Summary of the "Prisoner of the Caucasus" Pushkin A. S.

One evening a horseman arrives in the village, dragging on the captive's arcane. At first glance, the unfortunate seems dead, but at noon he comes to his senses and remembers the events of the last days. The fate of the Russian warrior in the Chechen aul tells a brief summary. The Caucasian captive always dreamed of gaining freedom. To do this, he went from his native Russia to the Caucasus, who always beckoned him, but as a result he got shackles on his feet. The man understands that from now on he is a slave, and only death can save him.

A peaceful life in the circle of Circassians

The captive liked the young Circassian girl, the girl comes to him at night, when the aul fell asleep to give him a cool koumiss. She sits with a man for a long time, crying softly, because she can not tell him about her feelings. About the personal experiences of each of the heroes narrates a brief content. The Caucasian captive remains alive, he is instructed to herd in the mountains a herd. His life is not threatened, but still the man is not pleased with the surrounding landscapes, a delightful view of the snow-capped Elbrus and the Caucasus Mountains, a peaceful life. The hero mentally returns to his homeland.

Behind the customs and customs of the highlanders, the Caucasian captive watches with delight. Pushkin, whose brief poem depicts the poet's attitude to the peoples of the Caucasus, vividly described the hospitality and militancy of the Circassians. Through his main character, the writer showed that he likes the simplicity of their lives. The captive could watch for hours the young jigiting guys, who had been accustomed to war from an early age. He admired their fearlessness, the formidable raids on the Cossacks, and also the hospitality to the wanderers, lost in the mountains at night.

Communication with a young Circassian girl

The development of the relationship between the local girl and the protagonist also tells a brief summary. The Caucasian captive was accustomed to a dull life, but he was still delighted with the storms raging on the mountain slopes, regretting that they did not reach the heights on which he was. Every night a Circassian came to him, bringing honey, wine, koumiss, millet with him. The girl sat next to him, shared a meal, sang her songs, taught her native language. Circassian woman fell in love with the man with all her heart, but he could not answer her with kindness.

Freedom is more precious than life

About the tragic fate of the young Circassian short story. The Caucasian captive once opens his soul to the girl, begging her to forget about him, because, no matter how he wanted to, he could not reciprocate with her love. Cherkeshenka reproaches him for not sparing her feelings, persuading him to forget his motherland and stay with her, but the hero refuses, because in his soul there lives another image, so sweet to his heart, but unattainable. A man understands the suffering of a girl, because he himself experienced unrequited love.

Once Circassians gathered in the campaign, leaving in the village only old people, children and women. The Caucasian captive, whose brief description of his actions gives an idea of his courage, dreams of escaping, but the shackles prevent the realization of the plan. At night comes the Circassian and cuts the chain, the hero invites her to escape together, but the girl refuses, knowing about his feelings for the other. The prisoner rushes into the river and swims to the other side, hearing behind him a strange groan and a splash of water. He understands that his savior drowned. A farewell gaze to the aul, the man goes to the Cossack village.