The image of Tikhon Shcherbaty in the epic novel "War and Peace" by L.N. Tolstoy expresses the active principle of the Russian soul, depicts the ability of the people to boldly fight against foreign invaders. The hero is the embodiment of the heroic strength of the people, which rose to defend the Fatherland from enemies.

Tikhon Shcherbaty is also the personification of the "club people's war”, he is “the most useful and brave person” of all who serve in Denisov’s partisan detachment. The author tells on the pages of his novel that "no one else discovered cases of attacks, no one else took him and beat the French."

How did Tikhon Shcherbaty differ from other heroes?

First of all, activity, diligence, firmness of character. He left the detachment at night to get everything that was required for his comrades and for their common cause.

If an order was given, the hero brought the prisoner with the same ease.

The external characterization of the hero is funny and expressive. He has one flaw in appearance, thanks to which he got his nickname - Tikhon is missing one tooth. This external flaw gives Shcherbaty a cunning and cheerful look.

Another undoubted hallmark Tikhon is his ability to never lose heart, no matter how hard it is for him, as well as a sparkling sense of humor.

Any work argued in his hands, he deftly chopped logs with an ax, and sometimes this very ax became a formidable weapon in the hands of a daring man.

However, the hero considered military affairs to be his main occupation. He gives himself entirely to him, he devotes all his strength, his ingenuity and endurance to him. Originally from the village of Pokrovskoye, for many generations he was a worker of the earth, he was created for peaceful life, but he performs the role of defender of the motherland quite naturally. Moreover, sometimes in military life Shcherbaty shows cruelty, but she forgives him, because in war everything is evaluated differently.

Taking an ax in his hands, Tikhon goes with him to the enemy and is not guided by the order of the commander, but by a patriotic feeling and hatred for the aliens.

The character of Tikhon Shcherbaty is also revealed by his friends in arms. In their words, we hear respect, admiration, even some kindness: “well, clever”, “what a rogue”, “what a beast”.

The hero is fast and impetuous, he is always full of movement. In all the scenes in which we meet Tikhon, he either runs, or throws himself into the river, or gets out of it and runs on. Even in his speech there is a dynamism characteristic of him: “One and well up ... I grabbed him in such a manner ... Let's go, I'm talking to the colonel. How to roar! And here are four of them. They rushed at me with skewers. I attacked them in such a manner with an ax: why are you, they say, Christ is with you ... ”.

Tikhon Shcherbaty personifies the strength, power and inexhaustible energy of the Russian people. The author contrasts it with the image of Platon Karataev, but not in order to show positive and negative folk hero, but in order to give this hero a comprehensive description.

Tikhon is a collective image of the people, in which its best features are manifested. He became the personification of the fearlessness and self-sacrifice of the people in the name of victory over the enemy.

The main characters of the novel by L. N. Tolstoy "Voy-pa and the world" are representatives of the nobility. However, the author seeks to paint a picture of Russian life in its entirety, therefore, characters from the common people appear in the narrative - Tikhon Shcherbaty and Platon Karataev. Both heroes, as Russian national types and exponents of the spiritual essence of the Russian character, are dear to Tolstoy, each in his own way.

In the image of Shcherbaty, the active beginning of the Russian spirit is expressed, the ability of the people to fearlessly fight against the invaders is shown. Tikhon is the embodiment of a heroic people who rose to defend the Fatherland.

Karataev, on the other hand, embodies the idea close to the writer of "non-resistance to evil by violence." The writer appreciates in this hero the manifestation of “everything Russian, good and round”, all those qualities that, according to Tolstoy, constituted the moral basis of the Russian people, the Russian peasantry. Patriarchy, gentleness, humility and religiosity are features without which, according to Tolstoy, the spiritual warehouse of the Russian peasant is unthinkable.

Tikhon Shcherbaty personifies in the romance that "club of the people's war", which rose up and "nailed the French with terrible force until the whole invasion died." "Non-resistance" Platon Karataev - another type national character, the other side of "people's thought".

Tikhon is "the most useful and brave man" in Denisov's partisan detachment: "No one else discovered cases of attacks, no one else took him and beat the French." Shcherbaty occupied a special, exceptional place in Denisov's detachment: "When it was necessary to do something especially difficult ... everyone pointed, laughing, at Tikhon." At night, he left the detachment and got everything that was necessary for his comrades, for a common cause: weapons, clothes, and when he was ordered, he delivered prisoners. Tikhon was not afraid of any work. He wielded an ax well (“like a wolf owns teeth”), deftly, with all his might, split logs. If necessary, the ax in his hands turned into a formidable weapon. This character embodies the heroic forces of the people, their resourcefulness, camaraderie, and prowess.

Important feature Tikhon - the ability not to lose heart, not to lose heart under any circumstances, an indestructible sense of humor. This feature makes Shcherbatov a universal favorite in the detachment: "... he was the jester of all Cossacks, hussars", and "he himself willingly succumbed to this chip." Probably, some features of Tikhon (for example, his cruelty) could be condemned by the writer if it was a question of peaceful

time. But at a critical moment in history, when the question of the future of Russia, the fate of all Russian people is being decided ( Patriotic War 1812), the activities of such as Shcherbaty are saving both for the country and for the people.

Each of the heroes of Tolstoy will give a bright portrait and speech characteristic. From the whole appearance of Tikhon vests dexterity, confidence, strength. A funny and expressive feature of his appearance is the lack of a tooth (for this Tikhon was nicknamed Shcherbaty). His language is riddled with humor, a rude joke. Plato's appearance is also peculiar. He is over fifty years old, but everything in his appearance was preserved intact: not a single gray hair was in his beard and hair, everything was round - both his face, and his shoulders, and his back, and his stomach. Everything had the appearance of some kind of drowsiness, softness.

If Tikhon is merciless to the enemy, then Karataev loves all people, including the French. Other important features in Karataev are the spirit of truth-seeking, spiritual clarity, love of work: "He knew how to do everything, not very well, but not bad either."

Plato is a vivid exponent of the philosophy of patience, characteristic of the Russian peasantry and conditioned by the uniqueness of Russian history and culture. This philosophy of life was also reflected in the proverbial wisdom that often sounds in Plato's melodious speech: "Rock is looking for the head", "An hour to endure, but a century to live." Sometimes, it seems that he covers up his helplessness, his inability to actively resist circumstances, with the philosophy of patience. Karataev seems to be completely devoid of individual consciousness, at any time he relies on worldview stereotypes that have developed over the centuries in the people's environment: “Where there is a court, there is a lie”, “Never refuse from the bag and prison”, “Not by our mind, but by God's court” .

Unlike Karataev, Shcherbaty does not remember God, relying only on himself - on his strength, ingenuity, mental vigor. Shcherbaty is sharp, and if circumstances so require - and cruel. In these features, he differs from Plato, who strives to see “solemn goodness” in everything. Shcherbaty, experiencing a patriotic feeling and hatred for the invaders, goes at them with an ax. Plato is ready to “suffer innocently in vain” rather than shed human blood, even if it is the blood of an enemy.

Karataev and Shcherbaty are two hypostases of a single whole. Salvation for Russia consists, according to Tolstoy, in the synthesis of these two principles - meekness, humility and peacefulness, on the one hand, and energy, will, ability to take active action, on the other. Having learned the truth of Karataev, Pierre in the epilogue of the novel goes exactly in this way.

Tikhon Shcherbaty is an ordinary Russian peasant who joined the Denisov detachment to fight for the Motherland. He got his nickname because he was missing one front tooth, and he himself looked a little scary. In the detachment, Tikhon was indispensable, as he was the most dexterous and could easily cope with the dirtiest and most difficult work. At first, he simply looked after the horses, made fires and, at his own request, went to the camp to the French, from where he always returned with trophies: he brought weapons and clothes. Then he was promoted to the Cossacks and began to be sent to the enemy to take languages. He had some kind of instinct and he always brought the right officers. By nature, Tikhon is very good-natured, but his enemies are not people, and he is cruel with them. Tikhon is presented as a people's avenger who defends his land, where he used to live and work. Comrades in arms respect him, admire his courage and resourcefulness, they are glad that in their squad there is such a simple, strong and courageous person. Tikhon considered an ax and a pike to be the best weapon, since he mastered them perfectly, and he wore a blunderbuss just like that and maybe never even used it.

In the image of Tikhon Shcherbaty, Tolstoy tried to show us that with the outbreak of the war, the masses did not stand aside, ordinary people also worried about the future of the country and stood up for its defense.

The rain had passed, only fog and drops of water fell from the branches of trees. Denisov, the esaul, and Petya silently followed the peasant in the cap, who, lightly and silently stepping with his feet turned out in bast shoes over the roots and wet leaves, led them to the edge of the forest. Coming out to the izvolok, the peasant paused, looked around and headed towards the thinning wall of trees. At a large oak tree, which had not yet shed its leaves, he stopped and mysteriously beckoned to him with his hand. Denisov and Petya drove up to him. From the place where the peasant stopped, the French were visible. Now a spring field was going down behind the forest like a semi-hillock. To the right, across a steep ravine, one could see a small village and a manor house with collapsed roofs. In this village, in the manor house, and along the whole hillock, in the garden, by the wells and the pond, and along the entire road uphill from the bridge to the village, no more than two hundred sazhens away, crowds of people could be seen in the wavering fog. Their non-Russian cries were clearly heard at the horses in the carts tearing up the mountain and calls to each other. “Give the prisoner here,” Denisov said in a low voice, not taking his eyes off the French. The Cossack dismounted from his horse, removed the boy, and together with him approached Denisov. Denisov, pointing to the French, asked what kind of troops they were. The boy, thrusting his chilled hands into his pockets and raising his eyebrows, looked frightened at Denisov and, despite his apparent desire to say everything he knew, got confused in his answers and only confirmed what Denisov was asking. Denisov, frowning, turned away from him and turned to the esaul, telling him his thoughts. Petya, turning his head with quick movements, glanced first at the drummer, then at Denisov, then at the esaul, then at the French in the village and on the road, trying not to miss something important. - Pg "is coming, not pg" is Dolokhov, you have to bg "at! .. Eh?" Denisov said, his eyes flashing merrily. “The place is convenient,” said the esaul. “We’ll send infantry from below—by swamps,” Denisov continued, “they’ll crawl up to the garden; you will drive with the Cossacks from there, - Denisov pointed to the forest outside the village, - and I will come from here, with my gusags. “It won’t be possible in a hollow - it’s a quagmire,” said the esaul. “You’ll bog down the horses, you have to go around to the left ... While they were talking in an undertone in this way, down in the hollow from the pond, one shot clicked, the smoke began to turn white, another, and a friendly, as if cheerful, cry of hundreds of voices of the French who were on the half-mountain was heard. In the first minute, both Denisov and the esaul leaned back. They were so close that it seemed to them that they were the cause of these shots and screams. But the shots and screams did not belong to them. Below, across the swamps, a man in something red was running. Obviously, the French were shooting at him and shouting at him. “After all, this is our Tikhon,” said the esaul.- He! they are! “Eka a rogue,” said Denisov. — Leave! - screwing up his eyes, said the esaul. The man whom they called Tikhon, running up to the river, flopped into it so that the spray flew, and hiding for a moment, all black from the water, got out on all fours and ran on. The French, who were running after him, stopped. - Well, clever, - said the esaul. - What a beast! Denisov said with the same expression of annoyance. And what has he done so far? - Who is this? Petya asked. - This is our plast. I sent him to pick up the language. “Ah, yes,” Petya said at Denisov’s first word, nodding his head as if he understood everything, although he decidedly did not understand a single word. Tikhon Shcherbaty was one of the most the right people in the party. He was a peasant from Pokrovsky near Gzhatya. When, at the beginning of his actions, Denisov came to Pokrovskoye and, as always, calling the headman, asked what they knew about the French, the headman answered as they answered and all the headmen, as if defending themselves that they know nothing, know not know. But when Denisov explained to them that his goal was to beat the French, and when he asked if the French had wandered into them, the headman said that miroders there were for sure, but that in their village only one Tishka Shcherbaty was engaged in these matters. Denisov ordered Tikhon to be called to him and, praising him for his activities, said a few words in front of the headman about the loyalty to the tsar and the fatherland and hatred for the French, which the sons of the fatherland should observe. “We do no harm to the French,” said Tikhon, apparently timid at these words of Denisov. - We just like that, it means that we dabbled with the guys on the hunt. Worldders it was as if they beat a dozen or two, otherwise we didn’t do anything bad ... - The next day, when Denisov, completely forgetting about this peasant, left Pokrovsky, he was informed that Tikhon had stuck to the party and asked to be left with it. Denisov ordered to leave him. Tikhon, who at first corrected the menial work of laying fires, delivering water, skinning horses, etc., soon showed a great desire and ability for guerrilla warfare. He went out at night to plunder and each time brought with him a dress and French weapons, and when he was ordered, he brought prisoners. Denisov put Tikhon away from work, began to take him on trips with him and enrolled him in the Cossacks. Tikhon did not like to ride and always walked, never falling behind the cavalry. His weapons were a blunderbuss, which he wore more for laughter, a lance and an ax, which he owned like a wolf owns teeth, equally easily picking fleas out of wool and biting thick bones with them. Tikhon equally faithfully, with all his might, split logs with an ax and, taking the ax by the butt, cut out thin pegs with it and cut out spoons. In the party of Denisov, Tikhon occupied his own special, exceptional place. When it was necessary to do something especially difficult and ugly - to turn a wagon out of the mud with a shoulder, to pull a horse out of the swamp by the tail, skin it, climb into the very middle of the French, walk fifty miles a day - everyone pointed, chuckling, at Tikhon. “What the hell is he doing, hefty Merenina,” they said about him. Once a Frenchman, whom Tikhon was taking, shot him with a pistol and hit him in the flesh of his back. This wound, from which Tikhon was treated only with vodka, internally and externally, was the subject of the most cheerful jokes in the whole detachment and jokes that Tikhon willingly succumbed to. "What, brother, won't you?" Ali cringed? the Cossacks laughed at him, and Tikhon, deliberately crouching and making faces, pretending to be angry, scolded the French with the most ridiculous curses. This incident had only the effect on Tikhon that, after his wound, he rarely brought prisoners. Tikhon was the most useful and brave man in the party. No one more than him discovered cases of attacks, no one else took him and beat the French; and as a result, he was the jester of all Cossacks, hussars, and he himself willingly succumbed to this rank. Now Tikhon was sent by Denisov, that night, to Shamshevo in order to take language. But, either because he was not satisfied with one Frenchman, or because he slept through the night, he climbed into the bushes during the day, into the very middle of the Frenchmen and, as he saw from Mount Denisov, was discovered by them.

A very colorful character of the second plan, Tikhon Shcherbaty, is a collective image of ordinary Russian peasants who defended their fatherland from the invaders, the French. Shcherbaty got his nickname from a physical defect - when he smiled, the absence of one tooth became noticeable.

His face is covered with smallpox scars and wrinkles. Voice deep, melodious. By nature, Tikhon is a merry fellow, a jester. Never discouraged, loves to tell his comrades funny stories, accompanying the story with sweeping gestures. He wore a blunderbuss and an ax on his belt, while there is not a single mention that Tikhon used a blunderbuss. But he masterfully wielded an ax as a weapon. He readily took on any job, no matter how difficult or ugly it may seem. It is said about Tikhon's physical strength and endurance that he is ready to walk all day, up to 50 kilometers, and at the same time keep up with the riders.

Tikhon's manners are simple, rude, and come from a pure heart. He looks directly into the eyes of commanders and aristocrats, does not try to somehow ingratiate themselves with them. For him, any Russian person is a kindred spirit. But he is intolerant of the French, of the entire detachment, Tikhon has the most killed enemies. Such a person will never suffer the suffering that overtook Pierre Bezukhov. Tikhon's life is filled with work to be done, and he undertakes it with glee.

From peasant family from the Smolensk region, Tikhon, of his own free will, joins Denisov's partisan detachment. At first, he does the simplest work - caring for horses, looking after fires. On his own initiative, he makes sorties to the French, never returns empty-handed, but brings trophies: food, weapons, clothes. Denisov saw and appreciated this initiative and dexterity in him, promoted Tikhon to a Cossack. Now he was instructed to seize languages, i.e. such captives who could tell useful information. Tikhon intuitively found the most useful prisoners, and delivered them safely to the camp. All Tikhon's comrades love his cheerful disposition, admire his dexterity, and gratefully appreciate his willingness to do unpleasant work.

Option 2

Often in literary works depict the image of a hero, a person who is ready to do anything to protect his homeland and loved ones. In most cases, building this image associated with the war, and the need to protect their country, which is required of the hero. Heroes can be very different. They can be, like the ideals of the human personality, to whom everything worldly is alien, and not very good personalities, who, despite their shortcomings, still have the right to be called heroes. Such heroes are present in Tolstoy's work "War and Peace".

In the beautiful work of Tolstoy, "War and Peace," truly terrible things are described. In it, the author tells us about the war, which claimed a huge number of lives and harmed a fairly large territory. But he also described in the work the life of people during the war. I wrote about how they cope with hardships, how they struggle with difficulties, and endure adversity. Also described in the work interesting image Tikhon Shcherbaty.

Tikhon Shcherbaty is one of the soldiers in the army, though not the most common one. He truly is the personification of soldier's honor and courage. During the battle, he is one of the first to rush at the enemy in order to disorient him and confuse him, because of his weapons he only has an ax and a musket, which he ideally owns. Also during the battle, he has a very, very intimidating appearance, because after many battles he has many noticeable scars on his body, which the enemy sees and understands that there will be no mercy from this person.

By nature, Tikhon is a rather calm, kind, and sympathetic person. He is always ready to compromise in any conflict, so as not to create an even greater one. However, he behaves this way only with his comrades in arms. With the enemy, he has a short conversation. He is ready to do anything to protect his homeland and the people living in it.

Thus, the author, through his character, conveys to us the image of a real hero, who, although not idealized in all aspects of the human personality, still has every right to be called a hero, because he is one. The author shows that even in the most troubled times, ordinary people, like Tikhon Shcherbaty, are ready to take heroic deeds and show not hefty courage, comparable only to some heroes in the entire history of mankind.

I believe that it is these features that prevail in the image of Tikhon Shcherbaty from Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Composition on the theme of Tikhon Shcherbaty

The main characters of the novel are representatives of the nobility. Tolstoy wants to paint in his novel "War and Peace" a complete picture, describing all aspects of Russian life. He describes these sides, not always on the positive side. That is why the novel also contains ordinary people, such as Tikhon Shcherbaty. He wants people to see not only that noble life, but also the life ordinary people, the life of all Russia.

The image of Tikhon carries the same Russian spirit, courage and courage. Shcherbaty can be compared with a hero on Ancient Rus'. It is people like him who go to the end for the Motherland. This hero is the embodiment of the Russian people, the prototype of an ordinary Russian person.

Tikhon Shcherbaty can certainly be called the most courageous and courageous fighter in the Denisov detachment. His role in the detachment was extremely important and unique. He was so dedicated to the cause that he was not afraid to risk his life for other people. Very often, at night, he left the detachment in order to get everything most important for himself and his comrades. Tikhon can be called a real man who was not afraid of even the dustiest work. He deftly chopped wood, defended himself and the creator. Everyone considered him a real other and a stone wall.

Tycho had a unique sense of humor. It seems that everything is connected in this person best qualities Russian people. This is the man who never lost heart, did not lament and did not lose heart. Of course, he was the favorite of the whole detachment. Tikhon had toughness, but in those days - this cannot be called a bad trait in character. The Patriotic War of 1812 was going on, times were difficult, people like Tikhon Shcherbaty were the real saviors of their Motherland.

Tikhon is very dexterous, smart and self-confident. One of the features of the appearance of a man is that he does not have one tooth. His appearance is very unusual, even peculiar. He is over 50 years old. Her hair was like that of a young man, not a single gray hair. His appearance more indicated that he was a gentle person, while his character was the opposite. It can be said that the appearance contradicted the character.

Tikhon never turns to God, all hope, according to him, is only on himself alone. He used to rely only on his strength and intelligence. Tikhon is quite sharp, a couple, sometimes very rude. There is so much patriotism in Tikhon that it seems to be enough for the entire Russian people put together. He is ready to die for his Fatherland.