Fathers and children

My essay will be devoted to Turgenev's novel "Fathers and children" as one of

the most striking works of the writer about the problem of fathers and children.
Already in the title itself, the writer defined the main task of his work. Yevgeny
Bazarov is trying to defend his position in life. He wants to show that
inexorable time leads to significant social changes. Therefore, the ideals,
thoughts and aspirations of the previous generation are already hopelessly
outdated.The very image of Eugene Bazarov is interesting. The young man
denies everything that he personally does not need and is not interested in.
This category includes poetry, music, and art. Bazarov can be condemned as
much as you like, but it is impossible not to recognize that his opinion also has
a right to exist. Bazarov recognizes only what can be directly felt, roughly
speaking, touched. Thus, Bazarov can be rightfully called a materialist.The
image of Bazarov is a typical image of a Democrat-raznochinets. And Eugene
has all the qualities of this group. Of course, he is very hardworking.Moreover,
his materialistic view of the surrounding reality, combined with hard work,
seems to be a highly positive quality. Bazarov is a realistic and practical man.
These qualities are positive. Therefore, there is no denying that a generation
of children can benefit society.Often the problem of "fathers and children" is
caused by the fact that representatives of generations criticize and condemn
each other's actions and beliefs.the purpose of criticism is to prove the failure
and uselessness for society of what is allegedly inherent in another
generation. Thus, the fathers " condemn the children, and the children, in turn,
condemn the fathers, with the main charge being the charge of
insolvency.However, these accusations are largely unfair, since
representatives of both sides have qualities that can cause, if not love and
respect, then at least the sympathy of others .The main character, Eugene
Bazarov, has a strong character, a deep mind and a rare hard work. But at the
same time, this image has many disadvantages. Moreover, Turgenev
deliberately thickens the paint, showing the negative sides of Bazarov.The
disadvantages of the "children's" generation can be attributed to a
demonstrative indifference to art, aesthetics, music and poetry. Similarly, the
younger generation is not graced by indifference to the romance of human
feelings and relationships, which includes love. There is a lot of rudeness and
vulgarity in the behavior of Bazarov's imitators.Bazarov himself denies not
only love, but also any exalted experiences and emotions of a person,
including FILIAL attachment to parents. Such callousness cannot but cause
the author and reader to protest, reject and misunderstand. And our attitude to
the generation of "children" would be sharply negative if we did not
understand that behind their ostentatious indifference and cynicism hides an
easily vulnerable and extremely sensitive nature,
Each generation has its own ideals that they stand for. Bazarov is looking for
expediency in everything.
Bazarov does not accept lies and pretense, he is sincere, and this is another
difference between him and the generation of liberals, for whom pretense and
posturing were something taken for granted. Not wanting to understand that
the change of one order to another is natural and inevitable, Kirsanov willingly
defends the old order, which Bazarov objects to.
The disputes between Bazarov and Kirsanov clearly show that agreement and
understanding between these representatives of different generations is
simply impossible. The duel between Bazarov and Kirsanov is another proof
of the impossibility of peaceful coexistence. The conflict between generations
is taking on a global scale.
Of course, the older generation has many advantages. But time is inexorably
moving forward, and the last word remains with the children. The novel clearly
traces the idea that in the dispute between Kirsanov and Bazarov, the latter is
the winner.