(263 words) A.I. Kuprin depicted the world of human relationships in conjunction with the natural world. For the lyrical hero of his works, landscape is a participant in action, something living, capable of responding to feelings. The reader can enjoy the beauty of Polesie and imagine himself in the place of the characters.
In the story “Olesya”, with the help of descriptions of the landscape, the author draws the image of Ivan Timofeevich. Recall one of the hero’s many meetings with Olesya. On a calm winter day, silence reigns around. Snow lies in fluffy clods. Feels very cold. The gentleman himself is cold and dispassionate. No wonder his companion says: "Your heart is cold, lazy." Perhaps the man has such a character, because he always remains alone, like an endless white field in winter. The quiet charm of the landscape resonates in the hearts of the heroes. Ivan seems to see how time goes. Olesya is a child of nature. She subtly feels the surrounding world, which endowed her with naturalness and originality. On her example, we see that a spiritual connection with these forests, meadows and valleys elevates the soul, but a break with them makes a limited set of functions out of rich human nature. The author depicts such degradation in the image of cruel and narrow-minded peasants.
Description Polesie reflects the events of the work. Spring, when everything revives, is associated with the emergence of feelings. On moonlit summer nights, love becomes stronger. The most tense moments are like evenings before a thunderstorm. Finally, when the thunder booms, a tragedy occurs.
Thus, the landscape as a pictorial means exposes human vices, highlights the characteristics of the character and conveys emotions in the work. At the same time, the descriptions of nature help to understand how beautiful the world is, how important it is to live in harmony with it and see beauty even in a forest that is “black from dirt”. The nature of the surrounding fields, plains, hills evokes the best feelings that are inherent in each of us from birth.
