Birds of A Feather Suffer Together: Social consequences of suffering in the texts of Pushkin and Avvakum
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SummaryThough some are quick to call Russians a patient, long-suffering folk, the idea of accepting the yoke of life’s misfortunes and trudging onward is not characteristic of all Russian literature and history. Characters in Alexander Pushkin’s The Captain’s Daughter and those in the “Life of Archpriest Avvakum by Himself” relate to suffering in contrasting ways. Though instances of mortal peril and emotional distress are scattered throughout both works, their social consequences differ within the thematic frameworks. Analysis of the reasons why characters suffer, the ways in which they suffer, and their behavior when not suffering reveals that Avvakum’s accounts of trials and tribulations serve to construct and solidify social boundaries, while Pushkin’s accounts serve the contrary function of blurring social distinctions.
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- To understand how suffering functions within these works, we can start by understanding the characters' conceptions of why they are suffering.
- This admission suggests that the torment present in their interactions is not unilateral.
- If Avvakum's work correlates suffering with the sharpening of social distinctions, then we must ask whether the converse is true.
- Suffering has different consequences in The Life of Archpriest Avvakum and The Captain's Daughter.
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