Ivan Andreevich Krylov became for Russian people not just a bibliographic figure, but also the author of famous winged expressions, which, by the way, have long been spread outside Russia. The secret of the popularity of his works is that they surprisingly show the images of Russian people in different moments of life. Many followers of the fabulist like the irony of the presentation of his stories, but literary critics seem excessive boldness comparison of some types of people with animals ... Anyway, and the rhymed stories of Ivan Andreevich have been throughout the whole century have received feedback in the hearts of each of us, And on the example of Krylov's fable "Cat and Cook" we will try to analyze the creative direction of the famous fabulist.
The summary of the work
We do not literally study the text of Krylov's fable "The Cat and the Cook", but we will examine its contents with a brief retelling and try to evaluate the importance of the heroes involved.
The story tells how a chef left his work place, and so that the rats did not covet the products left by him, he punished the cat to protect the food. The man went to the tavern (to remember the deceased kum), and when he returned, he saw on the floor the remains of the food and cat eaten at the head of all this disgrace, which in the most unscrupulous manner had eaten up the unfortunate chicken.
The indignation of the hero fable of Krylov's fable "Cat and Cook" was no limit, and he began to scold Vaska that there are urine, because until this time the animal was not seen in the food carrying from the master's table, and he implicitly trusted him ... And what about the cat? Here it is time to remember the famous phrase: "And Vaska listens, but eats" ...
Moral of the Fable "Cat and Cook"
As you know, the fables are noteworthy in that the main lines of the work are usually concentrated in their last lines. But at the end of the text of Krylov's fable "The Cat and the Chef" one can see at all the morality that the author pushes us with his narrative. As it turned out, the meaning of the work does not lie on the surface. Judge for yourself: the whole text is literally imbued with the idea that even the closest person can not be trusted one hundred percent, and especially important matters must be kept under strict control. And yet the main meaning of the work lies in another ...
Fable as a way of conveying political thought to the Russian people
So, what did the author of the fable "Cat and Cook" mean? The moral at the end of the story says that sometimes it is necessary to use power in relation to some people ... Russian writers here imply a political motivation: some officials need to be kept in check, as they continually try to encroach on the myriad riches of our Homeland. Another variant of the interpretation of this work is the similarity of the Vaska cat with some representatives of the Russian beau monde of the 18th century, because historical facts tell of the respectful attitude of Ivan Andreyevich to the peasant class ... However that may be, the author's works are the richest cultural heritage Russia, and this fact is difficult to challenge.