C&P

Alexander Pushkin’s, Eugene Onegin, and Mikhail Lermontov’s, A Hero of Our Time, both develop self-centered characters respectively in Onegin and Pechorin. Onegin’s dissatisfaction in his personal life led him to disrespect the rules of society despite being aware of the social reality. Meanwhile, Pechorin’s boredom led him to his dark forces through his self awareness of his thoughts. Both characters awareness of their reality and dark forces are portrayed through their self-absorbed beings. Introduction is much better. Onegin and Pechorin have a lot of main features in common especially since they were portrayed to be the superfluous men of their respective novels. Superfluous characters are usually wealthy and privileged individuals, who have a sense of not belonging. They typically have disregard for social values, no sense of purpose, and an inability to lay down a foundation for their lifestyle leading to boredom. These superfluous traits in Onegin and Pechorin are displayed in their love for gambling , romantic scheming, and duels. Both the characters are unstable and morally weak men who deal with spiritually strong women which lead to their emotions not being controlled and lack of all respect for the women. Self-centered is a big objective all throughout the two novels. Alienation from the political and intellectual life of their country was a key contributor even though both Onegin and Pechorin came from the noble class. They are in search to find who they really are yet only encountering disappointment and hopelessness. Onegin and Pechorin both accept fate but in different manners. Onegin states in his letter to Tatyana, “The die is cast: I’m in your power. And I surrender to my fate (VIII, Onegin’s Letter to Tatyana),” basically saying that his life is in Tatyana’s hands. Since Tatyana did not accept his letter at this time, Onegin deserves his