Eugene Onegin, Part 1, no. 151, Part XIV summary
Part 1, no. 151, Part XIV of 368 · 1 min to read the part
In XIV, the narrator asks after the reader’s relatives and defines family ties through expected affection and customary Christmas greetings. He contrasts the tenderness people owe their relations with the ease of forgetting them between annual visits or cards, ending with a qualified blessing.
What happens
- The narrator addresses the reader and asks whether the reader’s relatives are well.
- He offers to explain what he means by relatives.
- He describes relatives as people whom custom obliges us to treat with love and tenderness.
- Christmas visits or greeting cards allow relatives to forget our existence until the next Christmas.
- The narrator ends by leaving their blessing to God’s choice.
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What to notice
The qualification makes the blessing sound detached rather than warmly affectionate. It closes the contrast between expected family tenderness and actual neglect.
Quick check
What does the narrator name as an alternative to visiting relatives at Christmas?
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