Easter story is a special genre. The author depicts the unity of people taking place on the eve of the great Christian holiday. Easter, but not without author's originality, is Andreev's story “Bergamot and Garask”. A summary and description of the heroes of the work are described in this article.
Artistic features
Miracles happen on Easter. In the soul of a tough man, mired in everyday worries, mercy and goodness suddenly awaken. The story "Bergamot and Garask", a summary of which is presented in the article, is devoted to this topic. However, it should be said that Andreev was a peculiar author. And the Easter theme in his work acquired new shades. The story tells not only about compassion, but also about the bitterness that a poor person experiences, insignificant in the eyes of others.
What did the author of the story “Bergamot and Garaska” tell about? It is customary to start the summary with a listing of the main events. But the style of Andreev is characterized by a detailed description of the characters. Therefore, we start with the characteristics of the heroes.
Bergamot
His name is Bergamotov Ivan Akindinych. But the inhabitants of the outskirts of the city, where it serves as the city, have long forgotten about this. Pushkari (residents of Pushkarnaya Street) call him nothing more than Bergamot.
He is strict and fair. Bergamot performs his duty properly, for which he earned the respect of the gunners and some contempt of colleagues. However, this man is a good family man. Wife - a beautiful, fragile woman - twirls them. Children like. Ivan Akindinych, forced to work on Easter, is a little saddened by this fact. It was on this festive day that a meeting of such different people as Bergamot and Garaska took place. The summary should still be supplemented with a description of the second hero of the story of Andreev.
Garaska
And this colorful character is a drunkard and a brawler. In the area where Bergamot is following the rule of law, there are a lot of people who drink. But they all behave relatively decently. They drink, swear, fight. When the city man takes them to the station, they argue for the sake of decency, but invariably obey. Garaska is different from other gunners. He is extremely venomous, doing atrocities basely, stealthily. In addition, Garaska steals. However, he was not caught by the hand.
This is one of the main characters of the story, which Andreyev dedicated to the bright holiday. “Bergamot and Garask” is a small work. The events described in it last for several hours.
Visiting Bergamot
So, on the very day when all respectable Christians celebrate Easter, the policeman is at his post. Towards the end of the working day, he entertains the soul with the consciousness of what will soon be at home. But on the horizon suddenly appears the unfortunate Garask. This meeting of Ivan Akindinych was saddened. After all, the appearance of a drunkard clearly indicated that it should immediately be reduced to a site. And this event is by no means pleasant.
Easter story named after the main characters Andreev - "Bergamot and Garask." A summary of the story is outlined above. However, the final part, or rather, the last two paragraphs, characterize the story as an extremely deep work. On the way to the site, Garaska begins to cry, break a comedy, complain about fate. And then the city man changes his mind and leads him to his home.
Bergamot's wife treats the poor fellow with fat cabbage soup. At the same time, he turns to Garaske only by name and patronymic. And again Garaska burst into tears. Tears this time are sincere. After all, no one ever called this dirty, scandalous and unsympathetic person Gerasim Andreevich.