The topic of this article is the play " At the Bottom " . There are many aphorisms in this work, because it is built on dialogs.
At the beginning of the 20th century, deep transformations took place in the country, from which ordinary people suffered. Some aphorisms from Gorky's play " At the Bottom " became quite popular in the Soviet era. “ Man, that sounds proud! ” Satin says. True, there are images in Gorky's work that make it possible to doubt these words.
Satin
The author depicted in a play people deprived of all sorts of social benefits. Deprived forever, finally. Satin spent several years in prison. Once he committed a murder, then he ended up in a shelter, from which he was no longer destined to get out. “ What is the truth ? ” Satin asks . And he himself answers: " Truth is a man. "
Aphorisms from Gorky's play “ At the Bottom ” are primarily the words of the mysterious inventor and sage Luke. Satin is in some ways a successor to the philosophy of a passportless vagabond. All the aphorisms of Luke and Sateen from the play " At the Bottom " affect concepts such as lies, mercy, and faith, although it seems that these characters are talking about completely different things.
In one of the acts, Satin discusses lies. He calls it the religion of masters and slaves. Truth is the god of a free man. None of the heroes of Gorky shows strength. Everyone prefers to believe in the tales of Luke and to hope that everything will form by itself.
Bubnov
This hero was not in prison. I ran away from home to the overnight stay so as not to accidentally kill my wife and her lover. Life here could not but leave an imprint on his soul. He, like other characters, has no way back. “It was honest, but only the day before yesterday ” - an aphorism from the play “ At the Bottom ” . This phrase belongs to Bubnov. Applicable to any occupant of the rooming house. Another statement of Bubnov - " It is always better to leave on time . " There is no doubt in these words, but they sound insincere from the lips of a person who is on the social bottom and does not accept any attempts to get out of there.
Vaska Ashes
A hereditary thief, unlike other characters in the play, does not see much tragedy in his stay in a shelter. Vaska Ashes did not know another life. He is a thief, his father was a thief. Although, of course, he would like to change something in his life. Luke gives him hope. However, the wanderer is encouraging all the inhabitants of the overnight stay. The words of the Ashes did not become aphorisms. In the play At the Bottom , this character seems to symbolize hopelessness. A person who has learned to steal earlier than to speak is unlikely to become a full member of society. Such an idea comes after reading Gorky's work. Ash is in Siberia. But not with Natasha, as Luke predicted, but as a convict.
Actor
The fate of this character is a key moment in the plot, revealing the author’s attitude to Luke. After all, he promised the actor that he would certainly be cured. Allegedly, there are clinics in which they eliminate alcoholism for free. But such hospitals do not exist. The last forces leave him, he commits suicide. “ Talent is a belief in one's strength! ” - these words of the Actor could become an aphorism. In the play “ At the Bottom ”, the fate of the Actor is perhaps the saddest storyline.
Luke
He who seeks will find . Luke, accidentally or intentionally, utters a Latin proverb, hinting to his new acquaintances that one needs to believe in his tales. Indeed, hope gives strength. The image of Luke is rather controversial. His exact biography is unknown. Luke suddenly appears in a rooming house and attracts the attention of all its inhabitants. It is explained in short phrases, aphorisms, sometimes even allegories. About me almost nothing says. He says that his life is " much crumpled, and therefore soft. "
The surrounding Luka is affectionate. He is trying to calm everyone with a kind word. He instills hope in the Ashes , and in the Actor , and in other afflicted. But later it turns out that all his words are false.
Luke is the central character of the play. After all, the main storyline is a debate about the truth . There is an opinion that Gorky himself was dissatisfied with this image. Initially, the writer allegedly wanted to show it in a more unsightly form. It is impossible to change life if you do nothing, but only dream. And Luke seems to preach a lie. Perhaps the writer was too biased towards his hero. Luke speaks of mercy. Satin is about action. These characters complement each other.
Gorky nevertheless makes the main accusation not to the crafty old man, but to the inhabitants of the shelter, unable to find the strength in themselves to fight the harsh reality. Dissatisfaction with reality and a critical attitude towards it is a typical Russian trait. It is she who so often interferes with changing reality for the better.