like this resemblance. Both love to play with people, setting their own rules and not thinking about how the game will affect their lives later. This is a kind of entertainment, a cure for boredom, but distinguished by its particular rigidity and spitting on other people. Both are selfish and cocky.
tragic ending
The duel could have been avoided by reversing the tragic course of events. It was enough to apologize and ask for forgiveness for the slander and dirty rumors spread by his opponent - but this was beyond Grushnitsky's strength. He believed that on earth he and Pechorin were cramped, and someone alone had to leave.
Fate pushed their foreheads together on a narrow path. Giving way is not in their rules. Both are too stubborn and too hated each other. Pechorin kills him, but does it without a drop of regret. He would have triumphed, seeing a defeated enemy, but he did not feel a sense of joy. Probably, imagining how he himself could be in the place of the murdered.
What did Grushnitsky achieve in his life. Nothing. He failed to become the hero of the novel, as he wanted. Dirty, useless person. Nothing but self-pity. Weak link.
Grushnitsky is a minor character in the novel by M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time". The article provides information about the character from the work, a quotation.
Full name
Not mentioned.
I turn around: Grushnitsky! We hugged.
Most likely, due to a slightly contemptuous attitude towards him:
he does not know people and their weak strings, because he has been occupied with himself all his life. His goal is to become the hero of the novel.
“You are stupid,” I wanted to answer him, but I restrained myself and only shrugged my shoulders.
Age
About 20 years.
he looks to be twenty-five years old, although he is hardly twenty-one years old.
Attitude towards Pechorin
Negative:
I understood him, and for this he does not love me, although we outwardly are on the most friendly terms.
Hostile at the end. Grushnitsky was killed by Pechorin in a duel.
I fired ... When the smoke cleared, Grushnitsky was not on the site. Only the ashes still curled on the edge of the cliff in a light column.
Grushnitsky's appearance
He is only a year in the service, wears, in a special kind of foppery, a thick soldier's overcoat. He has a St. George soldier's cross. He is well built, swarthy and black-haired; he looks to be twenty-five years old, although he is hardly twenty-one years old. He throws his head back when he speaks, and continually twists his mustache with his left hand, for with his right he leans on a crutch.
social status
Junker at first
Grushnitsky is a cadet.
I bet she doesn't know you're a junker
Subsequently becomes an officer.
Grushnitsky came and threw himself on my neck: he was promoted to officer
Half an hour before the ball, Grushnitsky appeared to me in the full radiance of an army infantry uniform.
Grushnitsky comes from a not very rich family in the outback. Has a good education and upbringing
on the eve of leaving the father's village
answered me loudly in French
you know how embarrassing it is to ask for a house, although this is what happens here
You talk about a pretty woman like an English horse,” said Grushnitsky indignantly.
I am afraid that I will have to start a mazurka with the princess - I don’t know almost a single figure ...
Further fate
Killed in a duel.
Going down the path, I noticed Grushnitsky's bloodied corpse between the clefts of the rocks.
Grushnitsky's personality
Grushnitsky is vain, dreams of becoming the hero of a novel
he does not know people and their weak strings, because he has been occupied with himself all his life.
he is one of those people ... To produce an effect is their delight
His arrival in the Caucasus is also a consequence of his romantic fanaticism
His goal is to become the hero of the novel. He so often tried to convince others that he was a being not created for the world, doomed to some secret suffering, that he himself almost convinced himself of this. That's why he wears his thick soldier's greatcoat so proudly.
wears, in a special kind of foppery, a thick soldier's overcoat
I could never argue with him. He does not answer your objections, he does not listen to you. As soon as you stop, he starts a long tirade, apparently having some connection with what you said, but which is really only a continuation of his own speech.
Grushnitsky speaks pretentiously and importantly
under this thick gray overcoat beat a passionate and noble heart (about myself)
Grushnitsky likes to play himself the greatest victim:
However, in those moments when he throws off his tragic mantle, Grushnitsky is quite nice.
Grushnitsky managed to take a dramatic pose with the help of a crutch and answered me loudly
My soldier's overcoat is like a seal of rejection. The participation she excites is hard as alms
yes, a soldier's overcoat in the eyes of any sensitive young lady makes you a hero and a sufferer
Grushnitsky does not understand relationships and other people at all
You're a fool! - he said to Grushnitsky quite loudly ... "
You are a fool, brother, - he said, - a vulgar fool!
Grushnitsky, tugging at my hand, threw her one of those vaguely tender looks that have so little effect on women.
I know you are experienced in these things, you know women better than me... Women! women! who will understand them?.. (Grushnitsky about himself)
Grushnitsky hung a saber and a pair of pistols over his soldier's overcoat: he was rather ridiculous in this heroic attire.
Grushnitsky is no stranger to nobility:
I don't agree with anything! - said Grushnitsky (about a dishonest duel)
only Grushnitsky seems to be more noble than his comrades. How do you think?
He blushed; he was ashamed to kill an unarmed man
But at the same time, weakness of character, pride and cowardice. For this reason, he could not help but shoot at Pechorin under the pressure of his second
but pride and weakness of character were to triumph
especially his pride is offended
Grushnitsky smiled smugly.
Self-satisfaction and at the same time a certain uncertainty were depicted on his face; his festive appearance, his proud gait, would make me burst out laughing if it were in accordance with my intentions
O selfishness! you are the lever with which Archimedes wanted to lift the globe! (Pechorin about Grushnitsky)
Grushnitsky is reputed to be an excellent brave man; I saw him in action: he waves his sword, shouts and rushes forward, closing his eyes. This is something not Russian courage! ..
Coward! - answered the captain (about Grushnitsky)
About being wounded
Grushnitsky went for treatment due to a leg injury.
I met him in the active detachment. He was wounded by a bullet in the leg and went to the waters a week before me.
At that moment Grushnitsky dropped his glass on the sand and tried to bend down to pick it up: his bad leg was in the way. Poor thing! how he contrived, leaning on a crutch, and all in vain. His expressive face really depicted suffering
made such a terrible grimace when he stepped on a shot leg
his leg suddenly recovered: he barely limps
In the spring of 1940, a separate edition of the work "A Hero of Our Time" written by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov was published. This novel has become one of the most interesting and extraordinary phenomena in Russian literature. This book has been the object of numerous studies and disputes for more than a century and a half. It does not lose its sharpness and relevance in our days. Belinsky also wrote about this book that she was never destined to grow old. We also decided to contact her and write our essay. Grushnitsky and Pechorin are very interesting characters.
Generation Feature
Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin, main character of the novel in question, lived during the time of Lermontov, that is, approximately in the thirties of the nineteenth century. This time was a period of gloomy reaction, which came after in 1825 and his defeat. A man of advanced thinking could not at that time find application for his talents and strengths. Doubt, disbelief, denial were features of the consciousness of the young generation of those years. The ideals of the fathers were rejected by them "from the cradle", and then these people questioned the moral norms and values as such. Therefore, V. G. Belinsky wrote that “Pechorin suffers deeply,” because he cannot use the mighty forces of his soul.
New artistic media
Lermontov, creating his work, depicted life as it really is. It demanded new ones and he found them. Neither Western nor Russian literature knew these means, and to this day they arouse our admiration due to the combination of a wide and free depiction of characters with the ability to objectively show them, to reveal one character through the prism of perception of another.
Let's take a closer look at the two main characters of this novel. These are Pechorin and Grushnitsky.
The image of Pechorin
Pechorin was an aristocrat by origin, received a standard secular education. Leaving parental care, he went "to the big world" in order to enjoy all the pleasures. However, he soon got tired of such a frivolous life, the hero got bored with reading books. Pechorin, after some story that made a sensation in St. Petersburg, is exiled to the Caucasus.
Depicting the appearance of the hero, the author indicates with a few strokes his origin: "noble forehead", "pale", "small" hand. This character is hardy and physically strong man. He is endowed with a mind that critically evaluates the world around him.
The character of Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin
Pechorin thinks about the problems of good and evil, friendship and love, about the meaning of our life. He is self-critical in assessing his contemporaries, saying that his generation is incapable of making sacrifices not only for the good of mankind, but also for their own personal happiness. The hero is well versed in people, he is not satisfied with the sluggish life of the "water society", he evaluates the capital's aristocrats, giving them destructive characteristics. Pechorin is revealed most deeply and fully in the insert story "Princess Mary", during a meeting with Grushnitsky. and Grushnitsky in their confrontation is an example of deep psychological analysis Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov.
Grushnitsky
The author of the work "A Hero of Our Time" did not give a name and patronymic to this character, calling him simply by his last name - Grushnitsky. This is an ordinary young man, a cadet, who dreams of great love and stars on his shoulder straps. His passion is to produce an effect. Grushnitsky goes to Princess Mary in a new uniform, smelling of perfume, dressed up. This hero is a mediocrity, which is characterized by weakness, forgivable, however, at his age - "passion to recite" and "drape" in some kind of extraordinary feelings. Grushnitsky aspires to play the role of a disillusioned hero, fashionable at the time, posing as a being endowed with "secret suffering". This hero is a parody of Pechorin, and quite successful, because it is not for nothing that the young cadet is so unpleasant to the latter.
Confrontation: Pechorin and Grushnitsky
Grushnitsky, by his behavior, emphasizes the nobility of Grigory Alexandrovich, but, on the other hand, seems to erase any differences between them. After all, Pechorin himself spied on Princess Mary and Grushnitsky, which, of course, is not a noble act. It must be said that he never loved the princess, but only used her love and gullibility to fight his enemy, Grushnitsky.
The latter, as a narrow-minded person, does not at first understand Pechorin's attitude towards himself. He seems to himself a self-confident person, very significant and insightful. Grushnitsky says condescendingly: "I feel sorry for you, Pechorin." However, events are not developing according to the plan of Grigory Alexandrovich. Already overwhelmed by jealousy, indignation and passion, the junker appears before the reader in a completely different light, turning out to be far from so harmless. He is capable of meanness, dishonesty and revenge. The hero, who recently played nobility, is now able to put a bullet into an unarmed person. The duel between Grushnitsky and Pechorin reveals the true nature of the former, who rejects reconciliation, and Grigory Alexandrovich shoots and kills him in cold blood. The hero dies, having drunk the cup of hatred and shame of repentance to the end. This is, in brief, the confrontation that was waged by the two main characters - Pechorin and Grushnitsky. their images form the basis of the whole work.
Reflections of Grigory Alexandrovich Pechorin
Before going to a duel (Pechorina with Grushnitsky), Grigory Aleksandrovich, remembering his life, asks questions about why he lived, why he was born. And he answers it himself, that he feels "a high appointment", immense forces in himself. Then Grigory Alexandrovich realizes that he has long been just an "axe" in the hands of fate. There is a contrast of spiritual strength and unworthy hero of small deeds. He wants to "love the whole world", but brings only misfortune and evil to people. High, noble aspirations are reborn into petty feelings, and the desire to live full life- in hopelessness and consciousness of doom. The position of this hero is tragic, he is lonely. The duel between Pechorin and Grushnitsky showed this clearly.
Lermontov called his novel so because the hero for him is not a role model, but only a portrait, which is the vices of the contemporary author's generation in their full development.
Conclusion
The character of Grushnitsky thus helps to reveal in Pechorin the main qualities of his nature. This is a crooked mirror of Grigory Alexandrovich, shading the significance and truth of the experiences of the "suffering egoist", the exclusivity and depth of his personality. With special force in the situation with Grushnitsky, all the danger lurking in the depths of this type is revealed, the destructive force inherent in the individualistic philosophy that is inherent in romanticism. Lermontov showed all the abysses of the human soul, without trying to pass a moral sentence. Pechorin and Grushnitsky, therefore, are not positive and Pechorin's psychology is by no means unambiguous, just as some positive qualities can be found in Grushnitsky's character.
Who is Grushnitsky? Character traits of Grushnitsky “Good qualities” Posturing Narcissism Meanness Grushnitsky is a reflection of Pechorin
Who is Grushnitsky?
In the novel "A Hero of Our Time" Grushnitsky appears before us in the chapter "Princess Mary". This is a cadet who served with Pechorin and, like him, ended up undergoing treatment on the waters. We immediately learn that Grushnitsky "wears, in a special kind of foppery, a thick soldier's overcoat." This overcoat is his mask, the “tragic mantle”, which
helps him to appear in the eyes of women romantic hero, demoted to soldiers for a duel. Pechorin, who himself played this or that role more than once in order to master the heart of a lady, "understood him", and Grushnitsky does not love him for this. Yes, and Pechorin does not favor him. He feels that this young man is in some way his competitor and that "someday they will collide on the narrow road." Grushnitsky's characterization in the novel "A Hero of Our Time" is given mainly by Pechorin. From his journal, we learn what this character has under his mask.
Grushnitsky's character traits
“Good properties”
We must pay tribute to Pechorin,
he evaluates Grushnitsky objectively, seeing not only his negative features, but also his “good qualities”.
When Grushnitsky ceases to play his role, “he is rather sweet and funny” in dealing with women, “quite sharp” with his tongue and is reputed to be a brave man (although he rushes into battle with his eyes closed). Yes, and seeking the love of Princess Mary, he does not play with her feelings, as it will look like in the performance of Pechorin, but just wants to rise in the eyes of others.
posturing
However, in general, the image of Grushnitsky in the novel A Hero of Our Time is negative. His main negative quality can be called posturing. His main pleasure is to "produce an effect." He says almost nothing and does not do sincerely, from the heart. For all occasions, he has ready magnificent phrases. He does not seek to find beauty in life, but invents and depicts "extraordinary feelings, sublime passions and exceptional suffering." So Grushnitsky did not really fall in love with Princess Mary - he was flattered by her attention, and when it disappeared, he just got angry and began to spread dirty rumors about the girl.
Narcissism
Grushnitsky is so in love with himself that he does not see the danger posed by Pechorin. In contrast, “he does not know people and their thin strings,” because all his life he was only concerned with himself. Grushnitsky does not know how to listen to others, does not respond to objections in a dispute, instead uttering long tirades. He is confident in his irresistibility and does not consider Pechorin a rival. It is not surprising that Pechorin succeeds quite easily in recapturing the princess from him.
meanness
By the end of the chapter, we learn that Grushnitsky, who at first seemed so sweet and harmless, is capable of meanness. This will show the duel between Pechorin and Grushnitsky. Together with his company, he leaves the opponent's pistol unloaded. Only thanks to chance Pechorin manages to reveal this insidious plan. Injured pride does not allow Grushnitsky to apologize for the slander about Princess Mary, even in the face of death.
Grushnitsky - reflection of Pechorin
In the image of Grushnitsky, all those features that are inherent in Pechorin are guessed, and this is precisely the meaning of this character. Pechorin looks at himself as if from the outside, and he does not like his own reflection. After all, he, like Grushnitsky, initially has no evil intentions, plays with people, but out of boredom, and not out of a desire to make them unhappy. Nevertheless, his egoism, like Grushnitsky's narcissism, leads to tragic consequences. Is it because he does not experience triumph when he sees the bloodied body of a colleague between the rocks? It's like he's there himself.
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The quotation image and characterization of Grushnitsky in the novel "A Hero of Our Time" by Lermontov, a description of the appearance and character of the hero.
Full name Grushnitsky is not mentioned in the novel. Grushnitsky - a young military man:
"...He's only been in the service for a year..."
Grushnitsky is a poor nobleman. His parents own a village in the outback of Russia:
"... on the eve of departure from my father's village..."
"...In their old age they become either peaceful landowners or drunkards, sometimes both..."
The military rank of Grushnitsky is a cadet. After a year of service, he receives the rank of officer:
"...Grushnitsky is a cadet..."
"...I bet she doesn't know you're a Junker..."
"... he was promoted to officer ..."
Grushnitsky's age is about 20 years old:
"...he's barely twenty-one years old..."
Grushnitsky - a colleague and friend of Pechorin:
"... I met him in the active detachment. He was wounded by a bullet in the leg and went to the waters a week before me..."
(about Grushnitsky) "...we were once friends..."
It is known about Grushnitsky's appearance that he has an expressive face and is well built:
"... His expressive face..."
"... He is well-built, swarthy and black-haired; he looks like he might be twenty-five years old, although he is hardly twenty-one years old..."
"... twists his mustache with his left hand ..."
"... every minute fluffed a curled crest into small curls ..."
Grushnitsky serves in the Caucasus in K ... in the regiment:
"... the reason that prompted him to join the K. regiment ..."
While serving in the Caucasus, Grushnitsky is wounded in the leg:
“... At that moment Grushnitsky dropped his glass on the sand and tried to bend down to pick it up: his bad leg was in the way. Poor thing! how he managed to lean on a crutch, and all in vain. His expressive face really depicted suffering .. ."
Grushnitsky has an award (St. George Cross) for military exploits:
"... He has a St. George soldier's cross ..."
"... made such a terrible grimace when he stepped on a shot leg ..."
Grushnitsky is well brought up and respects decency:
"... you know how embarrassing it is to ask for a house, although this is what happens here ..."
Grushnitsky knows French, like all educated nobles:
"... Grushnitsky<...>answered me loudly in French...
Grushnitsky is not a very good dancer:
"... I'm afraid that I'll have to start a mazurka with the princess - I don't know almost a single figure..."
Grushnitsky is a nice, funny person:
"...However, in those moments when he throws off his tragic mantle, Grushnitsky is quite nice and funny. I'm curious to see him with women: here he, I think, is trying! .."
"... after all, there are people in whom even despair is funny! .."
Grushnitsky is a stupid person:
"..."You are stupid," I wanted to answer him, but I restrained myself and only shrugged my shoulders..."
"... You're a fool! - he said to Grushnitsky rather loudly..."
"... You are a fool, brother," he said, "a vulgar fool!..."
Grushnitsky is a weak person:
"... but pride and weakness of character should have triumphed ..."
Grushnitsky does not understand people:
"... he does not know people and their weak strings, because he has been busy with himself all his life ..."
Grushnitsky is a sentimental romantic:
"... His arrival in the Caucasus is also a consequence of his romantic fanaticism..."
"... You talk about a pretty woman like an English horse," Grushnitsky said indignantly...
"... sat down near Grushnitsky, and some kind of sentimental conversation began between them ..."
Grushnitsky is a passionate person:
"... didn't even turn around, didn't even notice his passionate look, with which he saw her off for a long time..."
"... Only then did the poor passionate cadet notice my presence..."
"... under this thick gray overcoat beat a passionate and noble heart..."
Grushnitsky has little experience in dealing with women:
"...Grushnitsky, tugging at my hand, threw her one of those vaguely tender glances that have so little effect on women..."
"... I know you are experienced in these things, you know women better than me ... Women! women! who will understand them? .." (Grushnitsky to Pechorin about himself)
Grushnitsky is a proud man:
"... I confess, I do not want to meet them. This proud nobility looks at us, the army, as if they were wild..."
"...his proud gait..."
"That's why he wears his thick soldier's overcoat so proudly..."
Grushnitsky is a self-satisfied person, confident in his own merits:
"... Grushnitsky smiled smugly..."
"...Complacency and at the same time some uncertainty were depicted on his face; his festive appearance, his proud gait would make me burst out laughing if it were in accordance with my intentions ..."
Grushnitsky is a proud man:
"... Oh pride! You are the lever with which Archimedes wanted to raise the globe! .."
"...especially his pride is offended..."
Grushnitsky is a vain person. He dreams of becoming a "hero of the novel" for some young lady:
"... His goal is to become the hero of a novel. He so often tried to convince others that he was a creature not created for the world, doomed to some secret suffering, that he himself was almost convinced of this. That is why he so proudly wears his thick soldier's overcoat..."
Grushnitsky does not know how to listen to other people:
"... I could never argue with him. He does not answer your objections, he does not listen to you. As soon as you stop, he begins a long tirade, apparently having some connection with what you said, but which in fact there is only a continuation of his own speech..."
Grushnitsky says pretentiously and importantly:
"... He throws his head back when he speaks, and every minute he twists his mustache with his left hand, because with his right he leans on a crutch. He speaks quickly and pretentiously: he is one of those people who have ready-made magnificent phrases for all occasions, which are simply beautiful not touches and which are importantly draped in extraordinary feelings, lofty passions and exceptional suffering..." "...From Princess Ligovskaya," he said very importantly..."
"...Listen, - said Grushnitsky very importantly..."
Grushnitsky likes to joke:
"... He is rather sharp: his epigrams are often funny, but there are never marks and evil: he will not kill anyone with one word..."
"...pleased with the bad pun, he cheered up..."
Grushnitsky likes to recite, to make loud speeches:
"... Grushnitsky's passion was to recite: he bombarded you with words, as soon as the conversation left the circle of ordinary concepts ..."
Grushnitsky likes to have an effect on others. He likes to "show off" and behaves like an actor:
"... he's one of those people<...>To produce an effect is their delight; romantic provincial women like them to the point of madness ... "
"... Grushnitsky managed to take a dramatic pose with the help of a crutch and answered me loudly..."
Being a cadet, Grushnitsky wears a thick soldier's overcoat to arouse pity in women and look like a real hero:
"... Grushnitsky hung a saber and a pair of pistols over his soldier's overcoat: he was rather ridiculous in this heroic attire ..."
"... yes, a soldier's overcoat in the eyes of any sensitive young lady makes you a hero and a sufferer ..."
"... wears, in a special kind of foppery, a thick soldier's overcoat ..."
"... My soldier's overcoat is like a seal of rejection. The participation that it excites is heavy, like alms..."
When Grushnitsky is promoted to officer, he also proudly wears his officer's uniform:
"... army infantry uniform..."
"... Grushnitsky appeared to me in the full radiance of an army infantry uniform.
Attached to the third button was a bronze chain from which hung a double lorgnette; epaulettes of incredible size were bent up in the form of cupid's wings; his boots creaked; in his left hand he held brown kid gloves and a cap, and with his right hand he constantly fluffed a curled tuft into small curls ... "
Grushnitsky is a cowardly person, but wants to appear brave:
"... Grushnitsky is reputed to be an excellent brave man; I saw him in action: he waves his saber, shouts and rushes forward, closing his eyes. This is something not Russian courage! .."
"... A coward! - answered the captain ..."
"... a gang under the command of Grushnitsky. He looks so proud and brave..."
Grushnitsky is a vengeful person. He takes revenge on Princess Mary and Pechorin:
"... I do not think that a woman's indifference to your brilliant virtues deserved such a terrible revenge..."
Grushnitsky is capable of meanness and deceit:
"... but how to confess to such a vile intent? .."
"... to leave your dastardly plan and be exposed to the same danger as me..."
"... without exposing himself to any danger, he wanted to kill me like a dog ..." (Pechorin about the meanness of Grushnitsky)
"...Grushnitsky! - I said, - there is still time; give up your slander, and I will forgive you everything. You did not manage to fool me..."
Grushnitsky is capable of slander. So, rejected by Princess Mary, he spreads gossip about her:
"... you have already given your word of honor in support of the most disgusting slander..."
"...And you do not give up your slander?.."
"... I ask you to immediately renounce your words; you know very well that this is a fiction ..." (Pechorin to Grushnitsky about his slander)
For this slander, Pechorin challenges Grushnitsky to a duel:
"... You protected my daughter from slander, you fought for her..."
In the end, Pechorin kills Grushnitsky in a duel:
"... I fired ... When the smoke cleared, Grushnitsky was not on the site. Only the ashes still curled in a light column on the edge of the cliff ..."
"... Grushnitsky was killed (she crossed herself). God will forgive him - and, I hope, you too! .."
