Pavel leaves the country and lives the rest of his life as a 'noble' in Dresden, Germany.19th century Russian literature set in 1859. His father marries Fenichka and is delighted to have his son home with him. He contracts typhus, and on his deathbed, sends for Madame Odintsova, who arrives in time to hear Bazarov tell her how beautiful she is.Īrkady marries Katya and takes over the management of his father's estate. Meanwhile, Arkady and Katya have fallen in love and have become engaged.Īt home, Bazarov cannot keep his mind on his work and while performing an autopsy fails to take the proper precautions. He stops for an hour or so at Madame Odintsova's, then continues on to his parents' home. Pavel is wounded slightly, and Bazarov must leave Marino. The older man feels it is his duty to defend his brother's honor, and he challenges Bazarov to a due]. Bazarov enjoys talking with Fenichka and playing with her child, and one day he gives her a quick, harmless kiss which is observed by Pavel. Bazarov stays at Marino to do some scientific research, and tension between him and Pavel increases. They leave almost immediately and return to Arkady's home.Īrkady remains for only a few days, and makes an excuse to leave in order to see Katya.

After a brief stay, they decide to return to Marino, and circle by to see Madame Odintsova, who receives them coolly. He almost comes to blows with his friend Arkady. Bazarov is still disturbed by his rejection, and is difficult to get along with. She does not respond to his declaration, and soon after, Arkady and Bazarov leave for Bazarov's home.Īt Bazarov's home, they are received enthusiastically by his parents. They remain for a short period and Bazarov is more and more drawn toward Madame Odintsova, until he finally announces that he loves her. There they observe the local gentry and meet Madame Odintsova, an elegant woman of independent means who invites them to spend a few days at her estate, Nikolskoe.Īt Nikolskoe, they also meet Katya, Madame Odintsova's sister, who attracts Arkady. The two young men remain at Marino for a short time, then decide to visit a relative of Arkady's in a neighboring province. Nikolai feels awkward with his son at home, partially because Arkady's views have dated his own beliefs, and partially because he has taken a servant, Fenichka, into his house to live with him and has already had a son by her.

The father gladly receives the two young men at his estate, called Marino, but Nikolai's brother, Pavel, soon becomes upset by the strange new philosophy called 'nihilism' which the young men advocate.

Arkady Kirsanov has just graduated from the University of Petersburg and returns with a friend, Bazarov, to his father's modest estate in an outlying province of Russia.

Fathers and sons by ivan turgenev