The image of Hermann from "The Queen of Spades" by A.S. Pushkin
The not simple work "The Queen of Spades" caused discussions in the 19th century. Many then perceived Hermann as a player who suffered because of his vice. Then it was not yet accepted to talk about the psychologism that F.M. Dostoevsky, but A.S. Pushkin was one of the first Russian writers to pay attention to the depth of the human soul.
Hermann was the kind of person who wanted happiness. He looked for it, but could not find it. Yes, the cards brought the protagonist to death, but the problem goes deeper than his passion for cards. A.S. Pushkin knew how to show characters that are always deeper than they seem to be.
Don't you think that play is a substitute for real happiness for artificial pleasure? Pushkin wanted to show how Hermann dies without love. Vices are born where there is dissatisfaction with life. Hermann was a typical representative
Hermann cannot change the situation, because he is weak, and there is no love in his life. Readers can trace the hero's fall. Not cards overwhelm him, but loneliness.
Hermann is an unhappy man. Outwardly he is self-confident, but weak in his soul. He surrenders all to his vice, which has become the main passion in Hermann's life.
If you recall the biography of the hero, then he was a German who saved up a fortune, but the lack of real ideals led to the fact that the money that had been accumulated by hard work was spent in an instant. Hermann was left with nothing, because he hoped for fate. In the future, this topic will be described in the works of M.Yu. Lermontov and other Russian writers. A.S. Pushkin "with his Hermann" became the forerunner of a new theme in literary work.
