Famusov: attitude towards the service. Griboedov, "Woe from Wit"

One of the main characters in the satirical verse comedy, A.S. Griboyedov became Pavel Afanasyevich Famusov. This is a representative of the Moscow middle-class nobility. Once he was married, but his wife died during childbirth, leaving his daughter Sofya. And now we need to carefully consider the character of this hero, in order to fully reveal the theme of "Famusov: attitude to the service."

Characterization of Famusov

He describes himself as an exemplary father, a cheerful, fresh, gray-haired man with a behavior similar to a monastic one. But people around Famusova speak differently. Sofya's daughter responds about her only parent very unflatteringly: he is fast, restless and obese. And his obsessive desire for intimacy with the maid Lisa erases "ascetic" behavior. In a secular society , his opinion is listened to and even cherished by him. In general, Famusov - a man not evil, but now the most important and important issue for him were searching for a profitable party for Sophia.

Ranks and ranks

In fact, a very serious person - Famusov. The attitude towards the service, however, is special. As befits a true nobleman, he is in the civil service. But his work is done mechanically, absolutely not interested in its meaning. The best confirmation of this is his words, in which he expresses the desire that many cases should not be accumulated. Therefore, he often signs papers without reading. As he himself says: "Signed, so off your shoulders."

For Famusov, the service is not some kind of personally useful activity for him, and not even a means of earning money, and even more so he is not guided by the desire to serve the Fatherland. Service for him is the main attribute of a true nobleman. He treats ranks and ranks about ranks with great piety, on them he estimates people.

FAMUSOV. Attitude to the service. "Woe from Wit"

Famusov, in the case of communication with an important person, will necessarily indicate kinship ties. "Let us count, though distant, - do not divide the inheritance."

When disclosing the topic "Attitude to the service of Famusov," the quotes speak for themselves. The hero likes to surround himself with distant relatives and tries to promote them in every possible way. He does not care whether a person can do this job or not. Here is an example, a quote: "No! I'm in front of relatives, where they meet, crawling; I'll find it on the bottom of the sea. " Lisa about Father Sophia says that he would like to have a son-in-law with officials and stars-and no less. Famusov considers the scholarship of man to be a plague, from which eternal problems, he also believes that books are harmful, and they are not needed at all, it would be better to burn them.

Chatsky and Famusov

When Chatsky suddenly appears in the house of Famusov, the measured and orderly life of the whole family is disrupted, the master is getting out of the usual rut. For his own comfort, Famusov is engaged in the compilation of a calendar. There are notes made when there are baptisms, funerals or a dinner party for trout, where Famusov will certainly arrive. Attitude to Chatsky's service is quite different. He became the personification of the emergence of a new, modern, educated and progressive person who opposes the old foundations, the worship of ranks, serfdom and autocracy.

However, Famusov is not so limited as his entourage like Colonel Skalozub or the many-faced secretary of Molchalin, as, indeed, all the other guests invited to the evening. He has his own point of view on the ongoing processes in society, and he tries to consistently defend it. He is a convinced serf, and is always ready for any sins to send the violator of order to hard labor, to Siberia.

This is the whole of Famusov. Attitude to the service of Chatsky is quite different, he left the civil service and declares that he would serve and be glad, but it is sickening to serve. FAMUSOV in reply: "... All of you are proud! Would you have asked how the fathers did? They would have studied, looking at the elders ...".