I.S. Turgenev story "Asya": a summary

The story "Asya" was written by Turgenev in 1859. At this time, the writer was not just popular, he had a significant impact on the life of Russian society of the time.

Such significance of the author is due to the fact that he was able to notice in the most ordinary events the moral problems that arise in society. These problems can be seen in the story "Asya". Its brief content will show that the plot is chosen the simplest. This is a story-memory, in which there are experiences and regrets about the past.

"Asya", Turgenev: a summary of 1-4 chapters

A certain young man NN. Broke out of his father's house and went abroad. He did not want to prolong his education there, he just wanted to see the world. A trip without a plan and purpose: he made acquaintances, observed people, and everything else interested him little.

And here in one of the German towns NN. Gets acquainted with Gagin and his sister Asya. They invite him to their home. And after the first evening, N.N. Remains under the impression of the romantic image of Asya.

Weeks passed. N.N. Was a constant guest with new friends. Asya has always been different, she is a naughty child, now a young lady well-bred, then a simple Russian girl.

But once Asya stopped playing her roles, she was distressed and avoided NN, who began to suspect that Gagin and Asya were not a brother and sister. And Gagin's story partly confirmed these assumptions.

The fact is that Asya was the daughter of Gagin's father and their maid Tatiana. After the death of his father, he takes Asya to St. Petersburg, but on duty he must give it to the boarding school. There Asya spends four years, and now they travel abroad together.

From this story, NN becomes easier on the soul. Returning to himself, he asks the carrier to let the boat down the river. All around, and the sky, and the stars, and water, everything for him is alive and has his soul.

The story "Asya": a summary of 5-9 chapters

When next time N.N. Comes to the house of the Gagins, then Asya is somewhat thoughtful. She says she thought a lot about her "bad" upbringing.

She does not know how to sew beautifully, does not play the piano, and those around her are undoubtedly bored. She is interested in what is most valued by men in women, and NN would be upset if she suddenly died.

N.N. Surprised by such a question, and Asya demands that he always be frank with her. Gagin sees dejection of Asya, offers to play a waltz, but today she is not in the mood to dance.

The story "Asya": a summary of 10-14 chapters

N.N. Aimlessly wanders around the city. Suddenly a boy sends him a note from Asya. She writes that she must see him. The meeting is scheduled near the chapel.

N.N. Returns home. At this time, Gagin comes and tells him that Asya is in love with him. Gagin wondered whether N.N. his sister. He answers in the affirmative, but now he is not ready to get married.

Gagin asks NN to go on a date with her sister and to speak honestly with her. After Gagin's departure, NN suffers, he does not know what to do. But in the end decides that marrying a young girl with such a disposition is not possible

The story "Asya": a summary of 15-19 chapters

Asya changed the place for a date, now it's the house of Frau Louise. Despite its decision, N.N. Charm Asya, he kisses her, hugs. Then she remembers Gagina and starts to reproach the girl that she told her brother that she did not let their feelings develop.

Asya cries, falls to her knees, a young man tries to calm her down. The girl breaks away and runs away from him swiftly. N.N. Angry with himself, wanders around the fields, regrets that he has lost such a beautiful girl.

At night, he goes to the Gagins and learns that Asya did not return home. They go in search of her, they diverge in different directions. N.N. He reproaches himself, thinks that Asya has done something to herself. The search does not work, and he comes to the house of the Gagins.

There he learns that Asya still came back. He wants to ask Gagin for Asya's hand, but the time is later, and he postpones his proposal. On the way home, NN looks forward to future happiness. He stops under a tree and listens to the song of the nightingale.

Summary: "Asya" Turgenev 20-22 chapters

In the morning, NN hurries to the house of the Gagins. He is full of happiness, but sees that the windows are open, no one is there, the Gagins left. They send him a note from Asya. In it she writes that she will never see him again. And if yesterday he had told her at least one word, then she would have certainly stayed. But he did not say anything, which means that she had better leave.

NN searched the Gagins for a long time, he traveled everywhere for them, but he could not find them. And although later he thought that with such a wife he would not have been happy anyway, he never felt such a feeling again.