(324 words) “Caucasus” is included in the series of short stories “Dark Alleys”, in which I. A. Bunin, with his inherent writing skills, briefly describes the movements of human souls, hardships and individual aspirations, focusing on the most mysterious and beautiful feeling - love.
The protagonist of the story "The Caucasus" comes to Moscow and lives from date to date with the object of his adoration. He appreciates every moment of her appearance, a thin sketch of the portrait of the heroine says a lot - she is pale, excited and beautiful. Bunin focuses on the feelings and experiences of the heroes, without giving a detailed description of the appearance. Lovers are united by a mutual feeling and a risky plan - to leave Moscow and escape to the Caucasus.
The heroine’s marriage burdens and worries the hearts of young people. The love triangle is a common theme in fiction. Such situations clearly show how strong feelings tear a person out of his usual life, bearing irreparable consequences. The heroine’s husband is an ambitious officer, he is jealous of his wife and watches her every move. The author does not pay attention to the inner world of the military, but human tragedy arises immediately - the husband expresses the same love in jealousy and suspicion, which has acquired a painful and destructive character.
Strong feelings cannot be driven into a framework; they cannot be normalized by observing any rules. Love is manifested in man as an unbridled desire, comparable to a craving for life. Love makes a revolution in the hearts of people, it makes a person go beyond the ordinary, which is what the main characters of the work do. Despite the risk and danger, they still leave the capital to the south.
The happiness of one is the misfortune of another. An officer is looking for his wife in Gelendzhik, in Sochi, in Gagra. He understands that his lover has disappeared for him forever. He cannot accept this, he finds the only way out - suicide.
Love is unpredictable and indomitable. Bunin in his work clearly shows the desire of people to implement their spiritual aspirations. For some, this is happiness and harmony, for others it is tragedy and the end of existence. Bunin does not show the further fate of the main characters, their feelings may pass, one of them may be in the place of the deceased officer. But such is the mysterious nature of love, one of man’s most powerful feelings.
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