Is evil really that attractive? To answer this question from Pechorin, we must first understand what evil means, and whether this concept can even carry something positive.

S. I. Ozhegov in his explanatory dictionary gives the following definitions of the word “evil”:

1. Something bad, harmful, the opposite of good.

2. Trouble, misfortune, trouble.

3. Annoyance, anger.

It is difficult to find anything attractive in these definitions. But does this mean that the answer to the question has been found? It is actually very difficult to challenge these definitions. But good and evil are very controversial concepts. And many philosophers, both ancient and modern, tried to solve the riddle of good and evil.

Anton Sandor LaVey wrote in one of his works: “It is high time for people to realize that without opposition, vitality fades away. However, the opposite has long been synonymous with bad. Despite the abundance of sayings like “Variety is the spice of life,” “Everything is needed...”, “The grass is always greener on the other side...”, many people automatically view opposites as “evil.” (A not entirely correct translation from English may slightly obscure the meaning of the quote, but the essence should be clear.)

He wanted to say that evil in human understanding is not necessarily something harmful and bad; people often mistake for evil something that they do not understand, something unusual. The theory of relativity can be extended to the concepts of evil and good. For each human community, and perhaps for each human individual, these concepts can vary greatly. For example: in the Middle Ages, during the Inquisition, Christians carried out numerous bloody Crusades against pagan lands. With the goal of converting the “infidels” to Christianity or destroying them. And these atrocities, in a sense, were justified because paganism was evil for Christians. And Christians, in turn, were the most terrible evil for the pagans themselves.

And so, evil is something unusual and incomprehensible. Could it be attractive? Of course yes! Riddles have always attracted people. If we weren’t attracted to the unknown, we would still be living in caves like animals.

But can this interpretation of evil be applied to the work of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov “Hero of Our Time”?

Pechorin can undoubtedly be called an unusual person. He has a non-standard worldview. Pechorin calls himself a villain several times in his diary. He was very prudent in his relationships with friends and lovers. Cold-bloodedly and selfishly sorting all your own and other people's thoughts and feelings. He left no chance for true emotions to come out. “When I met a woman, I always unmistakably guessed whether she would love me or not...”

Having arrived to serve for the Terek, Pechorin meets Maxim Maksimovich. This is an old staff captain, an honest and kind man who has accumulated significant life experience over the years. Maxim Maksimovich (one might say) sets him up with Bela. Bela is attracted to Pechorin by the integrity and naturalness of his nature. In “the love of a savage” he tries to find oblivion from his melancholy, but his insatiable heart could not live long with one feeling. Therefore, having stolen Bela, he exposes her to eternal suffering due to the death of her father. Soon he became bored with her, like everything else at that time. He, unwillingly, makes her die. Pechorin brings suffering to all the people around him. And for this reason, he can also quite rightly call himself a villain.

He did not allow himself to fall in love because he was afraid that they might cheat on him and cause unbearable pain. And thus he deceived all women.

In the story with Mary, Pechorin, starting an intrigue, does not pursue any goal. Mary is young, proud, and trusting. But the fear of losing freedom forces the hero to suppress the nascent feeling.

Vera had a deep and long-standing feeling for Pechorin. "She is the only woman in the world whom I cannot deceive." Faith, better than anyone else, “penetrated all the secrets” of his soul. About Vera Pechorin said: “Why does she love me so much, I really don’t know! ... Is evil really so attractive?..” It is because of her that he asks himself this question. I think that Vera loved him precisely for his “evil,” that is, for his unusualness. There is a type of woman like Vera; they are certainly attracted to men with whom they will never be happy. Relationships with these men are clearly evil for them. Having experienced the bitterness of disappointment, these women choose the same man next time. The brightness of feelings, and, although short-lived love with an unusual person, is more attractive to them than a measured, established relationship with a reliable man.

Evil can actually be very attractive. But it can also be the other way around: sometimes people are afraid of what is unknown and incomprehensible to them, and fear, in turn, causes hostility or even hatred. This happened in Pechorin’s relationship with Grushnitsky. Pechorin spoke about Grushnitsky like this: “His goal is to become the hero of a novel. He tried so often to convince others that he was a being not created for the world, doomed to some kind of secret suffering, that he himself was almost convinced of it. ... I understood him, and he doesn’t love me for that, although outwardly we are on the most friendly terms. ... I don’t like him either: I feel that we will someday collide with him on a narrow road, and one of us will be in trouble.” They do not like each other, precisely because they cannot understand each other. Each sees the other as a rival. They have different life principles, and if one of them understood and agreed with the other’s worldview, perhaps they would become true friends.

1. Something bad, harmful, the opposite of good.
2. Trouble, misfortune, trouble.
3. Annoyance, anger.

It is difficult to find anything attractive in these definitions. But does this mean that the answer to the question has been found? It is actually very difficult to challenge these definitions. But good and evil are very controversial concepts. And many philosophers, both ancient and modern, tried to solve the riddle of good and evil.
Anton Sandor LaVey wrote in one of his works: “It is high time for people to realize that without opposition, vitality fades away. However, the opposite has long been synonymous with bad. Despite the abundance of sayings like “Variety is the spice of life,” “Everything is needed...”, “The grass is always greener on the other side...”, many people automatically view opposites as “evil.” (A not entirely correct translation from English may slightly obscure the meaning of the quote, but the essence should be clear.)
He wanted to say that evil in human understanding is not necessarily something harmful and bad; people often mistake for evil something that they do not understand, something unusual. The theory of relativity can be extended to the concepts of evil and good. For each human community, and perhaps for each human individual, these concepts can vary greatly. For example: in the Middle Ages, during the Inquisition, Christians carried out numerous bloody Crusades against pagan lands. With the goal of converting the “infidels” to Christianity or destroying them. And these atrocities, in a sense, were justified because paganism was evil for Christians. And Christians, in turn, were the most terrible evil for the pagans themselves.
And so, evil is something unusual and incomprehensible. Could it be attractive? Of course yes! Riddles have always attracted people. If we weren’t attracted to the unknown, we would still be living in caves like animals.
But can this interpretation of evil be applied to the work of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov “Hero of Our Time”?
Pechorin can undoubtedly be called an unusual person. He has a non-standard worldview. Pechorin calls himself a villain several times in his diary. He was very prudent in his relationships with friends and lovers. Cold-bloodedly and selfishly sorting all your own and other people's thoughts and feelings. He left no chance for true emotions to come out. “When I met a woman, I always unmistakably guessed whether she would love me or not...”
Having arrived to serve for the Terek, Pechorin meets Maxim Maksimovich. This is an old staff captain, an honest and kind man who has accumulated significant life experience over the years. Maxim Maksimovich (one might say) sets him up with Bela. Bela is attracted to Pechorin by the integrity and naturalness of his nature. In “the love of a savage” he tries to find oblivion from his melancholy, but his insatiable heart could not live long with one feeling. Therefore, having stolen Bela, he exposes her to eternal suffering due to the death of her father. Soon he became bored with her, like everything else at that time. He, unwillingly, makes her die. Pechorin brings suffering to all the people around him. And for this reason, he can also quite rightly call himself a villain.
He did not allow himself to fall in love because he was afraid that they might cheat on him and cause unbearable pain. And thus he deceived all women.
In the story with Mary, Pechorin, starting an intrigue, does not pursue any goal. Mary is young, proud, and trusting. But the fear of losing freedom forces the hero to suppress the nascent feeling.
Vera had a deep and long-standing feeling for Pechorin. "She is the only woman in the world whom I cannot deceive." Faith, better than anyone else, “penetrated all the secrets” of his soul. About Vera Pechorin said: “Why does she love me so much, I really don’t know! ... Is evil really so attractive?..” It is because of her that he asks himself this question. I think that Vera loved him precisely for his “evil,” that is, for his unusualness. There is a type of woman like Vera; they are certainly attracted to men with whom they will never be happy. Relationships with these men are clearly evil for them. Having experienced the bitterness of disappointment, these women choose the same man next time. The brightness of feelings, and, although short-lived love with an unusual person, is more attractive to them than a measured, established relationship with a reliable man.
Evil can actually be very attractive. But it can also be the other way around: sometimes people are afraid of what is unknown and incomprehensible to them, and fear, in turn, causes hostility or even hatred. This happened in Pechorin’s relationship with Grushnitsky. Pechorin spoke about Grushnitsky like this: “His goal is to become the hero of a novel. He tried so often to convince others that he was a being not created for the world, doomed to some kind of secret suffering, that he himself was almost convinced of it. ... I understood him, and he doesn’t love me for that, although outwardly we are on the most friendly terms. ... I don’t like him either: I feel that we will someday collide with him on a narrow road, and one of us will be in trouble.” They do not like each other, precisely because they cannot understand each other. Each sees the other as a rival. They have different life principles, and if one of them understood and agreed with the other’s worldview, perhaps they would become true friends.

Essay Is Evil So Attractive? Based on the novel by Lermontov, Hero of Our Time. Philip KexG. Tallinn01 Is it really so attractive? To answer this question from Pechorin, we must first understand what evil means, and whether this concept can even carry something positive.S. I. Ozhegov in his explanatory dictionary gives the following definitions of the word evil: 1. Something bad, harmful, the opposite of good.2. Trouble, misfortune, trouble. 3. It is difficult to find anything attractive in these definitions. But does this mean that the answer to the question has been found? In fact, it is very difficult to challenge these definitions.

But good and evil are very controversial concepts. And many philosophers, both ancient and modern, tried to solve the riddle of good and evil. Anton Sandor LaVey wrote in one of his works: It is high time for people to realize that without opposition, vitality fades away. However, the opposite has long been synonymous with bad. Despite the abundance of sayings like Variety gives taste of life, Everything you need, The grass is always greener on the other side many people automatically view opposites as evil. A not entirely correct translation from English may slightly obscure the meaning of the quote, but the essence should be clear.

He wanted to say that evil in human understanding is not necessarily something harmful and bad; people often mistake for evil something that they do not understand, something unusual. The theory of relativity can be extended to the concepts of evil and good.

For each human community, and perhaps for each human individual, these concepts can vary greatly. For example, in the Middle Ages, during the Inquisition, Christians carried out numerous bloody Crusades on the lands of the pagans. In order to convert the infidels to Christianity or destroy them. And these atrocities, in a sense, were justified because paganism was evil for Christians. And Christians, in turn, were the most terrible evil for the pagans themselves. And so, evil is something unusual and incomprehensible.

Could it be attractive? Of course yes! Riddles have always attracted people. If we were not attracted by the unknown, then we would still live in caves like animals. But can this interpretation of evil be applied to the work of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, Hero of Our Time? Pechorin can undoubtedly be called an unusual person. He has a non-standard worldview. Pechorin calls himself a villain several times in his diary. He was very prudent in his relationships with friends and lovers.

Cold-bloodedly and selfishly sorting out all your own and other people’s thoughts and feelings. He left no chance for true emotions to come out. When meeting a woman, I always unmistakably guessed whether she would love me or not. Having arrived to serve for the Terek, Pechorin meets Maxim Maksimovich. This is an old staff captain, an honest and kind man who has accumulated significant life experience over the years. Maxim Maximovich, one might say, brings him together with Bela. Bela is attracted to Pechorin by the integrity and naturalness of his nature.

In the love of a savage, he tries to find oblivion from his melancholy, but his insatiable heart could not live long with one feeling. Therefore, having stolen Bela, he exposes her to eternal suffering due to the death of her father. Soon he became bored with her, just like everyone else at that time. He, unwillingly, forces her to die. Pechorin brings suffering to everyone around him. And for this reason, he can also quite rightly call himself a villain. He did not allow himself to fall in love, because he was afraid that they might cheat on him and cause unbearable pain. And thus he deceived all women.

In the story with Mary, Pechorin, starting an intrigue, does not pursue any goal. Mary is young, proud, and trusting. But the fear of losing freedom forces the hero to suppress the nascent feeling. Vera had a deep and long-standing feeling for Pechorin. She is the only woman in the world whom I cannot deceive. Faith, better than anyone else, penetrated into all the secrets of his soul. Pechorin spoke about Vera. Why she loves me so much, I really don’t know! Is evil really so attractive? It is because of her that he asks himself this question. I think that Vera loved him precisely for his evil, that is, for his unusualness.

There is a type of woman like Vera, they are certainly attracted to men with whom they will never be happy. Relationships with these men are clearly evil for them. Having experienced the bitterness of disappointment, these women next choose the same man. Vivid feelings, and, although short-lived love with an unusual person, are more attractive to them than a measured, established relationship with a superior man.

Evil can actually be very attractive. But it can also be the other way around: sometimes people are afraid of what is unknown and incomprehensible to them, and fear, in turn, causes hostility or even hatred. This happened in Pechorin’s relationship with Grushnitsky. Pechorin spoke of Grushnitsky as follows: 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 kind of secret suffering, that he himself was almost convinced of it.

I understood him, and he doesn’t love me for this, although outwardly we are on the most friendly terms. I also don’t like him, I feel that someday we will collide with him on a narrow road, and one of us will be in trouble. They do not like each other, precisely because they cannot understand each other. Each sees the other as a rival. They have different life principles, and if one of them understood and agreed with the other’s worldview, perhaps they would become true friends.

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3. Annoyance, anger.

It is difficult to find anything attractive in these definitions. But does this mean that the answer to the question has been found? It is actually very difficult to challenge these definitions. But good and evil are very controversial concepts. And many philosophers, both ancient and modern, tried to solve the riddle of good and evil. But the solution has not been found, so it is impossible to adhere to only one point of view. An important episode for understanding Pechorin is when he returns “home through the empty alleys of the village” and reflects on “wise people” who are convinced of the participation of the heavenly bodies in “insignificant disputes” over a piece of land.” But “what willpower was given to them by the confidence that the whole sky was looking at them with sympathy...”. Pechorin calls himself and his generation “pathetic descendants”, without convictions and pride, pleasure and fear, incapable of “great sacrifices either for the good of humanity, or even for their own happiness.” From all the disputes with other heroes, feelings, and fate, Pechorin emerges devastated, but not surrendered. His atheism is a drama of personality. The complex image of Pechorin reflects the historical process of the development of social consciousness with all its disruptions and discoveries, ups and downs, intellectual energy and the inability of direct social influence. There is something more in Pechorin that makes him a hero not only of the era when the book was written, but also of the human race in general. He is self-aware, knows how to analyze actions and admit mistakes, and ask questions about purpose. The duality of character is clearly emphasized by the act when, after reading Vera’s letter, he rushes after her like a madman. Maybe the reason is awakened love? It would be too easy. The hero is not used to losing those who are subordinate to his will. Perhaps the conquest of Mary occurs not in order to annoy Grushnitsky, but in order to “possess a young, barely blossoming soul.” This is “insatiable greed” that consumes everything. The diary of Grigory Alexandrovich is the maximum self-expression and constant introspection of the hero, even if he puts on masks in front of those around him, he admits this to himself. This technique, used by the author, allows the reader to understand Pechorin’s soul as best as possible. Someone can understand him as a person with a black soul, someone, on the contrary, can understand him as a person with high feelings and great intelligence. But it is impossible to say with complete accuracy who Pechorin is. However, he is definitely a hero. But why?

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“Is evil really so attractive?” Based on Lermontov's novel "Hero of Our Time".

Philip Kex

G. Tallinn

Is evil really that attractive? To answer this question from Pechorin, we must first understand what evil means, and whether this concept can even carry something positive.

S. I. Ozhegov in his explanatory dictionary gives the following definitions of the word
"evil":

1. Something bad, harmful, the opposite of good.

2. Trouble, misfortune, trouble.

3. Annoyance, anger.

It is difficult to find anything attractive in these definitions. But does this mean that the answer to the question has been found? It is actually very difficult to challenge these definitions. But good and evil are very controversial concepts. And many philosophers, both ancient and modern, tried to solve the riddle of good and evil.

Anton Sandor LaVey wrote in one of his works: “It is high time for people to realize that without opposition, vitality fades away. However, the opposite has long been synonymous with bad. Despite the abundance of sayings like “Variety is the spice of life,” “Everything is needed...”, “The grass is always greener on the other side...”, many people automatically view opposites as “evil.” (A not entirely correct translation from English may slightly obscure the meaning of the quote, but the essence should be clear.)

He wanted to say that evil in human understanding is not necessarily something harmful and bad; people often mistake for evil something that they do not understand, something unusual. The theory of relativity can be extended to the concepts of evil and good. For each human community, and perhaps for each human individual, these concepts can vary greatly.
For example: in the Middle Ages, during the Inquisition, Christians carried out numerous bloody Crusades against pagan lands. With the goal of converting the “infidels” to Christianity or destroying them. And these atrocities, in a sense, were justified because paganism was evil for Christians. And Christians, in turn, were the most terrible evil for the pagans themselves.

And so, evil is something unusual and incomprehensible. Could it be attractive? Of course yes! Riddles have always attracted people. If we weren’t attracted to the unknown, we would still be living in caves like animals.

But can this interpretation of evil be applied to the work of Michael
Yurievich Lermontov “Hero of Our Time”?

Pechorin can undoubtedly be called an unusual person. He has a non-standard worldview. Pechorin calls himself a villain several times in his diary. He was very prudent in his relationships with friends and lovers. Cold-bloodedly and selfishly sorting all your own and other people's thoughts and feelings. He left no chance for true emotions to come out. “When I met a woman, I always unmistakably guessed whether she would love me or not...”

Having arrived to serve for the Terek, Pechorin meets Maxim Maksimovich.
This is an old staff captain, an honest and kind man who has accumulated significant life experience over the years. Maxim Maksimovich (one might say) brings him together
Beloy. Bela is attracted to Pechorin by the integrity and naturalness of his nature. IN
“Love of the savage” he tries to find oblivion from his melancholy, but his insatiable heart could not live long with one feeling. Therefore, having stolen Bela, he exposes her to eternal suffering due to the death of her father. Soon he became bored with her, like everything else at that time. He, unwillingly, makes her die. Pechorin brings suffering to all the people around him. And for this reason, he can also quite rightly call himself a villain.

He did not allow himself to fall in love because he was afraid that they might cheat on him and cause unbearable pain. And thus he deceived all women.

In the story with Mary, Pechorin, starting an intrigue, does not pursue any goal. Mary is young, proud, and trusting. But the fear of losing freedom forces the hero to suppress the nascent feeling.

Evil can actually be very attractive. But it can also be the other way around: sometimes people are afraid of what is unknown and incomprehensible to them, and fear, in turn, causes hostility or even hatred. This happened in Pechorin’s relationship with Grushnitsky. Pechorin spoke about Grushnitsky like this: “His goal is to become the hero of a novel. He tried so often to convince others that he was a being not created for the world, doomed to some kind of secret suffering, that he himself was almost convinced of it. ... I understood him, and he doesn’t love me for that, although outwardly we are on the most friendly terms. ... I don’t like him either: I feel that we will someday collide with him on a narrow road, and one of us will be in trouble.” They don't like each other precisely because they cannot understand each other. Each sees the other as a rival. They have different life principles, and if one of them understood and agreed with the other’s worldview, perhaps they would become true friends.