When you read the novel Oblomov, you experience conflicting feelings. On the one hand, the protagonist is dreaming. He recalls his happy childhood. I would like to follow Ilya Ilyich in order to be imbued with his world. He appears to be a kind and dreamy person.
On the other hand, the character is dissatisfied. Active people do great things, and Oblomov lies and fantasizes. How to correctly evaluate the image of Oblomov, who gave birth to a whole phenomenon?
If you argue unambiguously, you can get an erroneous opinion. Just look: Ilya Oblomov is not active. He does not help people and the state. Does this character create something? No! He deserves the "title" of a lazy person and a playboy. But is it really possible to criticize a person who has not brought harm to anyone? You see, not everything is as simple as it might seem at the first reading.
Ilya Ilyich is trying to change something, but he was brought up in conditions that formed his laziness. Even beloved Olga cannot change anything. Ilya Oblomov suffers in his soul from the fact that he is like that, but dreams overpower reality, in which Oblomov feels uncomfortable. Stolz tries to save him, but Oblomov lives in the past. Are we not like Ilya Ilyich?
This is a kind character who could change something not only in his life, but also in the fate of other people: his servant, Olga. Most likely, Oblomov would have made the life of these characters better, would have opened the whole world to them. However, Ilya Oblomov plunged into laziness and dreams, which in the end led to the death of this gentle man.
Oblomov gave birth to a phenomenon called "Oblomovism" after his name. However, it is correct to say this: this condition characterizes many people. It is necessary to overcome "Oblomovism", but we can learn from Ilya Ilyich love: he allowed Olga to be a happy girl. As you can see, it is impossible to unambiguously judge a person.
