What does it mean to be happy - essay. Research paper on the topic "What does it mean to be happy?" (based on the works of A.P. Chekhov, I.A. Bunin, A.I. Kuprin)

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Consideration of the question "What is happiness and what does it mean to be happy?" based on the analysis of literary works: the stories “The Caucasus” by I. Bunin, “The Lilac Bush” by I. Kuprin and the story “About Love” by A. Chekhov. The importance for every person to love and be loved.

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What is happiness and what does it mean to be happy? Example - my little sister once tried to get an apple from the table, and when she finally got it, she was happy, her eyes shone with joy, and a smile played on her lips. Happiness is moments. And to be happy means to have many such moments.

But now I want to talk not about happiness in general, but about happiness in certain cases. In literature lessons we were introduced to three works: “The Caucasus” by I. Bunin, “The Lilac Bush” by I. Kuprin and the story “About Love” by A. Chekhov. I want to explain the happiness that the main characters of these works experienced. What did this happiness mean to them?

In Kuprin's story "The Lilac Bush", the main characters are Vera and Nikolai Almazov. Nikolai often had failures in his life, but his wife “...learned to meet each of his failures with a clear, almost cheerful face.” Vera really truly loved her husband, she was his support and support, she was a part of Nikolai Evgrafovich himself. And when they overcame all adversity together again and again, Vera was happy. Therefore, from this work we can say that for a person, happiness is being with a loved one no matter what and fighting together for life without adversity.

Or, let’s take the story “About Love” by A.P. Chekhov. In this work, the main characters are Anna Alekseevna, the young wife of a judge, and Alyokhin, an armchair man. Their happiness was not really happiness. After all, happiness should be sweet, but for Alekhine and Anna Alekseevna it was bitter. They loved each other, but could not be together, and this made them unhappy. At least they could at least see each other, that was no small thing. Love should bring sweet happiness, only then will love be true love. Consequently, in Chekhov's story we are talking about the fact that love does not always bring happiness, and happiness does not always bring us joy, sometimes happiness from love brings pain and grief.

And finally, Bunin’s story “The Caucasus”. Ivan Alekseevich Bunin in his work also showed the love of two people, but unlike Chekhov’s story, these people could be together. They vacationed in the Caucasus, but this love cannot be called exactly the love about which legends are written. This is not the kind of love that penetrates people to their fingertips, this is not the kind of love that everyone is waiting for. The main characters cannot be together, because the girl is already married, but still the young people meet secretly and even vacation in the Caucasus. In this work, the main character's husband shoots himself because he cannot live with the thought that his wife is cheating on him. In this story we see that for the sake of love you need to take action, you need to sacrifice something, and sometimes even yourself. In this work, sacrificial love appears before us.

And yet, what does it mean to be happy? Judging by these works, to be happy means to love, to be loved and to have the opportunity to be close to your loved one, to overcome all obstacles together with your soulmate. This is what it means to be happy. But I can say from myself that happiness is absolutely everything that surrounds us every day. Even the fact that we exist in this world is already happiness.

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What does it mean to be happy?

What does it mean to be happy? Having heard this question, I thought, what does this mean? To clarify this, I turned to the works that we read at school.

Let's first look at the work “Asya” by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev. It tells about a young man who calls himself N.N. And about his life. In his life he found only one true love. Only when he was with Asya did he feel good, he was happy. But when he pushed her away from him and she left, only then did he realize that only with her he was a happy man. And so throughout his subsequent life he did not find that girl whom he really loved and so that next to her he felt happy.

But of course there are other stories. For example, Verochka Almazova, from the story “The Lilac Bush” by Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin, was always happy in her life. Although she did not live richly, she lived optimistically. Never losing hope. She lived happy because of love, but unlike N.N. She always understood what her happiness was. And instead of losing, she finds everything new that enriches her life. She is truly happy and is not going to lose it.

What more can be said? Happiness can be found not only in love and not necessarily for a long time. There may be moments when you experience happiness from something you have never done before, and this remains in your memory for the rest of your life. In the poem “Mtsyri”, by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, Mtsyri, having escaped from the monastery, felt a sense of freedom, but he experienced real happiness only when he overcame a predatory leopard. In this fight, he splashed out all his feelings and emotions. Even though he was pretty exhausted, he felt that he was happy. He was interested in the world, and seeing it was happiness for him, a humble monk.

Even a poor old lady who has lost everything can become happy. In the story “The Old Genius” by Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov, the poor old woman, who lost everything because of her kind soul, still becomes happy in the end. Without losing hope for a bright future, she stood her ground when she was rejected everywhere, she was confident that someday she would defend her convictions and rights and be happy. And with her persistent efforts, she was able to regain what she had lost and her good and honest name.

Thus we can summarize that for everyone be happy, it varies. For some, this is a short time spent together with your loved one, which will be interrupted because of one of your mistakes, for some it is a long happy life together, for some it is a few minutes during which your dreams come true, and for some it is take back what you have and defend your beliefs.

State educational institution

"Secondary school No. 10 of Vitebsk"

Research

What does it mean to be happy?

(based on the works of A.P. Chekhov, I.A. Bunin, A.I. Kuprin)

Completed by: Pitolenko Ekaterina,

Lesnikova Valentina,

students of class 10 "A"

Head: Mikolutskaya

Irina Eduardovna

2015

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….........3

PARTI. “Happiness is...” ………………………………..……………..6

1.1 Interpretation of happiness at different times………..………………………….6

1.2 What is happiness? ........................................................ ...................................6

1.3 Quotes about happiness…………………………………….……………….......7

PARTII. Happiness in the stories of A.P. Chekhov “About Love”, I.A. Bunina

"Caucasus" and A.I. Kuprin “Lilac Bush” …………………………………11

2.1. A.P. Chekhov's story “About Love” - a story of love and lost

happiness……………………………………………………………………………….....11

2.2. Tragedyllove in the story by I.A. Bunin “Caucasus………………..........12

A.I. Kuprin “Lilac Bush”…….. 13

CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………...16

LIST OF SOURCES USED……………………….18

APPENDIX.………………………………………………………….19

INTRODUCTION

What is happiness?
Some say: “These are passions:
Cards, wine, hobbies -
All the thrills."

Others believe that happiness is
With a large salary and power,
In the eyes of the secretaries of the prisoners
And the trembling of subordinates.

Still others believe that happiness is
This is a great participation:
Care, warmth, attention
And a commonality of experience.

According to the fourth, this is -
Sit with my dear until dawn,
One day confess your love
And never part again.

There is also an opinion
That happiness is burning:
Search, dream, work
And daring wings of takeoff!

And happiness, in my opinion, is simple
Comes in different heights:
From the hummock to Kazbek,
Depending on the person.
E. Asadov

What is happiness? Probably everyone has asked this question at least once in their life! Happiness is a kind of ghost that you so want to catch and possess, but at the same time you understand that it does not last forever. People chase happiness without understanding what exactly happiness is for them. Just a word, just a feeling, just minutes, hours, days, eternity...

Each of us puts our own meaning into the word “happiness”.

We conducted a survey among students and teachers of our school, asking the following questions:

What is happiness?

This is what we heard...

“Happiness is when you go to school in the morning with pleasure, and in the evening you go home with pleasure.”

“Happiness is the timely fulfillment of desires.”

“Happiness is doing something that brings you a lot of joyful moments... and not only for you.”

“Happiness is, in a sense, freedom, happiness is an eternal holiday from which you will never get tired, happiness is when you, the sea and the sun, or rather, you plus him, the sea and the sun...”

“Happiness is getting your way.”

“For me, happiness is the opportunity to make beautiful things. I hope people feel a little happier after seeing my work."

“Happiness is the opportunity not to deny yourself anything, and for every woman, happiness is a family, a beloved husband, children...”

“Happiness is loving and being loved.”

A new film by seven young Russian filmmakers in collaboration with the Disney team"Happiness is…"(2015) raises the philosophical question of what happiness is. The fascinating and intriguing almanac is also built on seven episodes that have a good ending.In one of the stories called “While the Bicycle is Waiting,” the hero has a chance to meet his love. Another short story, called “Bon Voyage,” will show how important family ties are. In it, two sisters will be able to reunite after a tragic event. The heroes of the plot of “March 8” will experience bright and exciting events. The main storyline here is the search for a name for the newborn. The novella “3G” reflects the need to give up digital devices in order to start living a full life. An interesting story called “The Last Point” is about one successful businessman. As a result, he comes to realize what happiness is. “Two Together” will help you see how complex relationships can be when people with different characters by nature come together. The fantasy novel “Cupid of the First Class” will show that even angels sometimes fail to find happiness in love. Each of the characters has their own understanding of what it means to be happy.

At what moments in life do we feel truly happy?

Happinesscomes when we fill our lives with meaning. When we do what we really enjoy. Even routine actions will bring joy, you just have to remember why we are doing all this. For example, cleaning an apartment - for the sake of cleanliness and comfort of the house. And comfort improves the mood of both you and your household. A good mood strengthens the family, bringing peace and harmony into it - this is the path to happiness! Happiness is truly in everyone’s hands!”

Target our work: to find out how the heroes of the stories by A.P. Chekhov “About Love”, I.A. Bunin’s “Caucasus”, A.I. Kuprin’s “Lilac Bush” understand happiness.

This goal is achieved by solving a number of problems:

study popular scientific literature on this topic;

conduct a survey to determine the role of happiness in a person’s life;

analyze the stories of A.P. Chekhova, I.A. Bunina, A.I. Kuprin, determine the moral lessons that the authors of the works are trying to convey, and answer the question: “What does it mean to be happy”;

develop and form a responsible attitude towards the one you love;

develop the skills of analytical and research work on the text in the unity of form and content; culture of coherent oral speech; thinking;

get acquainted with the wise thoughts of great people about happiness.

Objects of research - stories by A.P. Chekhov “About Love”, I.A. Bunin “Caucasus” and A.I. Kuprin "Lilac Bush".

Subject of study - the image of happiness in these works.

In the course of our work, we used various research methods: surveys,generalization of the obtained data, comparison, statistical studies,ideological and thematic analysis of works, study of popular science literature.

PARTI.

Happiness is…

1.1. Interpretation of happiness at different times

Translated from ancient Greek, “happiness” is the fate of a person who is protected by the gods. People believed: if a person is protected by the gods, then he will definitely be happy.

But Aristotle believed that happiness is a soul living in virtue. Virtue in those days was considered an integral part of happiness.

Happiness in ancient mythology was depicted as a woman carried by the wind. The woman had a long braid that flowed in front of her. Therefore, the moment it flies up, it is easy to catch it. But in a moment it will fly by, and there is no more chance of catching happiness.

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language by D. N. Ushakov: “Happiness is a state of well-being, joy from the fullness of life.”

Dictionary by S. I. Ozhegov: “Happiness is a state of complete highest satisfaction, luck, success.”

Currently, psychologists usually understand happiness as a person’s constant and complete satisfaction with his life, its conditions, fullness, and the development of human potential achieved in it.

1.2.What is happiness?

There is one (at least one) question to which we will never answer “no”. This question sounds like this: “Do you want to be happy?” We all want to experience happiness...

The question of how happiness can be achieved still remains open and continues to cause a lot of controversy...

A natural question arises: what to do then? Are we really doomed to search our entire lives for this notorious happiness?

I remember a parable...

One day an old cat met a young kitten. The kitten ran in a circle and tried to catch its tail. The old cat stood and watched, and the young kitten kept spinning, falling, getting up and again chasing its tail.

- Why are you chasing your tail? - asked the old cat.

- They told me - the kitten answered - that my tail is my happiness, so I’m trying to catch it.

The old cat smiled, because only old cats can do this and said:

- When I was young, I was also told that my happiness was in my tail. I spent many days chasing my tail and trying to grab it.
I didn’t eat or drink, I just chased my tail. I fell exhausted, got up and again tried to catch my tail. At some point I despaired and left.
I just went wherever my eyes led me. And you know what I suddenly noticed?

-What? - asked the kitten in surprise?

- I noticed that wherever I go, my tail goes with me everywhere...

“Don’t chase happiness: it is always within you,” said Pythagoras.

We always only remember about happiness.
And happiness is everywhere. Maybe it's

This autumn garden behind the barn

And clean air flowing through the window.

In the bottomless sky with a light white edge

The cloud rises and shines. For a long time

I'm watching him... We see little, we know,

And happiness is given only to those who know.

The window is open. She squeaked and sat down

There is a bird on the windowsill. And from books

I look away from my tired gaze for a moment.

The day is getting dark, the sky is empty.
The hum of a threshing machine can be heard on the threshing floor...
I see, I hear, I am happy. Everything is in me.
I. Bunin

The biggest paradox is that a person never experiences a feeling of absolute happiness, that is, he is never absolutely happy, there is always something missing.Happiness is a dream.But for some reason it turns out that happiness disappears somewhere as soon as the dream becomes reality.

1.3. Famous personalities abouthappiness and love

What did great people think about happiness?

In ancient times.

Confucius: “Happiness is when you are understood, great happiness is when you are loved, true happiness is when you love.”

Heraclitus: “If happiness consisted only in bodily pleasures, we would call the bulls happy who found peas to eat.”

Cicero: “He is happiest who depends only on himself.”

XV century.

Leonardo da Vinci: “Happiness comes to those who work hard.”

XVI century.

Gottfried Leibniz: “To love is to find your own happiness in the happiness of another.”

XVIII century.

Edmund Burg: “Those who have something to hope for and nothing to lose are the happiest people in the world.”

Nicolas de Chamfort: “Happiness is like a watch: the simpler the device, the less often it breaks.”

Denis Diderot: “The happiest person is the one who gives happiness to the greatest number of people.”

XIX century.

Hans Christian Andersen: “Being useful to the world is the only way to be happy.”

Emile Zola: “The only happiness in life is a constant striving forward.”

Jules Renard: “If they were building a house of happiness, the largest room would have to be used as a waiting room.”

William Bennett: “Happiness is like a cat. If you try to persuade or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if you stop paying attention to it and go about your business, it will start rubbing against your legs and jumping onto your lap.”

Ivan Turgenev: “Happiness is like health: when you don’t notice it, it means it’s there.”

Kozma Prutkov: “In the building of human happiness, friendship builds walls, and love forms domes.”

Leo Tolstoy: “There are two desires, the fulfillment of which can constitute a person’s true happiness - to be useful and to have a clear conscience.”

Charlotte Brontë: “There is no greater happiness than feeling that people love you and rejoice in your presence.”

Carmen Silva: “Happiness is the only thing you can give to someone else without taking anything away from yourself.”

XX century

Albert Einstein: “If you want a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things.”

Ernest Hemingway: “Happiness is good health and poor memory.”

Andre Maurois: “Happiness, like spring, changes its appearance every time.”

Erich Maria Remarque: “Happiness is the most uncertain and expensive thing in the world.”

Marc Levy: “A tiny seed of hope is enough to sow a whole field of happiness.”

Coco Chanel: “Genuine happiness is inexpensive, if you have to pay a high price for it, then it is a fake.”

Paulo Coelho: “By sharing happiness with others, we increase happiness.”

What letters did you write to your loved ones?

“My only Josephine - far from you the whole world seems to me a desert in which I am alone... You have taken possession of more than my entire soul. You are my only thought; when I’m tired of annoying creatures called people, when I’m ready to curse life, then I put my hand on my heart: your image rests there, I look at it, love is absolute happiness for me.”

Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine, April 3, 1796

“My priceless friend, I feel sorry for you, I couldn’t be more sad without you. Now I truly feel what it means to love. Previously, I parted with many, to whom I was also deeply attached, but a day, two, a week - and the melancholy disappeared, now, the further away from you, the worse. Be patient a little longer, my angel, and we will pray to God that after that we will never be separated again.

A.S. Griboedov to his wife Nina. December 24, 1828

“The more I think, the more convinced I am that my existence cannot be separated from yours: I was created to love you and follow you; all my other concerns are nothing but delusion and madness.

A.S. Pushkin - N.N. Goncharova, March 1830

They are happy because they love and are loved...

Joseph Addison, an English essayist, poet and statesman, wrote: “There are three grand laws of happiness in life - you have to do something, you have to love someone, you have to hope for something.”

A person’s happiness depends on himself, on his attitude to the world around him, on his ability to build harmonious connections...

There is no happiness without love,

That's what people say.
Think about it and realize

But it really is so.
What does it mean to wander around without love?

Along the overgrown paths of fate?

Wash your face with tears in the morning

And ask for long-awaited love.
Say to yourself: “There is no happiness in life!”

And in this you are completely right.
No love - no happiness
They are twin sisters!

Love, especially if this feeling is mutual, gives a person the opportunity to be happy.

Love is the most inexplicable human feeling.

Love comes to us suddenly, flashes and strikes like lightning. And we are no longer us, but... love. Nothing can stop love: neither time, nor distance, nor death.

Many volumes of poetry and prose have been devoted to it, but it is never fully understood.

PARTII.

Happiness in the stories of A.P. Chekhov "About Love"

I.A. Bunin “Caucasus” and A.I. Kuprin "Lilac Bush"

Love...turns life out of meaninglessness

into something meaningful, makes happiness out of misfortune.
L.N. Tolstoy

The theme of love in literature has always been relevant. After all, love is the purest and most beautiful feeling that has been sung since ancient times. Love has always equally excited the imagination of mankind.

You can list endlessly all the works about love, but

Among all this multitude, the works of three Russian classics stand out: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Ivan Alekseevich Bunin and Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin.

What does it mean to be happy in the understanding of the heroes of these word artists?

2.1. Story by A.P. Chekhov's “About Love” - a story of love and lost happiness

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, the greatest prose writer and playwright, who lived and worked at the turn of two centuries, absorbed all the best examples of classical Russian literature and supplemented them with a true understanding of the human soul. It was these circumstances and the genius of the writer that allowed him to leave a huge legacy, including plays, short stories and novellas.

Revealing the problem of people's happiness - the most important problem of human society, Chekhov raises the question of the need to change a society in which honest people cannot be happy. But he does not indicate ways to change society, but only says that we cannot continue to live like this.

Chekhov's story "About Love", along with "Gooseberry" and "Man in a Case" is part of the so-called small trilogy. The work completes this cycle.In the story “About Love”, tender love is destroyed by the lovers themselves. So why is this happening?

He is an urban person by nature, but lives in the village, is engaged in agriculture and has no personal time at all.

She is a typical “person in a case”, she has a husband, children, a house, but she really lacks love, warmth and tenderness.

What prevents them from being together? According to the author, everyday life, fear of condemnation by society. Only the upcoming separation forces them to confess their feelings, but they do this only because they understand that they cannot change anything. People's feelings are driven by laziness. He cannot bring himself to make the life of his beloved better. “She would follow me, but where? Where could I take her? It would be a different matter if I had an interesting, beautiful life, if I, for example, were an artist, otherwise I would have to carry her away from one ordinary everyday environment into another equally or even more everyday one.” They saw each other as close and kindred spirits, not because they fell in love so much, but because they wanted to change their lives, but at the decisive moment they withdraw into their “case.” Why? Because it’s easier to live as before than to start all over again, with a clean slate, to devote your life to a new person. We can conclude that they did not love each other at all, because love is the desire to make a loved one happy, and the heroes could only regret the failed happiness...

After reading the story “About Love”, we thought about it. What should a person be like to become happy? What role can doubts play in a person’s life? What role does love play in a person’s life? Can love always make a person happy?

Perhaps, after reading this story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, many of us will think: are we living correctly and do we really need such a life...

In Chekhov's view, true love can transform a person, make him better, raise him to a new level. However, such love is rarely mutual, and “philistine” happiness is not built on love.

2.2.Tragedyllove in the story by I.A. Bunin "Caucasus"

It would seem that by the beginning of the 20th century everything that could be said about love had already been said. However, I. A. Bunin speaks about this feeling in his own way. He writes about love, its tragedies and rare moments of true happiness throughout his entire creative career. For Bunin, love has something in common with the eternal beauty of nature, therefore, from the point of view of the writer, only a natural, uncontrived feeling is beautiful.

Many stories by I.A. are devoted to the theme of love. Bunina. In his portrayal, love is a formidable force that can turn a person’s whole life upside down and bring him great happiness or great sorrow. Such a love story is shown by him in the story “The Caucasus,” which he wrote in Paris in 1937. This story marked the beginning of the series of short stories “Dark Alleys”.By thoughtBunin, humanity is not given a very large share of happiness, and therefore what is given to one is taken away from another. In the story “Caucasus” two people - she and her lover - wait with bated breath for the opportunity to finally drink the cup of happiness to the dregs. They are going, rather, fleeing to the Caucasus from her husband, who is only to blame for the fact that he madly loves and is jealous of her. She leaves with her lover, firmly knowing that from the moment the train departs, hours of despair begin for her husband, that he will not be able to stand it and will rush after her to the Caucasus, to where she presumably could be. She redeems her happiness at the cost of another person’s despair. And indeed, he is looking for her in Gelendzhik, Gagra, Sochi and, not finding her, having become convinced that she deceived him, left with someone else, he shoots himself. Here is the ending of the story: “The next day, after arriving in Sochi, he swam in the sea in the morning, then shaved, put on clean underwear, a snow-white jacket, had breakfast at his hotel on the restaurant terrace, drank a bottle of champagne, drank coffee with chartreuse, and slowly smoked a cigar. Returning to his room, he lay down on the sofa and shot himself in the temples with two revolvers.”

– What is Bunin's story "Caucasus" about? (About love).

– Why did this happen to the heroes? (There is no mutual understanding in love: husband-wife, heroine-lover).

– Can we blame the characters in the story? Does the author condemn any of them? (He only depicts the situation that happened to the characters, and the reader must figure it out for himself).

– What is the essence of the story “Caucasus”? (Love is not only a great happiness that befalls a person, but also a feeling that very often brings suffering and pain).

I.A. Bunin paints us the tragedy of love as a unique artist of the most subtle feelings and human experiences.

Love in Bunin's stories lasts one moment: day, night, week. Happiness only occasionally smiles at the heroes, and then disappears, disappears like water into sand, turns into loss, pain, tragedy, drama. This happens because true love, as the writer believed, is doomed to be only a flash and cannot be extended.

2.3. Sacrificial love in the storyA.I. Kuprin "Lilac bush"

The works of the theme cherished by Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin are works on the theme of love. In the writer’s work, it is embodied in many human destinies and experiences.

A. I. Kuprin wrote his short but heartfelt story “The Lilac Bush” in 1894. It was published in October of the same year in the magazine Life and Art. The public greeted the work with emotion, critics wrote only positive reviews.

What is this story about? The theme is clear - love in the spirit of Kuprin: sacrificial, giving all of oneself without reserve to a loved one. Verochka doesn’t know other worries than helping her husband in the service, in his studies - most likely, in everything in life. She sincerely rejoices at his successes and is infinitely happy to see him happy.

-Is Vera Almazova happy? Yes, Vera Almazova is happy. Let's start with the fact that each person understands happiness in his own way. For Vera, happiness lies in serving a loved one, helping him, making him happy. The image of Vera shows a special type of woman for whom happiness lies in service. Her husband accepts and accepts this service, so Verochka realizes her own needs to the fullest. There is complete mutual understanding between husband and wife, as evidenced by the frankness with which Nikolai talks about problems, and the attention with which Vera listens to him. Vera listens to him, thinking about the problem, wanting to immediately take her husband’s side. She is an active person in all matters, this is also very important for her. Verochka’s selflessness is striking when she collects jewelry in order to give it to the pawnshop. A person, her husband, is much more important to her than things. Her activity (and she knows this) is needed when it is important to complete the task. She complements her husband, knows this and is happy when she can help him. At the end of the story, the author, showing the state of the two heroes, convinces us that they are happy.

- According to Kuprin, what is a woman’s happiness? (Loving and being loved is the truth for all time.)

- Why is the story called “The Lilac Bush”? Why does the author choose lilac? (The story is called this because it is the lilac bush that brings happiness to the heroes. At first, the young couple are depressed by the failure that befell Almazov. He did not enter the Academy, and all because of a stain on the drawing. They are looking for a way out, and Verochka finds it. The lilac bush, planted outside the city, helped Almazov to enter the Academy. It is the lilac bush that brings happiness and peace to the Almazov family. Lilac is a beautiful flower that blooms in spring - it can be assumed that lilac is the flower of lovers. petal. In mythology, 4 is a symbol of the Universe. And there is a five-petalled lilac, which brings happiness.)

- What did not leave us indifferent in the relationship between two lovers? (The ability to penetrate the soul of a loved one, the desire to make another happy.)

Kuprin is sorry to part with his favorite characters. For those around them they are a “strange couple”, but that is why they are dear to the author. In their everyday family life, the Almazovs did not lose their feelings. The characters still love each other and do everything for the happiness of their loved one.

With a special feeling, Kuprin always wrote and reflected on love, believing that the most exciting secret of man is hidden in it. He was convinced that “no aphorism can exhaust this subject”, that “love is the brightest and most understandable reproduction of my Self. Love for a writer is the basis of everything that exists: “Love should be a tragedy, the greatest secret in the world. And no life inconveniences, calculations and compromises should concern her.” Love allows heroes to rise above everyday life and vanity. In a letter, Kuprin wrote: “Individuality is expressed not in strength, not in dexterity, not in intelligence, not in talent, but in love.”

CONCLUSION

Every person asks himself the question: “What does it mean to be happy?”

It is clear that there are so many people, so many ideas about happiness.

Can happiness be eternal? No, just like life itself.

According to these artists of the word, people of their time have forgotten how to love, they are selfish and selfish, their souls are callous, and their hearts are cold. But the need to love is inherent in man by nature. That is why almost all the heroes of Chekhov, Bunin, Kuprin are unhappy: they strive for love, but cannot comprehend it.

However, these writers are convinced that love is the brightest and happiest thing that can happen in every person’s life. And in their works they show examples of such love.

We analyzed three stories about love, each with its own truth, each hero with his own idea of happiness.

A.P. Chekhov's story “About Love” is a story of love and lost happiness...

In I. A. Bunin’s story “The Caucasus,” love is a formidable force that can turn a person’s whole life upside down and bring him great happiness or great sorrow. According to Bunin, humanity is not given a very large share of happiness, and therefore what is given to one is taken away from another.

The theme of the story “The Lilac Bush” is love in the spirit of A.I. Kuprin: sacrificial, giving all of oneself without reserve to a loved one.

The paths of love are inscrutable, but there is a certain pattern in them: every person passes the “test of love,” but not everyone survives it.

We agree with the opinion of the writers we have chosen that love can be different, happy and unhappy. But this feeling is deep, infinitely tender. Love makes a person nobler, purer, better, softer and more merciful. She brings out the best in everyone and makes life more beautiful.

Our definition of happiness will not surprise anyone, because for us, happiness is waking up every morning next to your parents and knowing that everything is fine with them. Even though they have many different life problems and very often they pay little attention to us, we can say one hundred percent that for them we are happiness. A happy person is a person who brings happiness to others.

Life is a very complex thing, sometimes through the prism of problems you don’t even think about what makes you happy. But what a joy it is to feel that the hardest part is behind you, that you have escaped the grip of despair and anxiety, that you can breathe a sigh of relief and smile to yourself. Each person is the creator of his own happiness. It’s very sad that we think about the value of our lives only when some tragedy happens, when one of our relatives is in danger, and we can’t do anything about it. With tears in our eyes, we mention those moments in life when we felt good, when we were happy. Did you ever think that here they were: these moments of life’s calm and boundless happiness? Understanding this comes with time. That's when we begin to appreciate our life. We feel pleasure from the fact that we can enjoy a beautiful sunset, the warmth of our parents and friends, that we hear and see the world around us. This is the main essence of life. It is worth cherishing every minute, every look and word.

Enjoy every moment. There is no need to wait for happy days tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, in summer or winter, after graduating from school or entering university, live today, because there is only one life, and we decide what it will be like. We are happy every minute of our existence! You just need to understand this. Life does not consist of problems, life consists of our attitude towards these problems. Happiness is us! Happiness is in each of us! Only we can decide when and how we will feel it!

What is happiness for you?

Everyone wants happiness, but what kind of happiness is it?
Alas, only a few people know this.
Happiness is waking up and seeing the sunrise
and know that there is no sin in your soul;
walk barefoot on the cool grass,
go to work calmly, on foot;
see the smiles of happy children,
to have few, but true friends;
do not hide heavy grievances in your heart
and act as our conscience tells us;
live in peace with yourself, with nature, with people,
and in old age to be surrounded by children;
and be grateful to Fate for this...
We wish this happiness to all of you!

LIST OF SOURCES USED

Berdnikov G.P., Chekhov A.P. - M.: Mol. Guard, 1974. - 512 p.

Boldyreva E.M., Ledenev A.V. I.A. Bunin. Stories, Text Analysis. Main content. Essays. - M.: Bustard, 2007. - 155 p.

Bunin, I.A. Collected works in 4 volumes. T.4/I.A. Bunin. - M.: Pravda, 1988. - P. 13.

Zhukhovitsky L.A. People are not born happy. - M.: Politizdat, 1983. - 17.

Klimashevskaya I.V. Happiness and meaning of life. – M.: Narodnaya Asveta, 1986. -33-35 p.

Krutikova L.V., Kuprin A.I... - Leningrad, 1971. - 17 p.

Kuprin A.I. Stories. Stories. - M.: Bustard: Veche, 2002. -23-25 s.

Linkov V.Ya. The artistic world of A. Chekhov's prose. - M.: Moscow State University Publishing House, 1982. - 128 p.

APPLICATION

QUESTIONS

What is happiness?

When is a person truly happy?

Can you call yourself a happy person?

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What does it mean to be happy - essay. Research paper on the topic "What does it mean to be happy?" (based on the works of A.P. Chekhov, I.A. Bunin, A.I. Kuprin)

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