Fathers and Sons, Chapter 13: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Sitnikov introduces Bazarov and Arkady to Kukshin in a cluttered room filled with papers, magazines, and cigarette ends.
2. Kukshin talks rapidly about chemistry, education, writers, her estate, and plans to travel abroad.
3. Over lunch and champagne, Kukshin criticizes women’s education and mentions Madame Odintsov, prompting Bazarov’s interest.
4. Arguments about women’s rights and intellectual authority give way to more drinking, piano playing, and singing.
5. Arkady protests, Bazarov leaves with him, and Sitnikov follows, only to face a mocking question about his father’s business.

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Cosa notare

Bazarov rejects the assumption that he follows a named thinker. Sitnikov immediately turns this claim of independence into another opportunity for imitation.

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