(329 words) Ivan Vasilievich - the main character of the story "After the Ball". The reader gets acquainted with his mature version at the beginning of the work, but most of the story is dedicated to his formation - a young and careless man, who can be called Ivan rather.
Like most of his peers, he loved to party, have fun and attend all kinds of balls. He, of course, had a hobby. The girl was distinguished by unprecedented beauty, statism and grace. With a lover, the young man basically saw at various social events. So was the next ball, where they circled in dances and hovered in the clouds. All the hero’s thoughts revolved around the beautiful Varenka, which was his ideal. He was already close to the idea of getting married. In this passage he appears as a dreamy young man inspired by love. He is noble and noble, rich and smart. For Barbara, he was a brilliant party, so her father encouraged the courtship of Ivan.
After the ball, the sensitive young man could not fall asleep; he was eaten by love fever. He was a typical representative of his circle: since money was earned automatically, Ivan was absorbed in the emotional side of life, and he felt all the senses acutely. So he went for a walk and at dawn he saw a scene that changed his infantile worldview. Before his eyes, the father of that same Varenka commanded the beating of the Tatar, who had deserted from the regiment. He even hit one soldier himself when he saw that he was not striking too hard. Seeing his face twisted from anger, Ivan felt a surge of disgust and even nausea. The back of the Tatar was a sight extremely far from the ball - a "bloody mess."
Upon returning home, the young man was unable to close his eyes, the disgusting lynching scene reappeared in his thoughts again, and could only fall asleep after he got very drunk. After everything experienced in one night, the hero’s views changed dramatically. He changed his mind about joining military service, and his love for Varenka "began to decline." Each time he saw her, the hero saw her father, calmly looking at the torment of a soldier. The flogging of the Tatar made a strong impression on the hero and changed his worldview for the better: he became more responsible and humane. From an infantile youth, he turned into a mature man who knew the value of the social life that surrounded him.
