Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 254, Part XXXII summary
Part 1, no. 254, Part XXXII of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XXXII, the narrator imagines a duelist killing a companion from his youth after an insult or an angry challenge, then asks what feeling rules him. The question shifts attention from the quarrel to the survivor’s distress before a motionless friend who cannot answer his cries.
What happens
- The narrator imagines a pistol shot striking a companion from the shooter’s youth.
- An insult over wine or an angry challenge supplies the imagined cause of the encounter.
- The companion lies motionless as his life ebbs away.
- The narrator asks which feeling dominates the shooter as his despairing cry receives no response.
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What to notice
The closing question contrasts the survivor’s distress with the companion’s inability to respond. It makes the emotional cost of the imagined shooting central.
Quick check
What relationship does the imagined victim have to the shooter?
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