A. Pushkin "Gypsies": analysis of the poem

In his early works Alexander Sergeyevich veryoften copies the thoughts of Byron and Rousseau. These writers were idols for the great Russian poet, but the period of romanticism passed, and with him new thoughts about the universe, the attitude of people in society. Pushkin began to think more realistically, so he entered into a dispute with Byron. He began it in the poem "The Caucasian Prisoner", which was written in the spirit of romanticism, but this romanticism was rather critical. The poet came to the conclusion that returning a person to a natural habitat is a step back, not forward. Such behavior Alexander Sergeevich perceives as a betrayal of the destiny of man, which is determined by the Creator.

Artificial return of man to nature

Alexander Pushkin "The Gypsies" wrote in 1824,the poem was a continuation of the experiment begun and the end of the dispute with the romantics. To more realistically describe the events in his work, the writer spent several weeks in a gypsy camp in Chisinau, having tried on himself all the charms of a free life. The hero of the poem "Gypsy" Pushkin Aleko is very similar to the author himself, even the name is chosen consonant with Alexander. The poet, being in exile in Moldova, often compared himself to Ovid, he languished in the heat of the cities - all this is present in the work.

The protagonist is tired of civilization, and here to himit is necessary to discover a new world in which people are deprived of all kinds of prejudices, they are free, simple, they are not prone to pretense or artificiality. Pushkin "Gypsies" wrote to show whether the change in the circle of communication, the conditions of life, will affect the inner world of man. Aleko was in a gypsy camp, he got there exactly where he wanted to go. It is supposed that the protagonist should be liberated, get peace of mind, but this did not happen. The desired update did not even bring love to Zemfira.

Solving the problem of "man and environment"

Pushkin "Gypsies" composed for the purpose of showingthe erroneousness of Rousseau's judgments, who believed that everyone can find harmony in the bosom of nature. Aleko hates a society that sells its will, but acts the same way as the people it despises. The main character was in a world that he had long dreamed of, but he could not overcome his loneliness. Aleko proudly declared that he would never give up his rights, but what then had he the right to take the life of another person or control his feelings?

Pushkin "Gypsies" created to show thatmodern man can not transcend his beliefs. Aleko was defeated, because, despite his loud statements, the hero himself turned out to be a defender of spiritual slavery. In early art, the poet placed the hero in the center place, which he associated with himself. In the same poem, the main character portrayed objectively Pushkin. "Gypsies", the analysis of which showed how much the author's views had changed, were the first work in which Alexander Sergeevich looked at the hero from the side. In the poem, Alexander Pushkin's transition from romanticism to realism is very clearly seen.