(355 words) Asya is the main character of the Turgenev novel of the same name. This girl is included in the gallery of the legendary Turgenev girls, whose image is forever imprinted in the classics of Russian literature. But who is this Turgenev lady? What traits form the basis of her nature? The author himself told us about this in his creation.
Asya is a rather changeable nature: today she is stiff and proud, and tomorrow she frolics and has fun like a child. But that which is invariable in this image is virtue and strict morality. The heroine despises cowardice and flattery, calls them the worst human vices. She is straightforward and simple-minded, she seeks to hide her shyness under the guise of insolence, but it's hard not to notice her kind heart. She very sensitively captures thoughts and attitudes, therefore she is extremely frank, but requires the same crystal honesty in response. She runs away from NN, because she is desperate to get what she is ready to give herself - that's all. Asya is a man of soul. In her decisions, she is guided only by her heart, vulnerable and sensitive, she does not know how to do half, only completely with her whole pure soul.
The life goal of Anna Nikolaevna is to leave something behind herself, an ambitious girl striving for her mark in history, otherwise, in her opinion, there is no need to live. Such serious thoughts at the age of 17 distinguish the heroine from a galaxy of other young ladies captured on the pages of Russian literature. The girl does not live in love or family, she has other preferences and aspirations, which gives the image created by Turgenev a certain revolution. Asi's innovation is also emphasized by her original appearance: short hair, loose and simple clothes. Unlike her peers, drawn into the framework of position and origin, the heroine is free to choose dresses and hairstyles, she is not obliged to play according to the rules of society imposed by her status. This conquers NN, accustomed to women of the same type. This free and original grace, beyond the scope of the template, he could not forget for many years.
Asya is impossible to forget. The image of this wayward and somewhat unique girl is imprinted in the heart, leaving a trace there forever. In some ways, the image of Asi even destroys the type of Turgenev's young lady in our naive view. We imagine a modest and shy beauty from the backwoods with light brown braids, in a light dress, but on the pages of the story we see a short-cut girl with a nasty character and a bold look. This shows the greatness of Turgenev as an author: he can surprise even 150 years after death.
