The main character of the poem is a collective, generalized image that embodies the entire warring people. Almost nothing is said about the specific personality of Vasily Terkin. It is only known that he is over twenty - closer to thirty, and that he, like the author, comes from Smolensk region, that “he fought in Karelskoe - across the Sestroy river”.
Terkin is a great life-lover, "a hunter to live up to ninety years", joined the ranks from the reserve, serves in the infantry, in the troops "closest to the earth, to the cold, to fire and death." For him, war is a routine work that needs to be done correctly, skillfully, not for the sake of glory, but "for the sake of life on earth."
Terkin - who is he?
Let's be honest:
Just a guy by himself
He's ordinary ...
Not high, not that small,
But a hero is a hero ...
Through ordinariness, Tvardovsky shows averaging. typical of Terkin, because he is the embodiment of the soldier mass, who endured all the hardships of the war. However, the image of Terkin is devoid of schematism. This is a cheerful, full-blooded hero, with his own special character.
He is a merry fellow, a joker at a halt, a lover of hearty food, he is not averse to cheering his comrades by playing the accordion ("Harmony"), helping the old people ("Two Soldiers"), chopping firewood to a soldier ("Before the battle").
This is a life-loving, good-natured, broad Russian nature, having a generous heart, combining such primordially Russian qualities as sincerity and nobility, sharpness and wisdom, determination and courage.
Vasily Terkin is a heroic image. Without hesitation, he swims to the other side by swimming in November to report that the platoon that has crossed has entrenched itself on the other side ("Crossing"), occupies an enemy bunker and holds it until the arrival of his own ("Terkin is wounded"), shoots down an enemy plane ("Who Shot?"), Taking the place of the killed lieutenant, raises the fighters to the attack and first bursts into the village ("On the Offensive"), cheers and inspires the exhausted soldiers during the battle for the unknown "settlement of Borki", "Where the war paved the way , / / Where the water was for the infantry / Knee-deep, mud - by heaps ("Fight in the swamp").
In the chapter "The Duel", which is the culmination of the entire poem, Terkin engages in hand-to-hand combat with a physically stronger German:
Tervin knew that in this fight
He is weaker: not those grubs.
But Terkin's morale and confidence in victory turn out to be stronger, so he emerges victorious:
And then something
Taking anger and pain into a fist,
Uncharged grenade
Terkin of the German - on the left - shmyak!
The German gasped and went limp ...
This chapter echoes the epic epic, and the battle itself grows to a symbolic generalization "Man-people". Terkin, symbolizing Russia, confronts a strong and formidable adversary symbolizing Nazi Germany:
As on an ancient battlefield
Chest to chest, that shield to shield, -
Instead of thousands, two fight
As if the fight will decide everything.
But it should be noted that the image of Terkin is deliberately deprived of the romantic halo by the author. as if even lowered. This is achieved through the introduction of colloquial vocabulary, vernacular ("grunted the German between the eyes", "put in a sledge", "gave bream", Terkin of the German on the left - "shmyak", etc.)
Thus, the author seeks to emphasize that the main character is not only a generalized image-symbol, but also a personality, individuality, that for him war is work, hard, dirty, but necessary, inevitable, not for glory, not for orders and medals, not for promotion.
And only in the final stanza, the author allows himself to rise to a large-scale, solemn sounding generalization:
A terrible battle is going on, bloody,
Mortal combat is not for the glory
For life on earth.
In the dispute between the two forces, good, love and life itself won out. These lines are repeated in the poem, they are a kind of refrain that emphasizes the main theme of the work: the unparalleled feat of the Russian soldier.
We find the same technique of generalization and individualization in the chapter "Terkin - Terkin". Vasily meets with his namesake Ivan. Ivan differs from Vasily only in hair color (he is red), front-line profession (armor-piercing), but otherwise both heroes are similar. The dispute between them is resolved by the foreman:
What you cannot understand here,
Do not you understand among yourself?
According to the charter of each company
Terkin will be given his own.
Tvardovsky's poem is often called the encyclopedia of military reality of the era of the Great Patriotic War "(by analogy with Pushkin's" Eugene Onegin "). Indeed, the book about the fighter is written extremely truthfully. The truth of the war, no matter how bitter, hits right in the soul.
The poet does not embellish the events, does not depict the feats of his hero as easy and funny, on the contrary, in the poem the most powerful chapters are the chapters colored with tragic pathos: "The Crossing", "The Battle in the Swamp", "Death and the Warrior", "About the Orphan Soldier ".
Vasya Tyorkin is a real hero. I know that he was and still is loved by many. He can be mistaken for a real person, not a fictional character. He still evokes sympathy, even admiration.
Not only did he manage to shoot down a German plane, while Vasya was in the infantry, which he adores ... He twisted a German with his bare hands. Although the battle scene shows how difficult it all was. The German is well-fed, smooth, strong. But Vasya was emaciated and tired. Of course, he jokingly asks the local chef for more. And in general he gets it, but the chef is not very happy - there are probably few products. And he even makes a remark to Turkin: "Why not go to the Navy, such a glutton." But Turkin, which is his remarkable quality, is not offended. He laughs it off, it's hard to hurt him.
But he (such a merry fellow) also experiences negative feelings. For example, when his small homeland is belittled. This is when, in the hospital, the young hero was offended that Tyorkin took him for a fellow countryman. And what is the Smolensk land worse ?! And for her sake, Turkin is ready to perform feats. Il when a colleague laments that he has lost his pouch, Turkin freaks out as a result. He said in confusion once with a smile, twice - with a joke, but he still does not calm down. But it is clear that this was the last straw for the one who had lost. He even complains that he lost his family, home, and now that pouch. But Turkin generously gives his, saying, they say, the main thing is not to lose the Motherland. And what is needed for this? Cheer up, first of all!
That is, Vasily is an optimist, he is generous and courageous. He respects civilians: children, old people ... By the way, the authorities too. Here he was talking about the general - how smart he should be. But this experience is also because when the soldier was still in the cradle, the future general had already fought.
I recall the scene with the presentation of the order. When Tyorkin was summoned to that same general, and the soldier's clothes were wet - only washed. And Vasya is in no hurry to see the general, although he was given “two minutes,” because you can't wear wet pants. He understands that there are certain boundaries that cannot be violated.
While I see some pluses in Vasya. Laziness is also not about him. He would not have been able to sit out in the rear or in the hospital when the war ... The only thing is that I would get a headache from him. There are too many jokes.
But in the terrible time of the war it was necessary, I think.
Option 2
Vasily Turkin is a collective image of a Russian soldier. Where did he come from? Soldiers from all fronts wrote to Tvardovsky, told their stories. It was some of them that formed the basis of the exploits of Tyorkin. Therefore, he is so recognizable, so popular. Yes, in a neighboring company there, Vanya or Petya did exactly the same as Tyorkin.
A cheerful, cheerful joker who knows how to make everything with his own hands.
He served in the "queen of the fields" - mother infantry, who marched all the way to Berlin across Europe. Vasily managed to shoot down a German plane. And in a hand-to-hand fight, he defeated a healthy Fritz. And when the cook asks for supplements, but it is not provided - there is not enough food, he grumbles and sends it to the fleet. At that time the naval forces were better fed than the infantry.
Turkin is a collective character, and each soldier recognized familiar features in him. Each chapter is a separate story about the next feat of Vasily. Tvardovsky wrote the poem not after the war, but during the hostilities, in the intervals between battles. He was a front-line correspondent.
Turkin was as if alive. He communicated with the soldiers on an equal footing, gave practical advice. The soldiers were impatiently awaiting the release of each new chapter in the front-line newspaper. Turkin was a friend and comrade for everyone. He was one of them. If Turkin could do this, then every soldier could do exactly that. The soldiers read with pleasure about his exploits and adventures.
Tvardovsky specially invented his own Tyorkin so that he would help the soldiers morally. Supported their fighting spirit. Turkin means "grated".
Here it is melted to the opposite bank under enemy fire. Alive, swam, but it was late autumn. The water in the river is cold. But it was necessary to personally deliver the report to someone, tk. there was no connection.
Other messengers did not reach the shore. And Vasya swam. The lives of many soldiers and officers were at stake, who were melted from one bank to the other, and fell under the fire of the Nazis.
And he does not demand anything for his feat. Even the order is not needed. He agrees to the medal. And the medal "For Courage" was considered a soldier's order. Well, another hundred grams of alcohol inside to keep warm. Why waste everything on leather? He also has the strength to joke.
Composition Image of Vasily Terkin image with characteristics with examples and quotes from the text
Tvardovsky wrote his poem not after the war in the quiet of offices, but practically on it, in the intervals between hostilities. The chapter just written was immediately published in the front-line newspaper. And the soldiers were already waiting for her, everyone was interested in the further adventures of Tyorkin. Tvardovsky received hundreds of letters from all fronts from soldiers like Vasily Tyorkin.
They told him interesting stories about the exploits of their fellow soldiers. Later Tvardovsky "attributed" some episodes to his hero. That is why it turned out to be so recognizable and popular.
There was no real person with that name and surname. This image is collective. It contains all the good things that are inherent in a Russian soldier. Therefore, everyone could recognize himself in him. Tvardovsky specially invented it so that in difficult times, like a living, real person, he would help the soldiers morally. Each and every one was the best friend. Each company and platoon had its own Vasily Turkin.
Where did Tvardovsky get such a surname? "Turkin" means a grated roll, beaten by life. A Russian person can endure everything, survive, grind, get used to everything.
From the poem you can learn a little about the biography of Tyorkin. He was originally from the Smolensk region, he was a peasant. A good-natured Russian guy, easy-going, loves to tell all sorts of stories, joker and merry fellow. At the front from the first days of the war. Was injured.
Brave, courageous, fearless. At the right time, he took command of the platoon. It was he who was sent across the river with a report that the platoon was entrenched on the opposite bank. Those who sent it understood that he had little chance of getting there. But he got there. Alone, swim in the icy November water.
Like all Russian peasants, Tyorkin is a jack of all trades. What he just did not do - he repaired the watch, sharpened the saw, and even played the harmonica. Probably the first guy in the village. Modest "... why do I need an order, I agree to a medal ..."
He lay in cold trenches under the scale fire of the Nazis. In the face of death, he did not shy away, but asked her for a day's delay in order to see the victory and salute. And death receded.
Initially, Tvardovsky planned Tyorkin as a feuilleton image in order to entertain the soldiers, to raise their morale. But he did not notice how he himself fell in love with his hero, and decided to make his image real, and not caricatured. Endow him with the best human traits - resourcefulness, courage, patriotism, humanism, a sense of military duty.
The author compares the beloved hero with the hero of Russian folk tales, a soldier who managed to cook soup from an ax. Those. he is resourceful and savvy, he can find a way out of any, at first glance, hopeless situation. "Russian Wonder Man". On people like Tyorkin, all of Russia is holding on.
The poem is written in simple language, easy and memorable for a long time.
Composition 4
Vasya Terkin, of course, is a well-known and even beloved character. But still, I have a slightly different opinion.
I think he is a character, not a real hero. That is, it is clear that such a person does not exist, cannot exist in practice. He is too cheerful, optimistic, so joyful ... To be honest, he would annoy me. I am surprised that no one from the soldiers knocked him out. That is, to raise morale, of course, is good, but to play tricks when there is a war around ...
For example, in the scene with the lost pouch. A soldier who has lost an expensive thing is clearly not up to jokes. From the outside it may seem that the pouch is nonsense. But it is clear that for the fighter this loss was the last straw, as they say. He held on when he lost his home and family, but he held on with his last strength. And here - a pouch ...
And our "hero" Vasya does not understand the suffering of a soldier. Laughs, scoffs, shames! For some reason he says that losing the homeland is scary. But it is understandable, he compared: the tobacco pouch and the Motherland.
So, Terkin is too positive. I'm not sure that such a person (with such dashing manners) could hold out on the real front.
But of course, Tvardovsky tried to put a lot of good qualities in his hero. And he bravely fights with the Germans, and he cannot be kept in the hospital ... However, what unprecedented luck Vasily must still have in order to shoot down a German plane with a gun! It looks more like a soldier's bike! However, this is how he is Tyorkin - lucky. In fact, he was lucky in hand-to-hand combat with a German, although Fritz was fattened, strong. It was lucky when our tankers picked him up in the wounded hut, took him to the doctor - they saved him.
I think that at that time the front line needed such a hero. He is almost a hero, almost Ivan the fool. It gives the readers confidence in victory. The poet repeats through his lips that we will not lose this war. Fortunately, these words have come true.
And yet, this hero is too simple for me. But this is just my personal opinion.
Option 5
Alexander Trofimovich Tvardovsky - the author of the unforgettable work "Vasily Turkin" Being himself in the thick of events, since he himself fought at the front and went through the whole war as a war correspondent, communicated a lot with soldiers, and himself more than once got into various difficult situations. Everything that he describes in his book, he heard from ordinary soldiers, infantrymen. During the Great Patriotic War, the infantry played an important role in the history of the war, and mainly it was to her that the main merit in victory belongs. So the main character of the author's story belonged to the infantry.
The image turned out to be collective and averaged. He is an ordinary guy who dreams of love, happiness, family and a peaceful life. One war veteran wrote: The Germans loved, knew how and wanted to fight, but we fought out of necessity. Turks also fought out of necessity. A cruel enemy attacked his beloved land. His serene, happy life on the collective farm was severely cut short by a formidable disaster, and the war became a job for him, like hot suffering on a collective farm when the rains struck. The whole country turned into a single military camp, and even in the rear, the fascist could not sleep well. Turkin endlessly loves his homeland, calling the land "mother". Every chapter of the book is permeated with his cheerfulness, courage and kindness. The cheerful and kind-hearted Turkin does not burn in fire and does not drown in water. Because his will to victory over the fascists is very great in order to free Mother Earth from the accursed invader. He is savvy, as he masterfully gets out of all the troubles in which the author puts him. In addition, he has a great sense of humor, which helps to endure the hardships and difficulties of the front with ease, tipsy, and, which is not unimportant, helps the reader with bated breath to follow the adventures of our hero and worry about him.
At the front, all the soldiers were looking forward to the release of each new chapter about Tyorkin. They loved him as a brother and as a friend. And everyone found in himself and in his comrades something of his beloved hero. The author tries to show through his Tyorkin what the Russian people should be like. Only great courage, disinterestedness and kindness could lead the country to victory. And we won, because Russian engineers were more talented, technologists were more brilliant, and our twelve- and fourteen-year-old boys, who stood at the machines instead of their fathers who had gone to the front, turned out to be more skillful and resilient than the over-aged German soldiers. And about each of them, we can say that his name was Vasily Tyorkin. The soldiers fought and died not because the commanders sent them to their death, but because they fought for their homeland !!! This feat was, is and will always be, this is a feature of the Russian soldier - to sacrifice himself: the Brest fortress held out until November, everyone died for their homeland! And there are tens of thousands of such examples!
"Vasily Turkin" can be called the bestseller of that time. Glory to the Russian soldier!
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Brief description of Vasily Tyorkin
- http://www.litra.ru/characters/get/ccid/00710301300050394105/
The image of the main character Vasily Terkin, a simple Russian soldier, is an example of human dignity, courage, love for the Motherland, honesty and selflessness. All these qualities of the hero are revealed in each chapter of the work.
Since the work was written during the war, it goes without saying that the main qualities of the hero, on which the author focuses, are selfless courage, heroism, a sense of duty and responsibility.
He is a symbolic image, a man-people, a collective Russian type. It is no coincidence that nothing is said about his personal biography. He is "a great hunter to live up to the age of ninety", a peaceful man, a civilian, a soldier by necessity. His usual life on the collective farm was interrupted by the war. War for him is a natural disaster, hot work. The whole poem is permeated with the dream of a peaceful life.
Already at the first mention of the surname Terkin outlines the boundaries of character: Terkin means a seasoned, grated person, "grated kalach", or, as the poem says, "grated by life."
From the first days of the bitter year,
The world has heard through the terrible thunder,
Vasily Terkin repeated:
Let's endure. We'll grind ...
The author emphasizes the ordinary, realism of the hero, and this is expressed in the author's description:Terkin who is he?
Let's be honest:
Just a guy by himself
He's ordinary.
The image of Terkin is a generalized image, for all its realism and ordinariness. Tvardovsky endows his hero with an "all-Russian" appearance, avoiding portrait features.
("Endowed with beauty / He was not excellent. / Not tall, not that small, / But a hero-hero.") Terkin is also a bright, unique personality, and at the same time he includes the features of many people, he seems to repeated many times in others.
It is important that Terkin belongs to the most massive branch of the infantry troops. Hero foot soldier. "It contains the pathos of the infantry, the army, which is closest to the ground, to the cold, to fire and death," Tvardovsky wrote at the very beginning of his plan. Terkin is one of the laborers of the war, on whom the country rests, and who bore the brunt of the war on their shoulders. - Terkin Vasily Ivanovich soldier (then an officer) from the Smolensk peasants: a guy by himself He is an ordinary one.
T. embodies the best features of the Russian soldier and the Russian people. T. has fought from the very beginning of the war, was surrounded three times,was injured. T's motto: Don't be discouraged, no matter what the difficulties. So, the hero, to reestablish communication with the fighters,
located on the other side of the river, swims it twice in icy water. Or, to use the telephone during the battle
line, T. single-handedly occupies a German dugout, in which he comes under fire. Once T. enters hand-to-hand combat
with a German and, with great difficulty, nevertheless takes the enemy prisoner. The hero perceives all these exploits as ordinary actions.
at war. He does not boast of them, does not demand a reward for them. And only jokingly he says that for representativeness he just
a medal is needed. Even in the harsh conditions of war, T. retains all human qualities
Alexander Trifonovich Tvardovsky is the most famous Soviet writer, journalist and poet. The image of Vasily Terkin, created by him in the most difficult years for our country, is familiar to everyone from childhood. The brave, cheerful and resourceful soldier still retains his attractiveness today. Therefore, it was Tvardovsky's poem and its main character that became the topic of this article.
Vasya Terkin and "The Book of the Fighter"
A hero named Vasya Terkin was created even before the Great Patriotic War by a team of journalists, one of which was Tvardovsky. The character was an invincible fighter, successful and strong, somewhat reminiscent of an epic hero.
On the journalist, who was Tvardovsky, the image of Vasily Terkin evokes the idea of creating a full-fledged work in verse. Returning, the writer begins work and intends to complete the book in 1941 and call it "The Book of the Soldier." However, the new war mixed plans, Tvardovsky went to the front. In the difficult first months, he simply does not have time to think about the work; together with the army, he retreats, leaves the encirclement.
Creating the image of the main character
In 1942, the writer returns to the poem he had conceived. But now her hero is fighting not in the past, but in the current war. The very image of Vasily Terkin in the poem also changes. Before that, he was a merry fellow and joker Vasya, now he is a completely different person. The fate of other people and the outcome of the war depend on him. June 22, 1942 Tvardovsky announced the new title of the future poem - "Vasily Terkin".
The work was written during the war, almost in parallel with it. The poet managed to quickly reflect the front-line changes and preserve the artistry and beauty of the language. The chapters of the poem were printed in the newspaper, and the soldiers were eagerly awaiting the next issue. The success of the work is explained by the fact that Vasily Terkin is an image of a Russian soldier, that is, a collective image, which means that he is close to every soldier. Therefore, this character was so inspiring and encouraging, gave strength to fight.
Poem theme
The main theme of Tvardovsky's poem is the life of people at the front. No matter how cheerfully and fervently, with humor and irony, the writer may describe events and heroes, he at the same time did not let him forget that war is a tragic and severe test. And the image of Vasily Terkin helps to reveal this idea.
The poet describes both the joy of victory and the bitterness of retreat, a soldier's life, everything that fell to the lot of the people. And people passed these tests for the sake of one thing: "Mortal combat is not for the sake of glory, for the sake of life on earth!"
But Tvardovsky penetrates problems not only he talks about the war in general. Raises philosophical questions about life and death, peaceful life and battles. The writer looks at the war through the prism of the main human values.
Symbols in the name of the protagonist
The image of Vasily Terkin is remarkable from the point of view of symbolism. An essay dedicated to this hero, you can start with just this, and then move on to a detailed description of the hero, which will be presented in detail below. So, as noted above, Tvardovsky's hero has changed dramatically, he is no longer the same joker Vasya. His place is taken by a real fighter, a Russian soldier with his own biography. He participated in the Finnish campaign, then returned to the army in 1941, retreated, was surrounded, then, together with the entire army, went on the offensive and ended the journey in Germany.
The image of Vasily Terkin is multifaceted, symbolic, embodying the people, the Russian type of person. It is no coincidence that the poem does not contain a single mention of his family, personal relationships. He is described as a civilian man forced to become a soldier. Before the war, Vasily lived on a collective farm. Therefore, he perceives the war as an ordinary civilian: for him it is an unimaginable grief, akin to He lives the dream of a peaceful life. That is, Tvardovsky creates the type of an ordinary peasant in Terkin.
The hero has a speaking surname - Terkin, that is, grated by life, an experienced person, the poem says about him: "Grated by life."
The image of Vasily Terkin
The image of Vasily Terkin often becomes the theme of creative works. The essay about this character should be supplemented with a small information about the creation of the poem.
The fragmented composition of the work is united into one whole by the main character, a participant in all the events described - Vasily Ivanovich Terkin. He himself is from the Smolensk peasants. He is good-natured, easy-going, tries to maintain a fighting spirit, for which he often tells soldiers funny stories from his military life.
Terkin was wounded from the first days at the front. But his fate, the fate of an ordinary man who was able to endure all the hardships of the war, personifies the strength of the Russian people, the will of her spirit and thirst for the image of Terkin - the fact that he does not stand out in anything, he is neither smarter, nor stronger, nor more talented than others, he, like all: "Just a guy by himself / He is an ordinary ... A guy like that / In every company there is always."
However, this ordinary person is endowed with such qualities as courage, courage, simplicity, by this Tvardovsky emphasizes that all these qualities are inherent in all Russian people. And this is precisely the reason for our victory over the merciless enemy.
But Terkin is not only a seasoned soldier, he is also a skilled craftsman, a jack of all trades. Despite the severity of wartime, he repairs his watch, sharpens the saw, and plays the accordion in between battles.
To emphasize the collective character of the image, Tvardovsky allows the hero to speak about himself in the plural.
Terkin's conversation with Death is remarkable. The soldier lies wounded, his life ends, and Bony appears behind him. But the hero agrees to leave with her only if she gives him a delay for one day, so that he can "hear the victory salute." Then Death marvels at this selflessness and retreats.
Conclusion
So, the image of Vasily Terkin is a collective image designed to emphasize the heroism and courage of the Russian people. However, this hero also has individual traits: agility, ingenuity, wit, the ability not to lose heart even in the face of death.
This image has folklore origins. It arose from the sketches of the early Vasya Terkin, a hero and merry fellow, as well as the feuilleton hero Ivan Gvozdev. However, first of all, this is the result of close author's observations during battles and front-line everyday life, a reflection of the best features of fighters taken from life itself, "ordinary", simple, albeit acting in exceptional conditions of a terrible war.
All those difficult trials that the fighting people went through fall to the lot of Terkin: encirclement, severe injury in no man's land, disastrous crossing, loss of friends, hospital, new battles. Associated with this the name of the hero... Having arisen from the verbs “rub” and “wipe” (as indicated by the author) and coinciding with the surname of the hero of the novel, P.D. Boborykina "Vasily Terkin" (1892), she emphasizes the hero's experience- he is "grated by life", chopped up by all its vicissitudes. It is not for nothing that his naked body (chapter "In the Bath") shows vital notches:
The signs are exactly letters
Commemorative page.
Here is Yelnya and Desna,
And the native side
Into a line with a foreign border.
A. Tvardovsky does not endow his hero with a remarkable, especially beautiful appearance("Endowed with beauty / He was not excellent"). There is no external heroism in him, inherent in the popular prints Vasya Terkin. The emphasis is on inner heroism, on deeds and actions akin to the exploits of epic heroes. At the same time, the author emphasizes the beauty of Vasily, his ordinariness and exceptional modesty, designed to set off his dislike for ostentatious bravado, the everyday and natural nature of his exploits. But his heroism is obvious - both in bloody battles, and in exhausting transitions, and in unexpected, extreme situations. So, without thinking, Terkin throws himself into the icy water in order to transmit an extremely important report to the other side of the river.
A notable feature of the hero is his fusion with the soldiers, the inseparability of his fate with the fate of thousands, nationality.
Always and everywhere he is “one of his own”. He feels that way with the infantrymen, with the soldiers of the “grave” team who are saving him, with the tankers. But when they met Vasily, they looked at each other: “Own!”. It becomes clear why the tank drivers give him an accordion: not only because he contagiously plays in the three-row, but also because they want to generously present this wonderful guy. Tyorkin is unusually sociable, communicative, friendly, easily entering any group of fighters. And when he returns from intelligence, he is especially happy:
To see, to know that everyone you meet is
The transverse is your own.
I am unfamiliar, but glad heartily,
Terkin is inherent in boundless devotion to the Motherland, which he perceives in different ways: both as his father's home, and as a native land (Smolensk region), and as something great, boundless and living "for a thousand years" and as something intimately close, "his own", called "mother - Russia ". It's hard to forget the poignant ending of the chapter "On the Hero":
I don't need orders, brothers,
I don't need fame
And I need, my homeland is sick,
Native side!
In the hero lives not just love for the Motherland, but the highest sense of responsibility for its fate. Seeing his dialogue with his friends from the infantry, he reminds that Russia is behind the back of each soldier ("Fight in the Swamp"), and she will not remain in debt: "And Russia - a dear mother - / will give honor to everyone in full." In the chapter On Loss, Terkin says to a soldier who has lost his pouch:
But Russia, mother is an old woman,
We cannot lose in any way.
A. Tvardovsky set himself a huge task - to embody in his Terkin the features of the Russian national character. And he succeeded. The poet revealed in him fearlessness and courage, endurance, a unique life experience and a willingness to share it with people, a sense of humor and living cunning, ingenuousness and good nature, an addiction to song and a love of infectious dance.
Turkin, a man of the earth in the past, is distinguished by great diligence.
He also perceives the war as tireless work. At the same time, he knows literally everything: dig a trench, open a saw, fix walkways in a peasant hut.
The Turkic humor is magnificent, taking on the most diverse forms (joke, grin, sharp words, irony, fervent laughter) and infects everyone around. It is designed to create an upbeat mood, to cheer, to inspire. A sense of humor and love of life help the fighter in critical moments ("Death and the Warrior").
The unshakable belief in victory is also connected with the love of life. He is deeply convinced that "this hour is not beyond the mountain", that "the time will come, we will return back." That is why Terkin repeats so stubbornly and persistently - "do not be discouraged", "we will endure, we will grind". The last words echo the hero's surname - Tyorkin.
But Tvardovsky does not paint an individual fate in the poem. This is a generalized image that embodies the appearance and paths of many hundreds of thousands of fighters:
A guy like that
In every company there is always
And in every platoon.
This typification is large-scale, sayings and jokes, judgments and beliefs of Terkin are known to everyone ("the world has heard"). His name becomes a household name. And to emphasize that such soldiers are often met, Tvardovsky told about Vasily's meeting with Ivan, also Turkin ("Tyorkin - Turkin"), moreover, he notices that the author himself looks like a hero (they have a related biography, close characters, united feelings). So Terkin is a global phenomenon. It was no accident that the foreman decided that
According to the charter of each company
Terkin will be given his own.
And each soldier can say or speak through the lips of Turkin:
Three times I was surrounded.
Three times - here it is! - went out.
Thus, A. Tvardovsky's book became a true epic about the fighting people. It is distinguished by a rare breadth of coverage of events, an expanded narrative about war and peace, reflections on life, encyclopedic content, a fusion of the tragic and the comic, fusion with folklore.
