Ege Russian arguments from literature. Arguments for composing part c! The problem of the "little man", the relationship of a strong man to a weak one

It is not necessary to read all the works from the school curriculum in order to write an essay well within the framework of the unified state exam in the Russian language. The texts proposed by the developers raise "eternal problems", issues related to human behavior in war, as well as the impoverishment of the native language. There are books that, if read carefully, will free you from having to study dozens of creations. Life compiled a list of "saving" literature.

If you really seriously read all 10 books that we are going to talk about, then you will pass the exam - you will select arguments for any problem, but you can also read just a few works from the list, if you have associative thinking, and you can "twist" any fact from the work in your favor. For example, you should choose who is closer to you: Sholokhov or Tolstoy? It is not necessary to read both epic novels (that is, "The Quiet Flows the Don" and "War and Peace"), since the problems in them overlap. It is enough to know the storylines of one of the books really well.

At the same time, do not forget that there should be two arguments, which means that examples from one work cannot be dispensed with.

1. "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy

On the example of the stories of three families against the backdrop of the war with Napoleon, many eternal problems are shown - this is the manifestation of the best (or worst) qualities of a person at critical moments (Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky), the inexperience of a young soul (Natasha Rostova) and the influence of the environment on the formation of personality (Anatole and Helen Kuragin, Andrei and Marya Bolkonsky, Natasha, Nikolai, Peter and Vera Rostov), ​​choosing a path or searching for the meaning of life (Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky). Tolstoy also speaks of mercy in the person of, for example, Natasha Rostova, of duty - in the person of the Bolkonskys, of windiness and cowardice - Anatol Kuragin, Natasha Rostova. The author does not forget about the problem of social stratification, the thirst for power - these are two opposite worlds of the Kuragin and Rostov families.

In almost every chapter of the novel, in every episode, one can find arguments for a particular problem in the examination text.

2. Quiet Flows the Don by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov

In the epic novel dedicated to the life of the Cossacks during the Civil War, one of the central themes is female love and its depth (Natalya and Aksinya). Also, the most important problem raised by Sholokhov is the choice of a path by a person. These are the torments of Grigory Melekhov (both in the war and in his personal life). The classic speaks of the endless pursuit of happiness in spite of any obstacles (the love story of the main characters), as well as human lust, the influence of instincts on human life (wife of older brother Gregory). The theme of fate, inevitability, atonement for sins can be traced through the whole work. Sholokhov, talking about the Melekhov family, also speaks of duty to his parents, confrontation between different generations and betrayal.

3. Any book in George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series

Regardless of whether you are a fan of a series or a series of science fiction works, the reality created by the American writer is so global that it embodies all the joys and vices of human life, or, as Balzac would say, "human comedy." The history of the opposition of houses (influential families) for the throne reveals the most terrible sides of the human soul - Martin talks about the rules of fair and dishonest war, about the problem of injustice, hatred and self-interest in society, about incest, greed and mercy, about the problem of duty to the family and the state, about dishonor, regardless of social wealth, about swagger, about the presence of a competitive spirit between family members. It doesn't even make sense to list everything and indicate specific heroes - there are many of them, and there are vices and virtues in each of the characters in the cycle. You will find an argument for almost any issue in the history of Westeros. Even the opposition to progress and rejection of the new can be told by the example of the story of the experiments on the Mountain.

4. "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

One of the most important works of the school curriculum is a story about "little people", "trembling creatures". The novel also raises a wide range of issues - the duality of the soul, the presence in every person of two poles - good and evil, atonement for sins, choosing the path (again the main characters, Marmeladov), life priorities and the formation of personality, the role of religion in human life, greed and cynicism (an old pawnbroker, Svidrigailov), a change in the perception of the world depending on the inner experiences of a person (St. Petersburg), guilt, the inevitability of punishment, extremism, etc. Most of the problems of the novel are shown through the personalities of the main characters - Rodion Raskolnikov and Sonya Marmeladova.

5. "Thunderstorm" Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky

A play dedicated to social and everyday problems (as well as "Dowry"), shows a dark world in which there is no place for bright emotions. They simply perish under the onslaught of human "simplicity", hatred, conservatism and ignorance. In the work, one can find arguments on the themes of betrayal (Katerina’s betrayal of her husband), restlessness of the human soul, constant search for a new one (also Katerina), social stratification, following traditions and rejection of youth by the old generation (Kabanikha and Katerina, Tikhon), rock (Countess and the omen of death ), feelings of guilt, suppression of the word of reason by the heart, lies in the circle of loved ones, teenage maximalism, theft among the rich class (Wild), power, the vicissitudes of love, relationships between fathers and children, and so on.

6. "Abroad" by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin

You can give arguments from the satirical work of the classic on the topics of patriotism (love for the Motherland, rejection of someone else's, albeit better), confrontation between the West and the East, Russia and Europe, the poor and the rich (a conversation between a Russian and a German boy), feelings of the crowd, consumer society, oblivion traditions, the human factor in relationships, professional duty, the peculiarities of the mentality of different peoples, and so on.

7. "The Captain's Daughter" by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin

It is also important to read a small work of our luminary, because this story (by the way, this argument can also be taken from the novel "War and Peace") raises the problem of the role of the individual in history (Emelyan Pugachev and Catherine II). It is also impossible not to say about mercy (again the empress), human behavior in a critical situation, duty to the state, parental strictness (in the person of Father Pyotr Grinev), betrayal (Shvabrin and Grinev), possessiveness (Shvabrin), social inequality and, of course, about love - the captain's daughter and Grinev.

8. "The Russian language is on the verge of a nervous breakdown" by Maxim Anisimovich Krongauz

As with "Game of Thrones" (the first part), you don't have to read it - you can watch the movie. Not everyone loves The Great Gatsby - it’s boring for some, but the film turned out to be very dynamic (especially since some moments from the novel were not realized on the screen - for example, Gatsby’s life in his youth, an episode with his family). The classic of the jazz era raises the problems of intolerance of the rich to the problems of people of low "class", the difference between love and falling in love, the thirst for power and money, the "little man". The author also talks about true friendship, dreams and hopes. The latter, according to Fitzgerald, are often empty.

10. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

About humility, military duty, the despair of the one who lost loved ones, the inevitability of death, equality before the war and the death of all people (regardless of wealth, pedigree and occupation), friendship and indifference in war to things important in peacetime, says Remarque. In a small work, one can find arguments on almost any military issue.

  1. A. S. Pushkin."Eugene Onegin". A person sometimes, not noticing his happiness, passes by. When the feeling of love arises in him, it becomes too late. This is what happened to Eugene Onegin. At first he rejected the love of a village girl. After meeting her a few years later, he realized that he was in love. Unfortunately, their happiness is impossible.
  2. M. Yu Lermontov."Hero of our time". Pechorin's true love for Vera. His frivolous attitude towards Mary and Bela.
  3. And S. Turgenev."Fathers and Sons". Yevgeny Bazarov denied everything, including love. But life forced him to experience this true feeling for Anna Odintsova. The stern nihilist could not resist the mind and charm of this woman.
  4. and A. Goncharov."Oblomov". Lyubov Oblomov Olga Ilyinskaya. Olga's desire to pull Ilya out of a state of indifference and laziness. Oblomov tried to find the purpose of life in love. However, the efforts of the lovers were in vain.
  5. A. N. Ostrovsky. It is impossible to live without love. Proof of this is, for example, the deep drama experienced by Katerina, the main character of A. N. Ostrovsky's play "Thunderstorm".
  6. I.A. Goncharov."Oblomov". The great power of love is the theme of many writers. Often a person is able to change even his life for the sake of a loved one. However, this is not always possible. For example, Ilya Ilyich, the hero of the novel by I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov", for the sake of love he abandoned many of his habits. Olga, having experienced disappointment, leaves Oblomov. The mutually enriching development of their relationship did not work out, because the desire to vegetate "crawling from one day to another" turned out to be stronger for Ilya.
  7. L.N. Tolstoy. Love is a great feeling. It can change a person's life. But it can bring a lot of hope and disappointment. However, this state can also transform a person. Such life situations were described by the great Russian writer L.N. Tolstoy in the novel "War and Peace". For example, after the hardships of life, Prince Bolkonsky was convinced that he would never again experience happiness and joy. However, the meeting with Natasha Rostova changed his view of the world. Love is a great power.
  8. A. Kuprin. Sometimes it seems that poetry disappears from our life, the magical beauty of love, that people's feelings are diminished. Faith in love still amazes readers with the story of A. Kuprin "Garnet Bracelet". It can be called an exciting hymn of love. Such stories help to keep the faith that the world is beautiful, and people sometimes have access to the inaccessible.
  9. I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov". The influence of friendship on the formation of personality is a serious topic that worried I. A. Goncharov. The heroes of his novel, peers and friends, I. I. Oblomov and A. I. Stolz, are shown in almost the same way: childhood, environment, education. But Stolz tried to change his friend's sleepy life. His attempts were unsuccessful. After the death of Oblomov, Andrei took his son Ilya into his family. That's what real friends do.
  10. I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov". Friendship is about mutual influence. Relationships are fragile if people do not want to help each other. This is shown in the novel by I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov". Ilya Ilyich's apathetic, difficult to lift nature and Andrey Stolz's young energy - all this spoke of the impossibility of friendship between these people. However, Andrei made every effort to encourage Oblomov to some kind of activity. True, Ilya Ilyich could not adequately respond to his friend's concern. But the desires and attempts of Stolz deserve respect.
  11. I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons". Friendship is not always strong, especially if it rests on the subordination of one person to another. A similar situation was described by Turgenev in the novel Fathers and Sons. Arkady Kirsanov was at first a fierce supporter of Bazarov's nihilistic views and considered himself his friend. However, he quickly lost his conviction and went over to the side of the older generation. Bazarov, according to Arkady, was left alone. This happened because friendship was not equal.
  12. N.V. Gogol "Taras Bulba" (about friendship, partnership). The fact that "there is no holier than the bonds of partnership" is said in the story of N. Gogol "Taras Bulba".

You need to use at least 1 of your arguments taken from fiction, journalistic or scientific literature. Most often, examples are given from fiction, since it is these works that are taught in literature classes as part of the school curriculum.

Here is an approximate list of literature, the arguments from which you can take to justify your point of view. It is compiled on the basis of works from which arguments are most often given when writing an essay on the Unified State Examination in the Russian language. The list is sorted alphabetically by author's last name.

It should be noted that this list of references is not strictly defined and is only a recommendation. Arguments can be given from any other works, the main thing is that they correspond to the main problem of the text. It is also not necessary to read all the works below, it is enough for each topic that the text can be devoted to, prepare 2 arguments from some works.

List of literature for the arguments of the composition of the exam in the Russian language

Author Artworks
L.N. Andreev "Judas Iscariot", "Red Laughter", "Petka in the Country"
V.P. Astafiev "Tsar-Fish", "Domsky Cathedral", "Izba", "Horse with a Pink Mane", "Lyudochka", "Postscript", "Last Bow"
I. Babel Cavalry
R. Bach "A Seagull Named Jonathan Livingston"
V. Bianchi "Animal Stories"
G. Beecher Stowe "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
A. Blok "Twelve"
M.A. Bulgakov "Master and Margarita", "Heart of a Dog", "Notes of a Young Doctor", "Fatal Eggs"
I.A. Bunin "The Gentleman from San Francisco", "Brothers", "Dark Alleys"
V. Bykov "Raid", "Sotnikov", "Survive Until Dawn"
B. Vasiliev “And the dawns here are quiet…”, “Drop by drop”
J. Verne "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
K. Vorobyov "German in boots"
N. Gal "Word alive and dead"
E. Ginzburg "Cool route"
N.V. Gogol "Taras Bulba", "Dead Souls", "Overcoat", "Inspector", "Terrible Revenge"
I.A. Goncharov "Oblomov"
M. Gorky "Old Woman Izergil", "At the Bottom", "Childhood", "Mother", "Tales of Italy", "My Universities", "Konovalov", "Spouses Orlovs"
A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit"
V. Grossman "Life and Destiny"
Ch. Dickens "David Copperfield"
F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment", "Idiot", "White Nights", "The Brothers Karamazov", "Demons", "Christ's Boy on the Christmas Tree"
T. Dreiser "American tragedy"
V. Dudintsev "White clothes"
S.A. Yesenin "Song of the Dog"
A. Zheleznyakov "Scarecrow"
A. Zhigulin "Black Stones"
V. Zakrutkin "Mother of Man"
M. Zamyatin "We"
I. Ilf, E. Petrov "Golden calf"
A. Knyshev "O great and mighty Russian language!"
V. Korolenko "Children of the Underground"
A.I. Kuprin "Pomegranate Bracelet", "Taper", "Duel"
Y. Levitansky "Everyone chooses for himself ..."
M.Yu. Lermontov “Borodino”, “Hero of Our Time”, “And I see myself as a child ...”, “Stans”, “Clouds”, “I will not humble myself before you”
N.S. Leskov "Lefty", "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District", "The Enchanted Wanderer"
D.S. Likhachev "Reflections on the Motherland"
D. London "Love of Life", "Martin Eden"
V.V. Mayakovsky "Good attitude towards horses"
M. Maeterlinck "Blue bird"
ON THE. Nekrasov “Who should live well in Russia”, “Grandfather Mazai and hares”, “Railway”, “Reflections at the front door”
A. Nikitin "Journey Beyond Three Seas"
E. Nosov "Difficult Bread"
A.N. Ostrovsky "Thunderstorm", "Own people - we will count!"
K.G. Paustovsky "Telegram", "Old Chef", "Tale of Life"
A. Petrov "The Life of Archpriest Avvakum"
A.P. Platonov "In a beautiful and furious world", "Yushka"
B. Field "A Tale of a Real Man"
A. Pristavkin "A golden cloud spent the night"
M. Prishvin "Pantry of the sun"
A.S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin", "The Captain's Daughter", "The Stationmaster", "The Queen of Spades", "Nanny", "I loved you ...", "October 19", "God help you, my friends", "The more often the Lyceum celebrates "," Chaadaev "
V.G. Rasputin "Farewell to Matera", "French Lessons"
A. Rybakov "Children of the Arbat", "35th and other years"
K.F. Ryleev "Ivan Susanin", "Death of Yermak"
M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a City", "The Golovlyov Family"
A. de Saint-Exupery "The little Prince"
A. Solzhenitsyn "Matryona Dvor", "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich", "Gulag Archipelago", "In the First Circle"
V. Soloukhin "Black Boards", "Letters from the Russian Museum"
A.T. Tvardovsky "Vasily Terkin"
L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace", "Sevastopol Stories", "Childhood", "After the Ball"
Y. Trifonov "Waterfront House", "The Disappearance"
I.S. Turgenev "Fathers and Sons", "Mumu", "Russian Language", "Biryuk", "Notes of a Hunter", "Nature", "Conversation", My Trees, "Sea Voyage", "Asya"
F.I. Tyutchev "Not what you think, nature ...", "The Last Cataclysm"
L. Ulitskaya "Daughter of Bukhara"
G.I. Uspensky "Straightened"
A. Fadeev "Young guard"
A.A. Fet “Learn from them - from the oak, from the birch ...”, “On a haystack at southern night”, “Dawn says goodbye to the dawn”, “Pines”
DI. Fonvizin "Undergrowth"
E. Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea", "Where it's Clean, It's Light", "Undefeated"
N. Chernyshevsky "What to do?"
A.P. Chekhov Cherry Orchard, Darling, Jumper, Anna on the Neck, Ionych, Gooseberry, Ward No. 6, Student, Chameleon, Thick and Thin, Death of an Official ”, “Vanka”, “Steppe”, “Tosca”, “Unter Prishbeev”, “Bride”
L. Chukovskaya "Sofya Petrovna"
K.I. Chukovsky "Live Like Life"
V. Shalamov "Kolyma stories"
E. Schwartz "The Dragon"
M.A. Sholokhov “Quiet Don”, “The Fate of a Man”, “Bakhchevnik”, “Mole”

In the texts for preparing for the exam, we have repeatedly encountered the problem of selfishness in its various manifestations, each of which is a heading in our list. Literary arguments from foreign and domestic books are selected for them. All of them are available for download in the form of a table, the link is at the end of the collection.

  1. In the modern world, the trend of selfishness is gaining momentum more and more. However, this is not to say that this problem did not exist before. One of the classic examples is Larra, the hero of the legend from the story M. Gorky "Old Woman Izergil". He is the son of an eagle and an earthly woman, which is why he considers himself smarter, stronger and better than others. In his behavior, disrespect for others and, in particular, for the older generation is noticeable. His behavior reaches its apogee when Larra kills the daughter of one of the elders only because the girl refused to satisfy his whims. He is immediately punished and exiled. After the expiration of time, isolated from society, the hero begins to experience unbearable loneliness. Larra returns to the people, but it's too late and they don't take him back. Since then, he has been wandering like a lonely shadow on the earth, because God punished the proud man with eternal life in exile.
  2. AT Jack London's short story Far Far Away selfishness is equated with instinct. It tells of Weatherbee and Cuthfert, who happened to be alone in the North. They went to distant lands to look for gold and are forced to wait out the harsh winter together in an old hut. After a while, real natural egoism begins to manifest in them. Ultimately, the heroes lose the fight for survival, succumbing to their base desires. They kill each other in a fierce fight for a cup of sugar.

Selfishness as a disease

  1. Two centuries ago, the great classics described the problem of selfishness. Evgeny Onegin is the main character of the novel of the same name written by A.S. Pushkin, is a prominent representative of people with "Russian blues". He is not interested in the opinions of others, he misses everything that happens around. Because of his cowardice and irresponsibility, the poet Lensky dies, and his insensitivity offends the feelings of a young noblewoman. Of course, he is not hopeless; at the end of the novel, Eugene realizes his love for Tatyana. However, it's already too late. And the girl rejects him, remaining faithful to her husband. As a result, he dooms himself to suffering until the end of his days. Even his desire to become lovers of the married and respected by all Tatyana betrays his selfish motives, which he cannot get rid of even in love.
  2. Selfishness is like a kind of disease, it destroys a person from the inside and does not allow him to adequately interact with the people around him. Grigory Pechorin, who is the central character in novel by M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time", constantly pushes away people dear to the heart. Pechorin easily understands human nature, and this skill plays a cruel joke on him. Thinking himself higher and smarter than others, Gregory thereby fences himself off from society. The hero often plays with people, provokes them to different actions. One of these cases ends with the death of his friend, the other with the tragic death of his girlfriend. A man understands this, regrets it, but he cannot throw off the shackles of the disease.

Self-abasement of an egoist

  1. A prime example of a selfish person is a hero novel by F.M. Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment", Rodion Raskolnikov. He, like many of his acquaintances, lives in poverty and blames others for everything. At one point, he decides to kill an old woman who is a pawnbroker in order to take away her money and distribute it to the poor townspeople, freeing them from debt obligations in relation to Alena Ivanovna. The hero does not think about the immorality of his deeds. On the contrary, he is sure that it is for a good purpose. But in fact, only for the sake of his whim, he wants to test himself and check what type of people he can attribute himself to: to “trembling creatures” or to “having the right”. Still, having violated one of the commandments because of selfish desire, the hero dooms himself to loneliness and mental anguish. Pride blinds him, and only Sonya Marmeladova helps Raskolnikov to take the right path again. Without her help, he would surely have gone mad with pangs of conscience.
  2. Despite the fact that sometimes a person crosses all moral and legal boundaries in order to achieve his selfish goals, we tend to experience pangs of conscience. So is one of the heroes of the poem A.N. Nekrasov "Who should live well in Russia" realized his wrong. Peasant Yermil Girin uses his position as headman to free his brother from recruiting duty. Instead, he writes down another villager. Realizing that he ruined the life of a man and his family, he regrets his selfish act. His sense of guilt is so great that he is even ready to commit suicide. However, he repents to the people in time and accepts his sin, trying to make amends.
  3. Female selfishness

    1. Selfish people are never satisfied with what they have. They always want to have something more. Material wealth for them is a way of self-affirmation. The heroine of a fairy tale A.S. Pushkin "About the fisherman and the fish" dissatisfied with their life in poverty. When her husband catches a "goldfish", the woman only needs a new trough. However, each time she wants more, and in the end, the old woman wants to become a mistress of the sea. Easy prey and selfish morals overshadow the mind of the old woman, because of which, in the end, she loses everything and again finds herself at a broken trough. Magical power punishes her for the fact that the lady, in pursuit of satisfaction of pride, did not at all appreciate either her husband or the benefits that she got.
    2. Women are often called selfish as they like to spend a lot of time looking after themselves. However, real selfishness is much worse. Heroine epic novel by L.N.. Tolstoy "War and Peace" Helen Kuragina proves to the reader that true egoists are characterized by heartlessness. The princess was a beautiful girl and had many admirers, however, she chooses an ugly and awkward gentleman, Pierre Bezukhov, as her husband. However, she does this not out of love. She needs his money. Literally immediately after the wedding, she gets a lover. Over time, her arrogance reaches incredible proportions. Helen, with the onset of the war, when you need to worry about the fate of your homeland, thinks only about how to get rid of her husband and remarry one of her admirers.
    3. Ruthlessness of selfishness

      1. Lack of sympathy, pity, compassion - these are the features that are characteristic of egoists. No wonder they say that such people are ready for the most terrible deeds for the sake of their whim. For example, in I. Turgenev's story "Mumu" the lady takes away from her servant the only joy in his life. One day Gerasim picks up a homeless puppy, raises it, takes care of it. However, the puppy annoyed the lady, and she ordered the hero to drown him. With bitterness in his heart, Gerasim carries out the order. Just because of a simple whim of a selfish person, he loses his only friend and ruins the life of an animal.
      2. In obedience to selfishness, people lose control over themselves and make irreparable mistakes. For example, Hermann in the work of A. S. Pushkin "The Queen of Spades" learns about the secret of three cards, which guarantees winning in any card game. The young man decides to get him at any cost, and for this he pretends to be in love with the pupil of the only secret keeper - an elderly countess. Making his way into the house, he threatens the old woman with murder, and she really dies. After that, she comes to Hermann in a dream and gives out a secret in exchange for an oath to marry her pupil. The hero does not keep his promises and wins victory after victory. But having put everything on the line, he loses the decisive game with a bang. The ambitious young man went crazy, paying for his atrocities. But before that, he poisoned the life of an innocent girl who believed his words.