Bazarov's Nihilism Failure

When Bazarov encountered Anna, he tried to suppress many feelings. When Bazarov first met Anna Odintsova he was intrigued by her immediately, saying, "What a delectable body!" (Turgenev 61). Initially only attracted to her looks, Bazarov soon finds that she has more to her, claiming "that lady has a head on her shoulders" (Turgenev 67). In the early stages of their relationship, Bazarov feels inspired and overwhelmed by Anna and these feelings "torment

Finally, Bazarov's fatal disease brought out the feelings he still had for Anna. Moments before dying he asked his father to give Anna a message “Tell her that Evgeny Bazarov sends his greetings and wants her to know he’s dying” (Turgenev 148). By sending a servant to give Anna the message of his illness it gave Bazarov hope so see Anna one last time before he died. Bazarov’s last wish was not made out of nihilism but of the love he still possessed for Anna.

Even though Bazarov and Pavel are from different generations; however, they have similar ethics. Pavel and Bazarov had affection for the same woman, which resulted in a two shot pistol duel. Bazarov shot Pavel in the thigh with his first shot. Then he immediately threw his pistol to the ground. Hecould of easily killed Pavel, however he decided to heal his wound instead. After the duel Bazarov had more respect for Pavel because of his bravery during the du

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