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Arkady Kirsanova

• A young and graduated Arkady Kirsanova return to his father estate after getting his degree of graduation from the university of S.T Petersburg with one of his best friend “Bazarov”who is a nihilist.

• Nihilist person don’t believe in any pre made traditions, customs, religion, boundaries or ideologies etc.

• When story of father And Sons starts we find that Nikolai (Arkady’s father) is waiting for his son, who is arriving after a long time. He was very happy on the return of his son. He belongs to a countryside but his ideologies were Very modern.

Paval

• Arkedy, Bazarov and Nikolai all reach to “Merino” (Nikolai’s estate). Paval the brother of Nikolai is person of old thoughts, beliefs and principles, according to him principle is the necessity of life. Paval and Bazarvov’s ideology are totally opposite . One believe to follow principle, then other believe in breaking the principles.

• Paval didn’t like the Nihiist Bazarov for his nihilist attitude. It cause conflict between both the charcaters.

• Nikolai was also feeling some awkward on the visit of Bazarov.

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Bazarov

Nikolai

• Nikolai have relation with his maid “Fenichka” and also have a son with her.

Fenichka

• It was a really an awkward for Nikolai to tell his son about his affair with his maid.

• But the reaction of Arkedy was realistic and very mordern, he was reacting very normally when his father tell about fenichka.

Both friends stay for some time at Merino and leave for a visit to their neighbour estate.

Where they meet a very independent lady Anna Odintsova who lives with her sister “Katya”.

Anna invites both to stay some days at her estate.

Bazarov attract toward Anna and other side Arkedy spend beautiful time with her sister “Katya”

Bazarov propose Anna but she reject his proposal. So he decide to visit his father.

Both stay for three days at Bazarov’s father estate and return to Merino.

Bazarov Anna

Arkady Katya

• Arkedy’s mind was diatarcting toward “Katya” so decide to visit her. Where he proposes her and she accept his proposal.

• On the other hand Paval witness a sudden kiss of Bazarov to Fenichka and got anger.

• Paval challenge Bazarov for a fight and in the battle Paval got enjured on thigh.

• Bazarov decide to leave Merino and meet his friend for last time at Anna’s house

Arkady

Katya

• Lots of thing goes wrong in Bazarov’s life such as

• His attract toward Anna and her rejection

• His feeling for Fenichka

• Conflict with Paval

• All the things make him mentally sad.

• One day accidentally he cuts his finger. It cause a disease. For the last time he meet Anna and dies following evening.

NikolaiFenichka

Marry

Arkady Katya

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