Characteristics of Peter Grinev and analysis of the Captain's daughter. Young, fearless, honest and merciful - the main characteristics of the image of Pyotr Grinev in the story by A. S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter" Characteristics of Pyotr Grinev in the work "The Captain's Daughter"

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Pyotr Andreevich Grinev (Petrusha) is the main character of the story. On his behalf, a narration is being conducted (in the form of "notes for the memory of posterity") about the events during the peasant revolt led by Pugachev.
By the will of fate, G. found himself between two warring camps: government troops and the insurgent Cossacks. In critical conditions, he managed to remain faithful to the officer's oath and remain an honest, worthy, noble person, independently managing his own destiny.
G. is the son of a retired military man, a simple but honest man who puts honor above all else. The serf Savelich brings up the hero.
At the age of 16, G. goes to serve. He, at the request of his father, who wants his son to "sniff the gunpowder", ends up in the remote Belogorsk fortress. On the way there, G. and Savelich fall into a snowstorm, from which some peasant takes them out. In gratitude, G. gives him his hare sheepskin coat and half a ruble for vodka.
In the fortress, G. falls in love with the daughter of the commandant Masha Mironova and fights because of her in a duel with lieutenant Shvabrin. He wounds G. After the duel, the hero asks his parents for blessings for marriage with the dowry Masha, but is refused.
At this time, the fortress captures Pugachev. He accidentally recognizes Savelich and releases G. from the besieged fortress. Already in Orenburg, G. learns that Masha is in the hands of Shvabrin. He goes to Pugachev's lair to help her. The impostor is touched by the story of the helpless girl and lets her go with G., blessing the young. On the way, the heroes are ambushed by government troops. G. sends Masha to his father's estate. He himself remains in the detachment, where he is arrested on the denunciation of Shvabrin, who accuses G. of treason. But loving Masha saves the hero. He is present at the execution of Pugachev, who recognizes him in the crowd and at the last moment nods to him. Worthy of going through all the trials of life, at the end of his life G. is biographical notes for youth, which fall into the hands of the publisher and printed.

Option 2
Pyotr Grinev is the main character of the story. He is 17 years old, he is a Russian nobleman who has just entered the military service. One of the main qualities of Grinev is sincerity. He is sincere with the characters of the novel and with the readers. Telling his own life, he did not seek to embellish it. On the eve of the duel with Shvabrin, he is excited and does not hide it: “I confess that I did not have that composure, which almost always boast of those who were in my position.” He also directly and simply speaks of his condition before the conversation with Pugachev on the day he captured the Belogorsk fortress: “The reader can easily imagine that I was not completely cold-blooded.” Grinev does not hide his negative actions either (an incident in a tavern, during a snowstorm, in a conversation with the Orenburg general). Gross mistakes are atoned for by his remorse (the case of Savelch).
Grinev's Duma has not yet hardened in military service, he kept some of them until the end of his life. He shuddered at the sight of the mutilated Bashkir, captured while distributing Pugachev's leaflets. The singing of the Pugachevtsy makes a strong impression on him: “It is impossible to tell what effect this simple song about the gallows, sung by people doomed to the gallows, had on me. Their formidable faces, slender voices, the dull expression that they gave to words that were already expressive - everything shook me with some kind of poetic horror.
Grinev was not a coward. He accepts the challenge to a duel without hesitation. He is one of the few defending the Belogorsk fortress, when, despite the command of the commandant, "the timid garrison does not move." He returns for the straggler Savelich.
These actions also characterize Grinev as a person capable of love. Grinev is not vindictive, he sincerely puts up with Shvabrin. He does not tend to be malicious. Leaving the Belogorsk fortress, with Masha freed by order of Pugachev, he sees Shvabrin and turns away, not wanting to "triumph over the humiliated enemy."
A distinctive feature of Grinev is the habit of paying good for good with the ability to be grateful. He gives Pugachev his sheepskin coat, thanks for saving Masha.
3 option

GRINEV - the hero of the story by A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter" (1836), on whose behalf the story is being told. The image of G. is a continuation of the theme of an ordinary person, an "insignificant hero", begun in 1830 by "The House in Kolomna" and "Belkin's Tales". The son of a Simbirsk landowner, who has been living on his estate for many years, and a poor noblewoman, Pyotr Andreevich G. grew up and was brought up in an atmosphere of provincial-local life, imbued with a common spirit. Pictures of his childhood, education, upbringing, painted with irony, sometimes stand on the verge of caricature and somewhat resemble the famous comedy of Fonvizin. And the hero himself admits that he "grew undersized." At the same time, the story shows an obvious connection between the “common people” of the “old people”, who are faithful to the best national traditions, and the strength of their moral principles - such qualities as their kindness, sincerity, conscientiousness, kindred and benevolent attitude towards each other, and finally, undivided fidelity to duty.

It is also significant that the father of the hero, Andrei Petrovich, this disgraced aristocrat, who at one time served under Count Minich and, apparently, was forced to retire after the coup of 1762, is a detail that had a kindred and personal meaning for Pushkin. (Compare in My Genealogy, 1830: “My grandfather, when the rebellion broke out // Amid the Peterhof courtyard, // Like Minich, he remained faithful // to the fall of the third Peter.”) The fate of G. Sr., “a nobleman in the bourgeoisie” , is typical, according to Pushkin, for a time when the ancient nobility is losing its significance, becoming poorer, turning into a “kind of the third state” and thus into a potentially rebellious force.

The best features of G., due to his origin and upbringing, his unmistakable moral instinct are clearly manifested in moments of trials, decisive turns of fate and help him to get out of the most difficult situations with honor. The hero has the nobility to ask for forgiveness from the serf - the devoted uncle Savelich, he immediately managed to appreciate the purity of the soul and the moral integrity of Masha Mironova, firmly deciding to marry her, he quickly discerned the base nature of Shvabrin. In a fit of gratitude, he without hesitation gives a hare sheepskin coat to the oncoming “counselor”, and most importantly, he knows how to discern an outstanding personality in the formidable rebel Pugachev, to pay tribute to his justice and generosity. Finally, he manages to maintain humanity, honor and loyalty to himself in the conditions of a cruel and inhuman internecine struggle. For G. equally unacceptable elements of "Russian revolt, senseless and merciless," and formalism, soulless coldness of the official, state-bureaucratic world, especially clearly manifested in the scenes of the military council and court.

Moreover, finding himself in a critical situation, G. is rapidly changing, growing spiritually and morally. Yesterday's undergrowth of the nobility, he prefers death to the slightest deviation from the dictates of duty and honor, refuses the oath to Pugachev and any compromises with him. On the other hand, during the trial, again risking his life, he does not consider it possible to name Masha Mironova, rightly fearing that she will be subjected to humiliating interrogation. Defending his right to happiness, G. commits a recklessly bold, desperate act. After all, the unauthorized trip he made to the “rebellious settlement” was doubly dangerous: he not only risked being captured by the Pugachevites, but put his career, well-being, good name, and honor at stake. G.'s action, forced by the irresponsibility and passivity of the command, indifference to the fate of the daughter of the heroically deceased captain Mironov, was a direct challenge to official circles, a daring violation of accepted norms.

Such a combination of proud independence, incorruptible fidelity to duty, honor and the ability to commit crazy, willful deeds, Pushkin especially valued in the old Russian nobility, in particular in his ancestors. In this sense, the "insignificant hero" of Pushkin's works of the 1830s. not only opposes the former, romantic hero, but is also his direct continuation.

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Pyotr Grinev, a hereditary officer in the Russian army, as was customary in Pushkin's time, wrote a memoir about his youth, which coincided in time with the popular uprising led by Emelyan Pugachev. Fate brought young Petrusha, who was just getting to his place of service, with a strange man, whom he and Uncle Savelich later dubbed the counselor. This man met them in the steppe during a sudden blizzard and helped them find their way to the inn. For the fact that he did not let them freeze in the steppe, Petrusha, noticing that this incomprehensible man with "fiery eyes" was too lightly dressed, granted him a sheepskin coat from the master's shoulder. In response, he heard that this man, who looked like a runaway convict, had pawned at the kisser.

Grinev had no idea then that he had met the impostor and the false emperor, although he noticed that he had some mysterious conversations with the owner of the inn, more like a robber's den. Already in the service in the Belogorsk fortress, he heard about the approach of an impostor with an army of rebellious peasants to neighboring fortresses, and that the doors of these fortresses were opening to meet him. But Grinev himself, inspired by the fighting spirit of the commandant of the fortress, Captain Mironov, was not going to give up without a fight. The forces of the opponents turned out to be unequal, Pugachev entered the fortress with an army, and then Grinev recognized him as a leader. He prepared to share the fate of Captain Mironov and his wife, who were the first to be executed, but Pugachev also recognized him and ordered him to be released. Unlike officer Shvabrin, Grinev did not swear allegiance to Pugachev. This is the strength of his character, because he is only eighteen years old and he has never been in battles, but he prefers to die rather than break the oath. That's what his father taught him. Pugachev, apparently, appreciated this character trait of the young officer, because he not only released him from the besieged fortress, but also helped him when Pyotr Grinev returned there voluntarily in order to rescue the orphaned daughter of Captain Mironov, Marya Ivanovna, from Shvabrin's captivity. He spoke angrily with Shvabrin and, even after learning that Grinev had returned for the commandant's daughter, that is, the daughter of his executed enemy, did not cancel his decision to let her go with Grinev and issued the relevant papers.

In relation to Pugachev, Grinev shows respect. In my opinion, this is respect for a strong personality, for fearlessness and nobility. There are few people like Grinev among those around Pugachev. More like Shvabrin. Pugachev is certainly not a stupid person, he could not help but understand this. He appreciates sincerity, truthfulness and fidelity to honor. He does not pretend to Grinev, he says openly that he is an impostor and compares himself with Grishka Otrepyev. He does not insist that Grinev stay with him, knowing Grinev's character, he does not even allow the thought that this is possible.

Grinev's character is revealed even brighter at the moment when he is arrested for his good relations with Pugachev, accused of treason to the fatherland. He does not justify himself, does not hide behind the name of Marya Ivanovna, whom he saved, he accepts his fate in silence, realizing that it will be difficult for him to explain his sudden relationship with Pugachev to his superiors. He himself did not quite understand why this was happening in his life and preferred not to humiliate himself, but to rely on fate.

Thus, on the pages of Pushkin's story "The Captain's Daughter" we observe the character of Pyotr Grinev in development. From a beardless youngster who can only dream of serving in the guards and climbing girlish, to a mature, courageous man who independently makes decisions about how to act in certain difficult situations that life generously presents him. This matured Petrusha is able to take responsibility for the fate of Masha Mironova, is able to psychologically accurately build his relationship with Pugachev, save his life and the Machine without sacrificing honor and dignity.

Conducted on behalf of Pyotr Andreevich Grinev. This is a young man, 17-18 years old. He is the son of a nobleman living in the Simbirsk province, a retired prime minister. His father, Andrei Petrovich Grinev, has a deeply developed sense of noble honor and duty to the state. The retired major enrolled his son in the Semyonovsky regiment, not yet knowing who would be born to him. He brought up in his son the qualities that a real nobleman should have - honor, fearlessness, generosity.

Petr Andreevich received home education. At first, the stirrup, serf Grinev, was engaged in his "education". Surely, he taught Peter to understand not only dogs. Russian literacy was taught by Pyotr Savelich. Spending a lot of time with the child, he probably told him military stories, fairy tales that left their mark on the boy's soul. When the boy was 12 years old, he was discharged from Moscow by a tutor who did not really bother to study with a noble boy. However, the receptive mind of the boy received the necessary knowledge in the field of French, which allowed him to translate.

One day the father entered the room and saw how his child was "studying" geography. The transformation of a geographical map into a flying kite while the teacher was sleeping angered the old major, and the tutor was pushed out of the estate by you.

When Pyotr Andreevich was 17 years old, the father called his son to him and announced that he was sending him to the service of the fatherland. But contrary to Petrusha's expectations, he was sent not to the capital, but to distant Orenburg, bordering on the Kyrgyz steppes. This prospect did not make the young man very happy.

“Petrusha will not go to Petersburg. What will he learn by serving in St. Petersburg? wind and hang? No, let him serve in the army, let him pull the strap, let him sniff gunpowder, let him be a soldier, not a shamaton.

These words of Andrei Petrovich express the character of an officer of the old school - a decisive, strong-willed and responsible person, but more than that - the attitude of a father to his son is expressed. After all, it is no secret to anyone that all parents strive to place their beloved children where it is comfortable, and you need to work less. And Andrei Petrovich wanted to raise a real man and officer from his son.

The image of Pyotr Grinev, created by Pushkin in The Captain's Daughter, is not just a positive character. The story shows his growing up, hardening of moral qualities and the ability to overcome difficulties.

During the journey, Pyotr Andreevich met Ivan Ivanovich Zurin, who took advantage of Grinev's inexperience, who had fluttered out of his father's house for the first time. He got the young man drunk and beat him.

It cannot be said that Pyotr Andreevich was windy and reckless. He was just still young. And looked at the world with childishly innocent eyes. This evening and acquaintance with Zurin served as a good lesson for Grinev. He was never again fond of games and alcohol.

In the episode with the hare sheepskin coat, Grinev showed kindness and generosity, which later saved his life.

In the Belogorsk fortress, where the Orenburg general sent him to serve, Grinev quickly got along with the inhabitants of the fortress. Unlike, whom many did not respect here, Grinev became his man in the Mironov family. The service did not tire him, and in his free time he became interested in literary work.

In the story with, he showed, if not courage (in this case, this word is simply inappropriate), then determination, the desire to stand up for the honor of the girl he liked.

He will show his courage later, when, under pain of death, he refuses to swear allegiance to the impostor, to kiss his hand. turned out to be the same companion who helped Grinev get to the inn, and to whom Grinev gave his hare coat.

A sense of honor and duty to the state and the empress, to whom he took the oath, honesty to the end before Pugachev, and not only before him, elevate the young man in the eyes of the reader. Grinev will show courage even when he goes to Belogorskaya to rescue Shvabrin from the hands. The fact that Grinev is ready to go to hard labor speaks in his favor, so as not to involve Masha, the daughter of Captain Mironov, whom he managed to fall in love with, in the proceedings.

For the year that Grinev will serve in the Orenburg province, a year full of events that more than once put him before a moral choice. And during the time that he spends in prison, he will receive moral hardening. This year made a man out of a boy.

The story is a memoir, "family notes", the narration in which is conducted on behalf of a witness and participant in those events, Petrusha Grinev.

Grinev is a young man, a nobleman, an officer of the Catherine's army. He is honest, noble, straightforward.

This noble undergrowth enters the road of life as an inexperienced youth, but life's trials make him a personality, consolidating what he has learned from his parental home: loyalty to duty, honor, kindness and nobility.

Petr Andreevich Grinev is the son of a Simbirsk landowner, who has been living on his estate for many years, and a noblewoman. He was brought up in an atmosphere of provincial-local life, imbued with the spirit of the common people. The best features of Grinev are due to his origin and upbringing, his unmistakable moral instinct is clearly manifested in moments of trials, and helps him to get out of the most difficult situations with honor. The hero has the nobility to ask for forgiveness from the serf - the devoted uncle Savelich, Grinev immediately managed to appreciate the purity of the soul and the moral integrity of Masha Mironova, he quickly figured out the base nature of Shvabrin.

In a fit of gratitude, Grinev without hesitation gives a hare sheepskin coat to an oncoming “counselor”, and most importantly, he knows how to discern in the formidable rebel Pugachev an outstanding personality in which the features of the Russian national character are embodied: breadth of soul, intelligence, resourcefulness, prowess, sharpness, dexterity and even humanism.

Without betraying either the oath or the interests of the nobles, Grinev at the same time cannot but sympathize with Pugachev, cannot but respect him as a talented person. Their peculiar friendship became possible only due to the fact that the worldview of both heroes is based on popular ideas about goodness and justice.

The love line in many ways helps to reveal the images of the main characters and is associated with the reception of antithesis. Grinev and Shvabrin are both in love with Masha Mironova.

Shvabrin ended up in the Belogorsk fortress for murder. He is unprincipled, in order to achieve his goal, he is capable of anything.

Shvabrin wooed Masha, but was refused. They are driven by base feelings. He turns to violence as a means to achieve his goals in an attempt to force Masha to marry him. This shows the true nature of Shvabrin - insignificant, cowardly, vile.

Not wanting someone to defame Masha's good name with impunity, Grinev challenges the offender to a duel. He acted like a real man.

The duel almost ended with the death of Grinev due to the meanness of Shvabrin. Having recovered, Grinev learned that Shvabrin had written a denunciation against him. This aroused in the young man hatred for his enemy.

At the same time, an uprising began in the province. The rebels under the command of Pugachev easily took the fortress. The commandant, his wife and officers were killed. Shvabrin, having changed his oath, went over to the side of the rebels.

Grinev would never become a traitor. He preferred to die, but the faithful Savelich saved his master.

Pugachev turned out to be the man to whom Grinev gave a rabbit sheepskin coat. The goodness paid off.

Grinev did not swear allegiance to Pugachev: "I swore allegiance to the Empress, I can't swear to you."

Grinev's act gives us an example of honest and dignified behavior. Despite the danger, he does not hide his beliefs and is not afraid of anything. An example of true nobility is Pugachev's rescue of Masha Mironova from the hated Shvabrin. These actions of Pugachev testify to his extraordinary nature. He knew how to spare not only friends, but also enemies. Pugachev becomes the patron of the tender love of Masha Mironova and Grinev.

Grinev acts in the story as a model of decency and nobility. He was not afraid to sacrifice his life to save Masha from the hands of Shvabrin. And how he behaves in court, when, at the risk of being sentenced to life imprisonment, Pyotr Andreevich tries not to tarnish Masha's honor.

As an epigraph to The Captain's Daughter, Pushkin chose the proverb "Take care of your honor from a young age", and the hero's behavior fully corresponded to it. How can one not recall the current state of the Russian army! But the Russian officer, in spite of everything, must be honest, noble and devoted to the Motherland.

The image of Grinev in the Captain's daughter (2nd option)

Narration in "The Captain's Daughter" by Pyotr Andreevich Grinev, who talks about his youth, plunged into the cycle of historical events. Grinev appears in the novel, therefore, both as a narrator and as one of the main characters of the events described.

Petr Andreevich Grinev is a typical representative of the provincial Russian nobility of the second half of the 18th century. He was born and raised on the estate of his father, a landowner in the Simbirsk province. His childhood passed as it did for most of the poor provincial nobles of that time. From the age of five, he was given into the hands of a serf uncle Savelich. Having overcome the letter in the twelfth year under the guidance of his uncle, Grinev comes under the supervision of Monsieur Beaupre, a French tutor, discharged from Moscow "along with a year's supply of wine and Provence oil" and who turned out to be a bitter drunkard.

Describing his student years with good-natured humor, Grinev says: “I lived underage, chasing pigeons and playing leapfrog with yard boys.” It would be a mistake, however, to think that we have before us a minor like Mitrofanushka from Fonvizin's comedy. Grinev grew up as an intelligent and inquisitive teenager and subsequently, having entered the service, writes poetry, reads French books and tries his hand even in translations.

A decisive influence on Grinev's spiritual warehouse had a healthy atmosphere of family life, simple and modest. Grinev's father, a retired prime minister who had gone through a harsh school of life, was a man of firm and honest views. Seeing off his son to the army, he gives such instructions: “Serve faithfully to whom you swear allegiance; do not ask for service, do not refuse service; do not chase after the caress of the boss; take care of the dress again, and honor from a young age. Grinev inherited a sense of honor and a sense of duty from his father.
The first life steps of young Grinev reveal his youthful frivolity and inexperience. But the young man proved with his life that he had learned the basic rule of his father's morality: "take care of honor from a young age." For two years, Grinev experiences many events: acquaintance with Pugachev, love for Marya Ivanovna, duel with Shvabrin, illness; he almost dies when the fortress is taken by Pugachev's troops, etc. Before our eyes, the character of the young man develops and grows stronger, and Grinev turns into a mature young man. A sense of honor and courage save him in life's adversities. With intrepid courage, he looks into the eyes of death when Pugachev orders him to be hanged. All the positive aspects of his character are revealed: simplicity and not depravity of nature, kindness, honesty, fidelity in love, etc. These properties of nature captivate Marya Ivanovna and arouse sympathy from Pugachev. Grinev comes out of life's trials with honor.

Grinev is not a hero in the usual sense of the word. This is an ordinary person, an average nobleman. This is a typical representative of those army officers who, in the words of the historian V. O. Klyuchevsky, “made our military history of the 18th century.” Pushkin does not idealize him, does not put him in beautiful poses. Grinev remains a modest ordinary person, retaining all the features of a realistic image.

The image of Grinev in the Captain's daughter (3rd option)

Pyotr Andreevich Grinev is the protagonist of the story "The Captain's Daughter". The son of a retired military man, a simple but honest man who puts honor above all else. The serf Savelich brings up the hero, teaches - Monsieur Beaupre. Until the age of 16, Peter lived underage, chasing pigeons. His father cannot realize himself. I think this is how Pushkin leads the reader to the idea that Pyotr Andreevich could have lived the most ordinary life, if not for his father's will. Throughout the story, Peter changes, from a crazy boy he turns first into a young man asserting independence, and then a courageous and persistent adult. At the age of 16, he sends him with Savelich to the Belogorsk fortress, more like a village, so that he would "smell gunpowder." In the fortress, Petrusha falls in love with Masha Mironova, which played an important role in shaping his character. Grinev not only fell in love, but was ready to take full responsibility for his beloved. When he is besieged by government troops, he sends Masha to live with his parents. When his beloved was left an orphan, Peter risked his life and honor, which is more important to him. He proved this during the capture of the Belogorsk fortress, when he refused the oath to Pugachev and any compromises with him, preferring death to the slightest deviation from the dictates of duty and honor. Finding himself in this critical situation, Grinev is rapidly changing, growing spiritually and morally. After meeting with Yemelyan in the Belogorsk fortress, Grinev becomes more determined and bold. Peter is still young, therefore, out of frivolity, he does not think about how his behavior is assessed from the outside when they accept Pugachev's help in releasing Marya Petrovna. For the sake of his love, he asks the general to give him fifty soldiers and permission to release the captured fortress. Having been refused, the young man does not fall into despair, but resolutely goes to Pugachev's lair.

The image of Pyotr Grinev in the story "The Captain's Daughter" fascinates with its breadth and versatility. It contrasts with the image of Grinev Sr., Peter's father - a man with an established worldview and a fully formed character. Pyotr Andreevich, on the other hand, is a young sixteen-year-old boy whose personality is just beginning to develop, is in a state of constant search and movement.

Union of opposite qualities

On the first pages of the story, Petrusha Grinev remains a frivolous and rather careless offspring of a landowner, an undersized loafer, dreaming of a simple and worldly life full of various worldly pleasures as a guard officer in the capital. The image of Pyotr Grinev in the story "The Captain's Daughter" shows these features especially clearly in the episode where the young man meets the hussar officer Zurin during his visit to Simbirsk. And also in the way he treats Savelich, who is selflessly devoted to him, how, imitating adults from his circle, he tries to put him in the place of a serf servant. However, in the same episode, Pushkin also reveals some of the positive qualities of his hero. Grinev yells at Savelich, realizing in the depths of his soul that he is wrong, feeling that he is sorry for the poor old man. After some time, Peter comes to ask his forgiveness.

Interweaving of characters

The image of Pyotr Grinev in the story "The Captain's Daughter" combined the loving and kind heart of the hero's mother, as well as the directness, honesty and courage of his father. The young man was deeply impressed by the parting words of the latter, in which he urged Peter to faithfully serve the one to whom he swore allegiance, to listen to the words of his superiors, but not to curry favor with them, not to shy away from service. It is in the parting words of Grinev Sr. that the famous proverb “take care of the dress again, and honor from youth” appears.

Kindness

The next moment when Peter showed the best qualities of his soul - when he generously donated a rabbit coat to the counselor, not yet knowing what role this case would play in his entire future life. The kindness of the hero was manifested repeatedly in other situations. This is the side of Grinev's personality that allowed him to feel acute pity for the Bashkir who suffered from the tsarist "justice", to rush headlong to the rescue of Savelyich, who was captured. And the breadth of Petrusha Grinev's heart manifested itself especially brightly after his meeting with Masha Mironova, who sowed a feeling in his soul, for the sake of which he was ready to make any sacrifices and face any dangers head-on.

Father's covenants and the formation of personality

Further, the image of Pyotr Grinev in the story "The Captain's Daughter" becomes the personification of loyalty to the precepts of his father. We are talking about events that unfolded directly in spite of everything, Peter did not change himself, his ideas about honor and duty, despite the fact that these concepts were severely limited and distorted by his class and noble prejudices. In the conditions of that harsh school of life, to which his father gave instead of free Petersburg, the reader is presented with a new Peter Grinev. "The Captain's Daughter" is a story in which a stupid and selfish boy reveals his best features in a short time, and the reader watches how they harden and grow stronger under the influence of various situations.

"A strong and good shock" produces a grandiose uprising of the peasants in the heart of Grinev. He becomes a strong and confident person, not afraid of obstacles. And this is what allowed Peter, even after his father did not give consent to their marriage with Masha Mironova, not to give up and not give up.

Why is the story "The Captain's Daughter" so controversial? The characterization of Pyotr Grinev, as well as other characters, is not just idealized images, clearly delineated into “good” and “bad” characters. These are real living people, with their own internal conflicts and doubts. For example, Pyotr Grinev himself, due to his noble origin and upbringing, cannot support the ideas of the Pugachev uprising. Moreover, the young man actively helps to fight the rebels. However, the head of the movement himself aroused sincere and deep sympathy in Peter's soul, which was explained not only by the fact that the first repeatedly helped him, but also by the fact that Grinev involuntarily became imbued with sympathy for this man from the people - brave, strong, outstanding and true to his ideas.

Pyotr Andreevich Grinev is the central character of the story "The Captain's Daughter". Grinev's whole life is an example of the behavior of a young man who thought early about his mission, honor, dignity, and loyalty to his word. The life lessons that the son of Andrei Petrovich received, from the point of view of the modern reader, are very cruel and difficult. In fact, young Grinev was prepared to pass the test of strength, to confirm the right to be called an officer, a man.

From the first pages of the story, Peter Grinev is characterized as a person brought up in an environment of strictness and increased attention to the reputation of the family. This is the father's influence. Peter was dearly loved by his mother, as the only surviving son, and this love for a long time protected him from all storms and hardships. Finally, the boy was greatly influenced by Arkhip Savelyich, a former stirrup, a connoisseur of oral folk art, well versed in horses and dogs, intelligent, far-sighted and exceptionally devoted to the family. He gave freedom to the barchuk, and he grew up "chasing pigeons and playing leapfrog with the yard boys."

Thus, the formation of the personality of Peter Grinev took place under the influence of all these factors in the aggregate.

To understand the image of the hero, it is necessary to carefully examine all the stages of his biography.
There are at least four turning points when Peter had to make a decision to pass a kind of exam. The first key episode is the loss of a game of billiards to Captain Zurov. It is quite possible that the reveler Zurov would have forgiven an unreasonable child who dangerously played too much. Relying on this, the good-natured Savelich tearfully begs the young master not to compensate for the damage. But Grinev the man does not need concessions. He commits his first serious act: "The debt must be paid!"

The second key moment is the conversation with Shvabrin, from whose lips insults were made against the chaste girl. Leaving such an act unattended is not a man's thing. Grinev stands up for the honor of Masha, as a result he receives a severe penetrating wound to his shoulder. The pages that describe Grinev, who is recovering from a serious illness, are truly touching.

The third important point: the rescue of the bride from captivity. No one was going to liberate the Belogorsk fortress, occupied by the rebels, but there were no barriers for Pyotr Grinev. He is hot and reckless in a good way.

Finally, the fourth episode. Grinev under investigation is threatened to be sent to an eternal settlement in Siberia if he fails to justify himself. Helped the rebels? Spying for Pugachev?

Why did you meet with the ataman of the robbers? Peter refuses to defend himself, because he does not want to defame, "rinse" the name of the bride. He agrees to go to hard labor, but the daughter of Captain Mironov, who laid down his life for the Fatherland, will remain clean in front of people. He will not tolerate gossip.

Self-denial in the name of love, in the name of higher justice, leads the young nobleman to the road of truth and takes him forever away from the crooked path of dishonor and oblivion. No wonder the image of Grinev in the story The Captain's Daughter is considered one of the most expressive in Russian fiction. Even in the 21st century, he is able to excite readers and awaken a good response in the souls.