In front of you summary 4 chapters of the work “Dead Souls” by N.V. Gogol.
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Chapter 4 – summary.
Arriving at the tavern, Chichikov ordered a stop in order to give the horses a rest and to have a snack himself. What follows is a short author's note. digression about the uniqueness of the middle-class gentleman's stomach. It is this category of people that causes envy even among gentlemen big hands, because it is capable of absorbing an incredible amount of food both in one sitting and throughout the day, without harming its own body.
While Pavel Ivanovich was dealing with the piglet under sour cream and horseradish, he managed in more detail ask the old woman who served the table about who runs the inn, about her family, and also about the condition of the local landowners. The old woman knew both Manilov and Sobakevich. She did not favor the latter, since he always ordered only one dish, ate it, and also demanded refills for the same price.
When Chichikov was already finishing his pig, a light carriage drove up to the tavern. Two men came out. One lingered on the street, and the other entered the inn, talking with the servant. There was a tall, blond man with whom Pavel Ivanovich wanted to talk, but a second man came in next. The black-haired fellow with full cheeks, seeing Chichikov, spread his arms and cried out: “ Bah, bah, bah! What destinies ? It turned out to be Nozdryov, whom Pavel Ivanovich met at the home of one of the city officials. Without waiting for an answer, the young man began to brag about his tricks at the fair. His speech was noisy and disordered. Jumping from one subject to another, Nozdryov talked about how he lost to smithereens at the fair. Immediately, without being distracted from the conversation, he introduced Chichikov to his companion, Mizhuev, his son-in-law, whom he blamed for his loss, since he did not give him more money. Nozdryov began to remember that he had just drank seventeen bottles of champagne. Such an outright lie surprised Mizhuev, who entered into an argument with his relative. A new acquaintance invited Chichikov to his home. Nozdryov immediately ordered a purebred puppy to be dragged from the chaise and forced Chichikov to feel his ears and nose.
Nozdryov belonged to the category of people called broken fellows. A talker, a carouser, a reckless driver, he quickly got along with people, but, having made friends, he could fight that same evening. More than once Nozdryov was beaten for lying, slander or fraud, but the very next day he met with these people as if nothing had happened. Marriage did not calm down this reveler, especially since his wife soon died, leaving him with two children. A pretty nanny looked after the children. Not a single meeting at which Nozdryov was present was complete without a story: either the gendarmes would take him out under the arms, or his friends would push him out of the room, or he would lie so much that he himself would be ashamed. Nozdryov sometimes lied without any reason, for example, that his horse had some kind of blue or pink wool. This man also loved to do nasty things, and to those who were most close to him. Nozdryov spread the stupidest fables about his friend, but he also had upset trade deals and failed weddings. Nozdryov also had a passion for exchange. Everything was subject to barter. It often happened that, having gone so far as to remain in only a short frock coat, Nozdryov went to look for some friend in order to use his carriage.
Arriving at his estate, Nozdryov began to brag to his companions about his village, dogs, stables and horses. Dinner was poorly prepared. The cook was guided more by inspiration than by culinary recipes, but there was an abundance of various strong drinks. Chichikov noticed that Nozdryov, while pouring drinks for the guests, did not drink very much himself. Pavel Ivanovich also began secretly throwing wine into the plate. The dinner dragged on, Chichikov did not talk about the matter, waiting until he was alone with the owner. Finally Mizhuev left. When Nozdryov listened to Chichikov's request, he did not seem at all surprised. The owner began to ask why the guest needed this, calling him a swindler and a swindler. Finally, Nozdryov promised Pavel Ivanovich to simply give away his dead peasants on the condition that he buy a thoroughbred stallion from him. The guest began to refuse. Then the owner began to take turns offering other things Chichikov did not need. Then Nozdryov invited Pavel Ivanovich to play for money and again heard a refusal. This angered the owner. He called Chichikov trash and a fetish.
Having had dinner in silence, the quarreling friends went to their rooms. Chichikov scolded himself for talking to Nozdryov about his business. He was afraid that he would spread gossip about him. First thing in the morning, Chichikov suggested laying the chaise. In the courtyard he met Nozdryov, who spoke to the guest as if nothing had happened. At breakfast, the owner again began to invite Chichikov to play cards, to which he refused. We agreed on checkers. Nozdryov began to cheat, the guest refused to finish the game. It almost came to blows, because the owner wanted to force the guest to continue the game. The situation was saved by the police captain, who came to Nozdryov to inform him that he was on trial. Chichikov, without waiting for the end of the conversation, grabbed his hat, got into the chaise and ordered them to drive at full speed.
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The proposed history, as will become clear from what follows, took place somewhat shortly after the “glorious expulsion of the French.” IN provincial town NN the collegiate adviser Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov arrives (he is neither old nor too young, neither fat nor thin, rather pleasant in appearance and somewhat round) and checks into the hotel. He makes a lot of questions to the tavern servant - both regarding the owner and income of the tavern, and also exposing his thoroughness: about city officials, the most significant landowners, asks about the state of the region and whether there were “any diseases in their province, epidemic fevers” and other similar things misfortunes.
Having gone on a visit, the visitor reveals extraordinary activity (having visited everyone, from the governor to the inspector of the medical board) and courtesy, for he knows how to say something nice to everyone. He speaks somewhat vaguely about himself (that he “has experienced a lot in his life, suffered in the service for the truth, had many enemies who even attempted his life,” and is now looking for a place to live). On home party He manages to gain everyone's favor with the governor and, among other things, makes acquaintance with the landowners Manilov and Sobakevich. In the following days, he dines with the police chief (where he meets the landowner Nozdryov), visits the chairman of the chamber and the vice-governor, the tax farmer and the prosecutor, and goes to Manilov’s estate (which, however, is preceded by a fair author’s digression, where, justifying himself with a love of thoroughness, the author attests in detail to Petrushka, the visitor’s servant: his passion for “the process of reading itself” and the ability to carry with him a special smell, “resembling a somewhat residential peace”).
Having traveled, as promised, not fifteen, but all thirty miles, Chichikov finds himself in Manilovka, in the arms of a kind owner. Manilov's house, standing on the south, surrounded by several scattered English flower beds and a gazebo with the inscription “Temple of Solitary Reflection,” could characterize the owner, who was “neither this nor that,” not burdened by any passions, only overly cloying.
After Manilov’s confession that Chichikov’s visit is “a May day, the name day of the heart,” and dinner in the company of the hostess and two sons, Themistoclus and Alcides, Chichikov discovers the reason for his visit: he would like to acquire peasants who have died, but have not yet been declared as such in the audit certificate, registering everything in a legal manner, as if for the living (“the law—I am dumb before the law”). The first fear and bewilderment are replaced by the perfect disposition of the kind owner, and, having completed the deal, Chichikov leaves for Sobakevich, and Manilov indulges in dreams about Chichikov’s life in the neighborhood across the river, about the construction of a bridge, about a house with such a gazebo that Moscow can be seen from there, and about their friendship, if the sovereign had known about it, he would have granted them generals.
Chichikov's coachman Selifan, much favored by Manilov's servants, in conversations with his horses misses the necessary turn and, with the sound of a downpour, knocks the master over into the mud. In the darkness they find accommodation for the night with Nastasya Petrovna Korobochka, a somewhat timid landowner, with whom Chichikov also begins to trade in the morning dead souls. Having explained that he himself would now begin to pay the tax for them, cursing the old woman’s stupidity, promising to buy both hemp and lard, but another time, Chichikov buys souls from her for fifteen rubles, receives a detailed list of them (in which Pyotr Savelyev was especially struck by Disrespect -Trough) and, having eaten unleavened egg pie, pancakes, pies and other things, departs, leaving the hostess in great concern as to whether she has sold too cheap.
Having reached the main road to the tavern, Chichikov stops to have a snack, which the author provides with a lengthy discussion about the properties of the appetite of middle-class gentlemen. Here Nozdryov meets him, returning from the fair in the chaise of his son-in-law Mizhuev, for he had lost everything on his horses and even his watch chain. Describing the delights of the fair, the drinking qualities of the dragoon officers, a certain Kuvshinnikov, a big fan of “taking advantage of strawberries” and, finally, presenting a puppy, “a real little face,” Nozdryov takes Chichikov (thinking of making money here too) to his home, taking his reluctant son-in-law as well.
Describing Nozdryov, “in some respects historical person"(for wherever he was, there was a story), his possessions, the unpretentiousness of the dinner with an abundance of, however, drinks of dubious quality, the author sends the dazed son-in-law to his wife (Nozdryov admonishes him with abuse and the word “fetyuk”), and Chichikov forces him to turn to your subject; but he fails to either beg or buy souls: Nozdryov offers to exchange them, take them in addition to the stallion, or make them a bet in card game, finally scolds, quarrels, and they part for the night. In the morning, the persuasion resumes, and, having agreed to play checkers, Chichikov notices that Nozdryov is shamelessly cheating. Chichikov, whom the owner and the mongrels are already attempting to beat, manages to escape due to the appearance of the police captain, who announces that Nozdryov is on trial.
On the road, Chichikov’s carriage collides with a certain carriage, and while the onlookers come running to separate the tangled horses, Chichikov admires the sixteen-year-old young lady, indulges in speculation about her and dreams of family life.
A visit to Sobakevich in his strong estate, like himself, is accompanied by a thorough dinner, a discussion of city officials, who, according to the owner, are all swindlers (one prosecutor is a decent person, “and even that one, to tell the truth, is a pig”), and is married to the guest of interest deal. Not at all frightened by the strangeness of the object, Sobakevich bargains, characterizes the advantageous qualities of each serf, provides Chichikov with a detailed list and forces him to give a deposit.
Chichikov’s path to the neighboring landowner Plyushkin, mentioned by Sobakevich, is interrupted by a conversation with the man who gave Plyushkin an apt, but not very printed nickname, and the author’s lyrical reflection on his former love for unfamiliar places and the indifference that has now appeared. Chichikov at first takes Plyushkin, this “hole in humanity,” for a housekeeper or a beggar whose place is on the porch. His most important feature is his amazing stinginess, and he even carries the old sole of his boot into a pile piled up in the master's chambers. Having shown the profitability of his proposal (namely, that he will bear the taxes for the dead and runaway peasants), Chichikov is completely successful in his enterprise and, having refused tea and crackers, equipped with a letter to the chairman of the chamber, departs in the most cheerful mood.
While Chichikov sleeps in the hotel, the author sadly reflects on the baseness of the objects he paints. Meanwhile, a satisfied Chichikov, having woken up, composes merchant fortresses, studies the lists of acquired peasants, reflects on their expected fates and finally goes to the civil chamber in order to quickly conclude the deal. Met at the hotel gate, Manilov accompanies him. Then follows a description of the office, Chichikov’s first ordeals and a bribe to a certain pitcher’s snout, until he enters the chairman’s apartment, where, by the way, he finds Sobakevich. The chairman agrees to be Plyushkin’s attorney, and at the same time speeds up other transactions. The acquisition of Chichikov is discussed, with land or for withdrawal he bought peasants and in what places. Having found out that they were heading to the Kherson province, having discussed the properties of the sold men (here the chairman remembered that the coachman Mikheev seemed to have died, but Sobakevich assured that he was still alive and “became healthier than before”), they finished with champagne and went to the police chief, “father and to a benefactor in the city" (whose habits are immediately outlined), where they drink to the health of the new Kherson landowner, become completely excited, force Chichikov to stay and attempt to marry him.
Chichikov's purchases create a sensation in the city, rumors spread that he is a millionaire. The ladies are crazy about him. Several times approaching to describe the ladies, the author becomes timid and retreats. On the eve of the ball, Chichikov even receives a love letter from the governor, although unsigned.
Having, as usual, spent a lot of time on the toilet and being satisfied with the result, Chichikov goes to the ball, where he passes from one embrace to another. The ladies, among whom he is trying to find the sender of the letter, even quarrel, challenging his attention. But when the governor’s wife approaches him, he forgets everything, for she is accompanied by her daughter (“Institute, just graduated”), a sixteen-year-old blonde whose carriage he collided with on the road. He loses the favor of the ladies because he starts a conversation with a fascinating blonde, scandalously neglecting the others. To top off the troubles, Nozdryov appears and loudly asks whether Chichikov has sold many dead people. And although Nozdryov is obviously drunk and the embarrassed society is gradually distracted, Chichikov is not given either whist or the subsequent dinner, and he leaves upset.
About this time, a carriage enters the city with the landowner Korobochka, whose growing anxiety forced her to come in order to find out what the price was. dead souls. The next morning, this news becomes the property of a certain pleasant lady, and she hurries to tell it to another, pleasant in all respects, the story acquires amazing details (Chichikov, armed to the teeth, bursts into Korobochka in the dead of midnight, demands the souls that have died, instills terrible fear - “ the whole village came running, the children were crying, everyone was screaming"). Her friend concludes that the dead souls are only a cover, and Chichikov wants to take away the governor’s daughter. Having discussed the details of this enterprise, Nozdryov’s undoubted participation in it and the qualities of the governor’s daughter, both ladies let the prosecutor know everything and set off to riot the city.
IN short time the city is seething, to this is added the news about the appointment of a new governor-general, as well as information about the papers received: about the maker of counterfeit notes who showed up in the province, and about the robber who fled from legal prosecution.
Trying to understand who Chichikov was, they remember that he was certified very vaguely and even spoke about those who attempted to kill him. The postmaster's statement that Chichikov, in his opinion, is Captain Kopeikin, who took up arms against the injustices of the world and became a robber, is rejected, since from the postmaster's entertaining story it follows that the captain is missing an arm and a leg, but Chichikov is whole. The assumption arises whether Chichikov is Napoleon in disguise, and many begin to find a certain resemblance, especially in profile.
Questions of Korobochka, Manilov and Sobakevich do not produce results, and Nozdryov only increases the confusion by declaring that Chichikov is definitely a spy, a maker of false banknotes and had an undoubted intention to take away the governor’s daughter, in which Nozdryov undertook to help him (each of the versions was accompanied by detailed details right down to the name the priest who took up the wedding). All this talk has an enormous effect on the prosecutor; he suffers a blow and dies.
Chichikov himself, sitting in a hotel with a slight cold, is surprised that none of the officials are visiting him. Having finally gone on a visit, he discovers that the governor does not receive him, and in other places they fearfully shun him. Nozdryov, having visited him at the hotel, amid the general noise he made, partly clarifies the situation, announcing that he agrees to facilitate the kidnapping of the governor’s daughter. The next day, Chichikov hurriedly leaves, but is stopped by the funeral procession and forced to contemplate the whole world of officialdom flowing behind the coffin of the prosecutor. The brichka leaves the city, and the open spaces on both sides bring to the author sad and joyful thoughts about Russia, the road, and then only sad ones about his chosen hero.
Having concluded that it is time to give the virtuous hero a rest, but, on the contrary, to hide the scoundrel, the author sets out the life story of Pavel Ivanovich, his childhood, training in classes, where he had already shown a practical mind, his relationships with his comrades and the teacher, his later service in the government chamber, some commission for the construction of a government building, where for the first time he gave vent to some of his weaknesses, his subsequent departure to other, not so profitable places, transfer to the customs service, where, showing honesty and integrity almost unnatural, he made a lot of money in an agreement with smugglers, he went bankrupt, but dodged a criminal trial, although he was forced to resign. He became an attorney and, during the troubles of pledging the peasants, he formed a plan in his head, began to travel around the expanses of Rus', so that, having bought dead souls and deposited them in the treasury as living ones, he would receive money, perhaps buy a village and provide for future offspring.
Having again complained about the properties of his hero’s nature and partly justified him, having found him the name of “owner, acquirer,” the author is distracted by the urged running of horses, by the similarity of the flying troika with rushing Russia and ends the first volume with the ringing of a bell.
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For more than a century and a half, interest in the amazing work written by N.V. Gogol has not disappeared. “Dead Souls” (a brief chapter-by-chapter retelling is given below) - a poem about contemporary writer Russia, its vices and shortcomings. Unfortunately, many things described in the first half of the 19th century by Nikolai Vasilyevich still exist, which makes the work relevant today.
Chapter 1. Meet Chichikov
A chaise drove into the provincial town of NN, in which sat a gentleman of ordinary appearance. She stopped at a tavern where she could rent a room for two rubles. Selifan, the coachman, and Petrushka, the footman, brought into the room a suitcase and a small chest, whose appearance indicated that they were often on the road. This is how you can begin a brief retelling of “Dead Souls”.
Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the visiting collegiate adviser Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov. He immediately went to the hall, where he ordered lunch and began asking the servant about local officials and landowners. And the next day the hero paid visits to everyone important persons cities, including the governor. When we met, Pavel Ivanovich announced that he was looking for a new place of residence. He produced quite pleasant experience, because he could flatter and show respect to everyone. As a result, Chichikov immediately received a lot of invitations: to a party with the governor and to tea with other officials.
Brief retelling The first chapter of “Dead Souls” continues with a description of the reception with the mayor. The author gives an eloquent assessment high society city of NN, comparing the governor’s guests to flies hovering over refined sugar. Gogol also notes that all men here, as well as everywhere else, were divided into “thin” and “fat” - he classified the main character as the latter. The position of the former was unstable and unstable. But the latter, if they end up somewhere, will be there forever.
For Chichikov, the evening was useful: he met wealthy landowners Manilov and Sobakevich and received an invitation from them to visit. The main question that interested Pavel Ivanovich in his conversation with them was how many souls they have.
Over the next few days, the newcomer visited the officials and charmed all the noble residents of the city.
Chapter 2. At Manilov's
More than a week passed, and Chichikov finally decided to visit Manilov and Sobakevich.
A brief retelling of Chapter 2 of “Dead Souls” should begin with the characteristics of the hero’s servant. Petrushka was taciturn, but loved to read. He also never undressed and carried his special smell everywhere, which displeased Chichikov. This is what the author writes about him.
But let's return to the hero. He drove quite a distance before he saw Manilov's estate. The two-story manor house stood alone on a turf-decorated jug. It was surrounded by bushes, flower beds, and a pond. Special attention I was attracted by the gazebo with the strange inscription “Temple of Solitary Reflection.” The peasant huts looked gray and neglected.
A brief retelling of “Dead Souls” continues with a description of the meeting between host and guest. The smiling Manilov kissed Pavel Ivanovich and invited him into the house, which inside was just as unfurnished as the rest of the estate. So, one chair stood unupholstered, and on the windowsill in the office the owner laid out piles of ashes from a pipe. The landowner kept dreaming about some projects that remained unrealized. At the same time, he did not notice that his farm was increasingly falling into disrepair.
Gogol especially notes Manilov’s relationship with his wife: they cooed, trying to please each other in everything. City officials were there for them the most beautiful people. And they gave their children strange ancient names and at dinner everyone tried to show off their education. In general, when talking about the landowner, the author emphasizes the following idea: the owner’s appearance radiated so much sweetness that the first impression of his attractiveness quickly changed. And by the end of the meeting it already seemed that Manilov was neither this nor that. The author gives this characterization of this hero.
But let's continue with the briefest retelling. Dead souls soon became the subject of conversation between the guest and Manilov. Chichikov asked to sell him the dead peasants, who, according to the audit documents, were still listed as alive. The owner was at first confused, and then gave them to the guest just like that. There was no way he could take money from such a good person.
Chapter 3. Box
Having said goodbye to Manilov, Chichikov went to Sobakevich. But on the way I got lost, got caught in the rain and after dark found myself in some village. He was met by the hostess herself - Nastasya Petrovna Korobochka.
The hero slept well on a soft feather bed and, waking up, noticed his cleaned dress. Through the window he saw many birds and strong peasant huts. The furnishings of the room and the behavior of the hostess testified to her thrift and economy.
During breakfast, Chichikov, without ceremony, started talking about dead peasants. At first Nastasya Petrovna did not understand how a non-existent product could be sold. Then she was afraid to sell things short, saying that the matter was new to her. The box was not as simple as it seemed at first - a brief retelling of “Dead Souls” leads to this idea. Chapter 3 ends with Chichikov promising the landowner to buy honey and hemp in the fall. After this, the guest and the hostess finally agreed on the price and concluded a deed of sale.
Chapter 4. Quarrel with Nozdrev
The rain washed out the road so much that by noon the stroller ended up on a pillar. Chichikov decided to stop by the tavern, where he met Nozdryov. They met at the prosecutor's, and now the landowner behaved as if Pavel Ivanovich was his best friend. Having no way to get rid of Nozdryov, the hero went to his estate. You will learn about the trouble that happened there if you read the further brief retelling of “Dead Souls”.
Chapter 4 introduces the reader to the landowner, who has earned the reputation of a rowdy and scandal-maker, a gambler and a money changer. "Pig" and other similar words were common in his vocabulary. Not a single meeting with this man ended peacefully, and the people who suffered the most were those who had the misfortune of getting to know him closely.
Upon arrival, Nozdryov took his son-in-law and Chichikov to look at the empty stalls, kennels, and fields. Our hero felt defeated and disappointed. But the main thing was ahead. At lunch there was a quarrel that continued the next morning. As the briefest retelling shows, dead souls became the reason for this. When Chichikov started a conversation for which he went to the landowners, Nozdryov easily promised to give him non-existent peasants. The guest was only required to buy from him a horse, a barrel organ and a dog. And in the morning the owner offered to play checkers for souls and began to cheat. Pavel Ivanovich, who discovered this, was almost beaten. It is difficult to describe how happy he was at the appearance of the police captain in the house, who had come to arrest Nozdryov.
Chapter 5. In Sobakevich’s house
On the way, another trouble happened. Selifan's unreasonableness caused Chichikov's carriage to collide with another cart, which was harnessed to six horses. Men who came running from the village took part in unraveling the horses. And the hero himself drew attention to the cute blond young lady sitting in the stroller.
The brief retelling of Gogol’s “Dead Souls” continues with a description of the meeting with Sobakevich, which finally took place. The village and house that appeared before the hero’s eyes were large. Everything was distinguished by good quality and durability. The landowner himself resembled a bear: in appearance, gait, and the color of his clothes. And all the objects in the house resembled their owner. Sobakevich was taciturn. At lunch he ate a lot, and spoke negatively about the mayors.
He took the offer to sell dead souls calmly and immediately set a rather high price (two rubles and a half), since all of his peasants were registered and each of them had some special quality. The guest did not like this very much, but he accepted the conditions.
Then Pavel Ivanovich went to Plyushkin, whom he learned about from Sobakevich. According to the latter, his peasants were dying like flies, and the hero hoped to acquire them profitably. The correctness of this decision is confirmed by a brief retelling (“Dead Souls”).
Chapter 6 Patched
This nickname was given to the master by a man from whom Chichikov asked for directions. AND appearance Plyushkina fully justified him.
Having driven through strange, dilapidated streets, which indicated that there had once been a strong economy here, the carriage stopped at a disabled man's house. A certain creature was standing in the yard and quarreling with a man. It was impossible to immediately determine his gender and position. Seeing a bunch of keys on his belt, Chichikov decided that it was the housekeeper and ordered to call the owner. Imagine his surprise when he found out: standing in front of him was one of the richest landowners in the area. In Plyushkin’s appearance, Gogol draws attention to his lively, darting eyes.
A brief chapter-by-chapter retelling of “Dead Souls” allows us to note only the essential features of the landowners who became the heroes of the poem. Plyushkin stands out because the author tells the story of his life. He was once an economical and hospitable host. However, after the death of his wife, Plyushkin became more and more stingy. As a result, the son shot himself because his father did not help pay off his debts. One daughter ran away and was cursed, the other died. Over the years, the landowner turned into such a miser that he picked up all the garbage on the street. He himself and his farm turned into rot. Gogol calls Plyushkin “a hole in humanity,” the reason for which, unfortunately, cannot be fully explained by a brief retelling.
Chichikov bought dead souls from the landowner at a very favorable price for himself. It was enough to tell Plyushkin that this freed him from paying duties for long-defunct peasants, and he happily agreed to everything.
Chapter 7. Paperwork
Chichikov, who returned to the city, woke up in the morning in good location spirit. He immediately rushed to review the lists of purchased souls. He was especially interested in the paper compiled by Sobakevich. The landowner gave full description every man. Russian peasants seem to come to life before the hero, and therefore he launches into discussions about their difficult fate. Everyone, as a rule, has the same fate - to pull the burden until the end of their days. Having come to his senses, Pavel Ivanovich got ready to go to the ward to fill out the documents.
A brief retelling of “Dead Souls” takes the reader into the world of officials. On the street Chichikov met Manilov, still caring and good-natured. And, fortunately for him, Sobakevich was in the room. Pavel Ivanovich walked for a long time from one office to another and patiently explained the purpose of the visit. Finally he paid a bribe, and the matter was immediately completed. And the hero’s legend that he takes peasants for export to the Kherson province did not raise any questions among anyone. At the end of the day, everyone went to the chairman, where they drank to the health of the new landowner, wished him good luck and promised to find a bride.
Chapter 8. Things are heating up
Rumors about a large purchase of peasants soon spread throughout the city, and Chichikov began to be considered a millionaire. He received signs of attention everywhere, especially since the hero, as a brief chapter-by-chapter retelling of “Dead Souls” shows, could easily win people over. However, the unexpected soon happened.
The governor gave a ball, and the center of attention, of course, was Pavel Ivanovich. Now everyone wanted to please him. Suddenly the hero noticed the same young lady (she turned out to be the governor’s daughter) whom he had met on the way from Korobochka to Nozdryov. Even at their first meeting, she charmed Chichikov. And now all the hero’s attention was turned to the girl, which aroused the anger of the other ladies. They suddenly saw in Pavel Ivanovich a terrible enemy.
The second trouble that happened that day was that Nozdryov appeared at the ball and began to talk about how Chichikov was buying up the souls of dead peasants. And although no one attached any importance to his words, Pavel Ivanovich felt awkward all evening and returned to his room ahead of time.
After the guest left, the box kept wondering if it had sold out. Exhausted, the landowner decided to go to the city to find out how much dead peasants were being sold these days. The next chapter (its brief retelling) will tell about the consequences of this. Gogol continues “Dead Souls” with a description of how unsuccessfully events began to develop for the main character.
Chapter 9 Chichikov at the center of the scandal
The next morning, two ladies met: one was simply pleasant, the other was pleasant in all respects. They discussed latest news, the main of which was Korobochka’s story. Let us give a very brief retelling of it (this directly concerned dead souls).
According to the guest, the first lady, Nastasya Petrovna was staying at the house of her friend. It was she who told her about how an armed Pavel Ivanovich appeared at the estate at night and began to demand that the souls of the dead be sold to him. The second lady added that her husband heard about such a purchase from Nozdryov. After discussing the incident, the women decided that it was all just a cover. Chichikov's true goal is to kidnap the governor's daughter. They immediately shared their guess with the prosecutor who entered the room and went to the city. Soon all its inhabitants were divided into two halves. The ladies discussed the version of the kidnapping, and the men buying dead shower. The governor's wife ordered Chichikov's servants not to be allowed on the threshold. And the officials gathered with the police chief and tried to find an explanation for what happened.
Chapter 10 The story of Kopeikin
We went through many options for who Pavel Ivanovich could be. Suddenly the postmaster exclaimed: “Captain Kopeikin!” And he told the story of his life mysterious man, about which those present knew nothing. It is with this that we will continue our brief retelling of chapter 10 of “Dead Souls.”
In 12, Kopeikin lost an arm and a leg in the war. He could not earn money himself and therefore went to the capital to ask for well-deserved help from the monarch. In St. Petersburg, he stopped at a tavern, found a commission and began to wait for the reception. The nobleman immediately noticed the disabled man and, having learned about his problem, advised him to come over in a few days. The next time, he assured that everything would be decided soon and a pension would be awarded. And at the third meeting, Kopeikin, who never received anything, made a fuss and was expelled from the city. No one knew exactly where the disabled man was taken. But when a gang of robbers appeared in the Ryazan region, everyone decided that its leader was none other than... Further, all the officials agreed that Chichikov could not be Kopeikin: he had both an arm and a leg in the right place. Someone suggested that Pavel Ivanovich is Napoleon. After some more deliberation, the officials dispersed. And the prosecutor, coming home, died of shock. With this, the brief retelling of “Dead Souls” comes to an end.
All this time, the culprit of the scandal sat in the sick room and was surprised that no one was visiting him. Feeling a little better, he decided to go on a visit. But Governor Pavel Ivanovich was not received, and the others clearly avoided the meeting. Everything was explained by Nozdryov’s arrival at the hotel. It was he who said that Chichikov was accused of preparing a kidnapping and making false banknotes. Pavel Ivanovich immediately ordered Petrushka and Selifan to prepare for departure early in the morning.
Chapter 11. Chichikov's life story
However, the hero woke up later than planned. Then Selifan said that it was necessary. Finally, we set off and on the way we met a funeral procession - they were burying the prosecutor. Chichikov hid behind the curtain and secretly examined the officials. But they didn’t even notice him. Now they were concerned about something else: what the new governor-general would be like. As a result, the hero decided that it was good to celebrate the funeral. And the carriage moved forward. And the author gives the life story of Pavel Ivanovich (we will give a brief retelling of it below). Dead souls (chapter 11 indicates this) did not come to Chichikov’s mind by chance.
Pavlusha’s childhood can hardly be called happy. His mother died early, and his father often punished him. Then Chichikov Sr. took his son to the city school and left him to live with a relative. When parting, he gave some advice. To please teachers. Make friends only with rich classmates. Don’t treat anyone, but arrange everything so that you yourself are treated. And the main thing is to save a pretty penny. Pavlusha fulfilled all his father’s behests. He soon added his own earnings to the fifty dollars he left behind when they parted. He conquered the teachers with his diligence: no one could sit in class as well as he could. And although I received a good certificate, I started working from the very bottom. Moreover, after the death of his father, he inherited only a dilapidated house, which Chichikov sold for a thousand, and servants.
Having entered the service, Pavel Ivanovich showed incredible diligence: he worked a lot, slept in the office. At the same time, he always looked great and pleased everyone. Having learned that the boss had a daughter, he began to look after her, and things even went towards a wedding. But as soon as Chichikov was promoted, he moved away from his boss to another apartment, and soon everyone somehow forgot about the engagement. This was the most difficult step towards the goal. And the hero dreamed about great wealth and important place in society.
When the fight against bribery began, Pavel Ivanovich made his first fortune. But he did everything through secretaries and clerks, so he himself remained clean and earned a reputation with the management. Thanks to this, I was able to get a job in construction - instead of the planned buildings, officials, including the hero, had new houses. But failure awaited Chichikov here: the arrival of a new boss deprived him of both his position and his fortune.
I started building my career from the very beginning. Miraculously I got to customs - a fertile place. Thanks to his efficiency and servility, he achieved a lot. But suddenly he quarreled with an official friend (they did business with smugglers together), and he wrote a denunciation. Pavel Ivanovich was again left with nothing. He managed to hide only ten thousand and two servants.
A way out of the situation was suggested by the secretary of the office, in which Chichikov, as part of his new service, had to mortgage the estate. When it came to the number of peasants, the official noted: “They died, but they are still on the audit lists. Some will disappear, others will be born - everything is good.” It was then that the idea came to buy dead souls. It will be difficult to prove that there are no peasants: Chichikov purchased them for export. For this purpose, he acquired land in advance in the Kherson province. And the guardianship council will give two hundred rubles for each registered soul. This is the state now. This is how the main character’s plan and the essence of all his actions are revealed to the reader. The main thing is to be careful and everything will work out. The carriage rushed on, and Chichikov, who loved fast driving, only smiled.
Here is a summary of chapter 6 of the work “Dead Souls” by N.V. Gogol.
A very brief summary of “Dead Souls” can be found, and the one presented below is quite detailed.
General content by chapter:
Chapter 6 – summary.
Pretty soon Chichikov drove into the middle of a vast village with many huts and streets. Particular disrepair was noticeable in all the village buildings. Then the manor’s house appeared: “ this strange castle looked like some kind of decrepit invalid " When Pavel Ivanovich drove into the courtyard, he saw a strange figure near one of the buildings. This man scolded the man. Chichikov could not understand for a long time what gender this figure was:
The dress she was wearing was completely indefinite, very similar to a woman’s bonnet, and on her head was a cap, the kind worn by village courtyard women.
The guest decided that it was the housekeeper and asked her where he could find the master. The housekeeper led Chichikov into the rooms.
The house was in complete disorder: furniture was piled up, there was a lot of stuff on the tables, there was a bunch of things in the corner of the room. Chichikov was able to see a piece of a wooden shovel and the sole of an old boot. In the house, the guest saw that he was dealing with a man, and not a woman. This creature turned out to be Plyushkin.
Pavel Ivanovich was very surprised by such a beggarly appearance of a landowner who owned more than a thousand souls, full barns of all kinds of food, stocks of linen and cloth. Wood, dishes, etc. Not content with this, the master walked every day through the streets of his village and picked up everything he came across. Sometimes he even stole from peasants.
There was a time when Plyushkin was simply a thrifty owner. He had a wife, 2 daughters and a son. The landowner had a reputation smart person, people came to him to learn how to run a farm. Soon the wife died eldest daughter ran away with the officer. The landowner began to reveal stinginess. The son did not listen to his father and enlisted in the regiment, for which he was deprived of his inheritance, the youngest daughter died. Plyushkin was left alone and became more and more stingy every year. He himself forgot what riches he had. Gradually he turned into a sexless creature, which Chichikov found him to be.
Pavel Ivanovich could not start a conversation for a long time, attracted by such picturesque view owner. Finally he started talking about peasants. Plyushkin had more than one hundred and twenty dead souls. The owner was delighted when he learned that the guest was undertaking to pay taxes for them, and would also settle the matter with the clerk himself. The conversation also turned to runaway peasants, of whom Plyushkin had more than seventy. Chichikov immediately decided to buy these peasants and offered twenty-five kopecks per head. After the auction, the new acquaintances agreed on thirty kopecks per head. To celebrate, Plyushkin wanted to treat Chichikov to liqueur, in which various boogers were stuffed, and last year's Easter cake. Pavel Ivanovich refused, which earned him even greater favor from the owner. They immediately made a deed of sale, and the owner, reluctantly, allocated a quarter of old paper for the power of attorney. In addition, Pavel Ivanovich gave twenty-four rubles and ninety-six kopecks for the runaway peasants and forced Plyushkin to write a receipt.
Pleased with yourself. Chichikov said goodbye to the owner and ordered to return to the city. Arriving at the hotel. Pavel Ivanovich learned about the new lieutenant who had arrived, complained about the stale air in the room, ate the lightest dinner and climbed under the covers.
The work “Dead Souls” by N.V. Gogol was written in the second half of the 19th century. In this article you can read the first volume of the poem “Dead Souls,” which consists of 11 chapters.
Heroes of the work
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov - main character, travels around Russia to find dead souls, knows how to find an approach to any person.
Manilov - middle-aged landowner. Lives with his children and wife.
Box - elderly woman, widow. Lives in a small village, sells various products and furs at the market.
Nozdryov - a landowner who often plays cards and tells various fables and stories.
Plyushkin - strange man who lives alone.
Sobakevich - the landowner is trying to find great benefits for himself everywhere.
Selifan - coachman and servant of Chichikov. A drinker who likes to drink too much.
The contents of the poem “Dead Souls” in chapters briefly
Chapter 1
Chichikov arrives in the city with his servants. The man checked into an ordinary hotel. During lunch, the main character asks the innkeeper about everything that is happening in the city, so he gets useful information about influential officials and famous landowners. At a reception with the governor, Chichikov personally meets most of the landowners. Landowners Sobakevich and Manilov say that they would like the hero to visit them. So, over the course of several days, Chichikov comes to the vice-governor, the prosecutor and the tax farmer. The city begins to have a positive attitude towards the main character.
Chapter 2
A week later, the main character goes to Manilov in the village of Manilovka. Chichikov forgive Manilov so that he sells him dead souls - dead peasants who are written down on paper. Naive and accommodating Manilov gives away for free dead hero souls.
Chapter 3
Chichikov then goes to Sobakevich, but loses his way. He goes to spend the night with the landowner Korobochka. After sleep, in the morning Chichikov talks to the old woman and persuades her to sell her dead souls.
Chapter 4
Chichikov decides to stop at a tavern on his way. He meets the landowner Nozdryov. The gambler was too open and friendly, but his games often ended in fights. The main character wanted to buy dead souls from him, but Nozdryov said that he could play checkers for the souls. This fight almost ended in a fight, so Chichikov decided to leave. Pavel Ivanovich thought for a long time that he should have trusted Nozdryov in vain.
Chapter 5
The main character comes to Sobakevich. That one was enough big man, he agreed to sell Chichikov is dead souls and even put a price on them. The men decided to finalize the deal after some time in the city.
Chapter 6
Chichikov arrives in Plyushkin's village. The estate was very pitiful in appearance, and the tycoon himself was too stingy. Plyushkin sold the dead souls to Chichikov with joy and considered the main character a fool.
Chapter 7
In the morning, Chichikov goes to the ward to draw up documents for the peasants. On the way he meets Manilov. In the ward they meet Sobakevich, the chairman of the ward helps the main character quickly fill out the documents. After the deal, they all go together to the postmaster to celebrate the event.
Chapter 8
The news of Pavel Ivanovich's purchases spread throughout the city. Everyone thought that he was a very rich man, but they had no idea what kind of souls he actually bought. At the ball, Nozdryov decides to betray Chichikov and shouted about his secret.
Chapter 9
The landowner Korobochka comes to the city and confirms the purchase of the dead souls of the protagonist. Rumors are spreading throughout the city that Chichikov wants to kidnap the governor's daughter.
Chapter 10
Officials get together and put forward various suspicions about who Chichikov is. The postmaster puts forward his version that the main character is Kopeikin from his own story “The Tale of Captain Kopeikin.” A prosecutor suddenly dies due to excessive stress. Chichikov himself has been sick with a cold for three days, he comes to the governor, but he is not even allowed into the house. Nozdryov tells the main character about the rumors that are circulating around the city, so Chichikov decides to leave the city in the morning.
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