"Vassa Zheleznova": a brief summary of Maxim Gorky's work

Today we will talk about the work that Maxim Gorky wrote - "Vassa Zheleznova." The summary of this work will be considered below. It's about a play written in 1910.

"Vassa Zheleznova": summary

The narrative begins with an introduction to the mainheroine. Zheleznova Vassa Borisovna - a woman of 42 years. In her maiden name was Khrapova. She looks younger. Owns the shipping company. He is a very influential and rich man. She lives in her house with her husband, who is drunk. His name is Zheleznov Sergey Petrovich.

Spouse

We pass to the next part of the work "VassaZheleznova. " The brief content will be continued with an acquaintance with Sergei Petrovich. He is 60 years old. Is a former captain. He is a carefree drinking person who collects locks. The meeting parodies to some extent the proprietary instincts of his sister.

Other heroes

The brief content of Vasy Zheleznova will be continuedmention of people who also live in the house described. So, in the narrative we meet Lyudmila and Natalya. We are talking about the daughters of Sergei Petrovich and Vasya. Then follows Anna Onoshenkova - confidante, young secretary and home spy of the main character. There are in the house of Paul and Lisa - maids. On a regular basis there is Pyaterkin, a sailor who plays the role of a jester, and also secretly takes care of Lisa. He hopes to get rich by marrying her. Gury the Meekee, the manager of the steamship company, also comes to visit. There is here in the role of lodger Melnikov, consisting in the town court, as well as his son named Eugene.

Rachelle soon arrives from abroad. This is about the wife of Fyodor - the son of Vasya, who at the time of the narrative dies away from his homeland. Rachel, in addition, a socialist revolutionary, who is wanted by the police. She wants to take Kolya - her youngest son. Vassa hides him in the village, at the same time he does not want to give his daughter-in-law, since he expects to make an heir out of him, as well as a continuer of his business. The main character threatens to extradite Rachelle to the gendarmes, if she insists that her son be returned to her.

The well-being of the house of Vassy is built on a crime. It poisons Sergei Petrovich - her husband, since he was involved in another dirty business - corruption of minors. He was threatened with penal servitude. At first, however, she invites the spouse to commit suicide. However, he refuses. Vassa tries to save the honor of her unmarried daughters and pours the powder on her husband. Thus, the family avoids trial and shame. This did not end a series of crimes. The maid Lisa became pregnant from the brother of the main character. As a result, she hung herself in a bathhouse. However, people were told that Lisa was getting angrier. It becomes obvious that Vassa is ready to do anything to preserve her business and her home. She loves her own unfortunate children madly. They have been victims of unbridled former life of their father, and his cruelty towards his mother.

The final

The final part of the work"Vassa Zheleznova". A brief summary of the plot will be presented later. Fedor - in the world it is not a tenant. Lyudmila seen enough in her childhood to play her own father with the wenchy girls and grew weak-minded. Natalya gradually dries with her uncle. Mother does not like, however it is similar to her steepness of temper. The last hope is a grandson, but he is too small. Between Vassa and Rasheliu there is a similarity, which they feel both. It is about the integral, fanatical characters of the masters of life. Soon the main heroine dies, only her daughter Ludmila mourns for her, the rest - all the same.

So we reviewed the plot of the work "Vassa Zheleznova." The summary is described with a mention of all the key moments of the narrative.