In 1852 I. Turgenev wrote the story “Mumu”. In the direction of "Mumu" attributed to realism. The key theme of the book is the condemnation of the evils of serfdom. We talked about this in detail in the analysis of the work, which will help to make an original review, and here the Literaguru team wrote a very short summary for the readers diary.
(390 words) A widowed lady lived in a Moscow apartment. Among a large number of servants, the janitor Gerasim, born deaf and dumb, was striking. He possessed incredible strength, did the work for four. Once the mistress took him from the village, he began to adapt to the city. Other servants were afraid, but at the same time respected him. Terrible man settled in a small room.
A year has passed. The lady decided to give the washerwoman Tatiana, beloved Gerasim, married to the avid drunkard Kapiton Klimov.
Tatyana had a hard life, she worked since childhood. She was always afraid of other people, most of all the stern Gerasim, and he showed feelings for her. Then he began to offer help and give the woman signs of attention.
The chief butler Gavril was instructed to organize the wedding of Tatiana with Capiton. They should have deceived Gerasim so that he was not a rival to the groom. Janitor negatively related to people who drink. Tatiana, pretending to be drunk, walked in front of him. He noticed this and took the woman to Klimov. Gerasim went into the closet and went out a day later.
A year has passed since the day of marriage. Klimov drank himself even more, so the lady was forced to take him and his wife to another village. Gerasim accompanied them to the Crimean Broad. Walking back, he found a puppy moving in the water. He took it and made a kennel for him.
Gerasim is used to a little dog named Mumu. The puppy was liked by the whole maid. However, he reasoned that it was better not to allow strangers to her. Once the lady noticed Muma sleeping under the bushes. She wanted to see her inside the house. In a strange environment, the dog fell into a panic and grinned. This behavior offended the noblewoman. She immediately ordered the puppy to be removed from the yard. When Gerasim was engaged in work, the butler drove away and left Mumu in the Hunting Row. After the disappearance of the pet, the janitor was worried. But after a while, the pet returned to its owner.
After what happened, Gerasim leaves the dog in the room. The servants decided not to tell the landlady about the return of Mumu. But one night the puppy barked loudly. The lady woke up and was furious. She again ordered to get rid of the animal.
Only in the morning Gerasim decided to leave. Gavrila came to him and gave instructions to the lady. Then the hero took Mumu to the tavern, where he fed her meat soup. The dog was eating, and Gerasim did not hold back tears. Then he went with Mumu to the Crimean ford and got into the boat. He sailed from the shore, tied the bricks with a rope, and tied the animal’s neck with a noose. Turning away, he threw Mumu into the lake. The owner did not hear anything. After that, he fled from Moscow, returned to the village and healed alone without a wife and a dog.
