Analysis of Fathers and sons
...been proven. Bazarov is an extremist in his view while Arkady’s views are a bit more conservative. When Arkady brings Bazarov home to meet his parents and stay with him for a while Bazarov, although very polite, comes off as rude because of his extreme views. Bazarov feels that Arkady’s father and uncle are of an older generation and therefore are more inclined to be falsely assured of truths, consequently he feels that he is better than them. Bazarov’s views are not discriminating either because he is easily annoyed by his own parents as well but is a little more compassionate toward them. Bazarov’s views are extended to all aspects of life but the book focuses mainly on social, political, and romantic views. When Bazarov finally realizes he has fallen in love with Odintsova he is embarrassed and mad at himself, when Arkady falls in love with Katya he is in denial but when he finally realizes it he confesses and asks for Katya’s hand. This instance is an example of each mans different level of nihilism. The whole story leads up to the inevitable fates of Bazarov and Arkady. Bazarov’s unacceptance of others views and Arkady’s flexibility of his own views allow for the two men to drift further and further apart until Bazarov gets to the point where he can not stand being in Arkady’s presence anymore and insists they go their separate ways. In the events leading up to the separation of Arkady and Bazarov there were other instances which their detachment could be foreseen. When the two of them went to visit Odintsova, they were both initially captivated by her and all the time Arkady thought he was falling in love with her Bazarov really was falling in love with her. Arkady was feeling jealous of all the time Bazarov was spending with Odintsova compared to the lack of attention Arkady was getting from her. Bazarov sensed this form of resentment which ended up being a factor in Bazarov’s decision to detach himself from Arkady as well. The way Arkady was able to deal with his unfamiliar feelings compared to the way Bazarov dealt with his was a good example of Bazarov’s inflexibility and was indicative of their abilities or lack there of to deal with larger aspects of life. Bazarov’s and Arkady’s political and social views reflect the views of their whole generation, their views on romanticism are more visibly divergent. Their views on romanticism were significantly different because although Arkady did not even realize he was a romantic in the beginning of the book, Bazarov by the end of the book, became a romantic but the difference is that his woman did not return the feelings therefore causing Bazarov to resent ...