Slutty chameleon attacker summary. A.P

The modern library has already accumulated many works, large and small, well-known and not so well-known, different languages and from different authors. In modern times, summaries of Chekhov's "The Intruder" are gaining popularity, " The captain's daughter"Pushkin, "Mtsyri" by Lermontov and many other works. Every reader has one or more works that he especially loved. Usually books become loved because of an interesting plot, unusual characters or deep meaning. In modern times there are also a huge number of genres, from entertaining to tragic. Some authors stick to works in one style, others experiment with them. One of these authors was Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.

Biography of Chekhov

The writer was born in 1860, on January 29, in Taganrog, in a large merchant family. Chekhov loved to read since childhood, and soon began to write. He first tried himself as a writer while still in high school, and his first work was written in 1884. It was from this that the writer’s career took off. Over the course of his life, he wrote more than 350 works, many of which were translated into foreign languages. Among them there are short plays, dramas, and stories. All works are filled with satire and ridicule of reality.

One of the largest and most popular stories by this author is “The Intruder.” It, like many of the writer’s stories, has been translated into foreign languages. Also in some publications for schoolchildren you can find either retellings or summary story "The Intruder".

The narrative from beginning to end takes place in one place, in the station where the investigator interrogates the peasant. The guy's name is Denis Grigoriev, he is youngest child in the family, he was caught unscrewing the nut securing the rails and sleepers. He looks unkempt, dressed poorly, in a patched shirt and trousers, but no shoes at all, his hair is unkempt and dirty, and he himself is very skinny.

Denis argues for his actions by saying that nuts make excellent sinkers. The investigator is trying to prove that people could have died, but the peasant insists on his line. He says that he does everything wisely, and does not even think that people might die because of him. The story begins with the fact that the whole village unscrews the nuts and makes sinkers out of them, that without these sinkers there is no point in going fishing, because then there will be no bite, since the fish are all bottom-dwelling. It turned out that without sinkers they only catch bleak, and even boys don’t go fishing without them. Then, instead of telling a story about a crime, he begins to talk about the inhabitants of the pond and the unknown fish shilishpera.

Later, the investigator understands why the train recently derailed. Then it turns out that it is not only Denis who is unscrewing the screws, but the whole village. They regularly receive orders for sinkers, and sometimes for nets, where they need at least ten nuts. They work because they are heavy and have a hole in the middle. To the investigator’s completely logical question about whether it is possible to replace the nut with something else, the peasant answers with an unequivocal “no.” This moment is a turning point both in the full story and in the summary of “The Intruder”. Later, the man's house is searched and another nut is found. Later it turned out that there were more nuts in the house - sold to him by another peasant and unscrewed by Denis himself. Despite all the excuses, the peasant is found guilty under the article for causing damage to railways with intent.

Thoughts of the main character

Denis still doesn’t understand why he is being sent to prison. He does not begin to think about the fate of people, but only thinks about the debts that his acquaintances must return to him. He is not worried about what tragedy might have happened if the watchman had not caught him screwing, but begins to complain that the whole village is committing a crime, and he alone is being punished. Before leaving, he begins to accuse the investigator of the fact that he cannot judge fairly and correctly. Perhaps for the rest of his life he will never understand why he was convicted. After reading complete work or a summary of “The Intruder”, one can understand Denis’s main and only argument that they are dark people, which means that the law is not particularly written to them. However, this argument does not save him; he is convicted and sent to prison.

Bottom line

This summary of "The Intruder" shows a certain time with its own morals and customs. However, although the times in which Chekhov lived are long gone, “Denis” still exist, driving others crazy with their stupidity and illogicality. There are many people in the world who believe: if a person did not know some law or rule, no one has the right to condemn him. Perhaps in the future there will be fewer such people, but today we need to fight them or tolerate them and their behavior.

A very skinny man stood in front of the court investigator. A sullen severity was visible in his eyes because of his thick eyebrows. His hair was tangled and unkempt, which gave him a spidery sternness.

Grigoriev Denis, come here and answer my questions,” the investigator tells him. - On July 7th of this year, railway watchman Ivan Akinfov, when he walked along the line in the morning, saw you unscrewing the nuts on the rails. He stopped you with this nut. Is everything correct?

Did I say everything correctly? Was everything exactly like that?

Of course it is.

Why did you unscrew it?

Stop your “shit” and answer the question clearly: why did you unscrew the nut?

If I didn’t need it, I wouldn’t have unscrewed it,” Denis wheezed, looking at the ceiling.

I repeat: what do you need it for?

We make sinkers from nuts.

Well, we, the people, are all local men, Klimovskys.

“So, don’t play a fool with me here,” the investigator flared up. - Don't lie to me here. Speak clearly.

I’ve never lied, but now that means I’m lying... - Denis muttered, blinking. - What about without a sinker? You can’t catch anything without a sinker, everything loves space: both perch and pike with burbot swim along the bottom.

What are you telling me here? What pike? What kind of burbot?

Well, you asked why. That's what I say, everyone catches it that way.

So you're saying that you unscrewed the nut on the tracks to make a sinker out of it?

Well, of course. Don't play with them.

Well, you can take lead, a piece of scrap metal, a nail….

You need to buy lead, but nails and scrap metal won’t do. There is no better nut, it is both heavy and has a hole already.

Stop fooling around. As if you were a newborn, don’t you understand the consequences of such unscrewing? If the watchman had not been careful, the train would have gone downhill and so many people would have died. They would have died because of you! You would kill them!

Forgive, Lord, and deliver, Your Honor! I didn't kill anyone. I am baptized and not some kind of villain. We’ve lived a century and this hasn’t happened in our heads. We don’t unscrew everything, we leave it. We do it wisely.

Now it’s clear why the train derailed last year,” says the investigator. - It's clear…

I say, now I understand why the train derailed last year.

That's why you are educated to understand, your honor.

During the search, they also found a nut on you. Where did you unscrew it? Where on the route?

I didn’t unscrew it, Ignashka brought it to me, and the one that lies in the sleigh was unscrewed with Mitrofan.

Mitrofan?

Yes, Mitrofan, haven’t you heard? He makes nets for us and sells them to gentlemen. And for each of them you need ten pieces.

That's it, under Article 1081 you are sentenced to exile to hard labor for causing damage to the railway.

What? Why to hard labor? I didn’t cause any harm to anyone, I didn’t know anything!

You're lying, you understand everything, you're pretending to me here!

I’m not lying, nothing can be caught without a sinker. Ask in the village if you don’t believe me...

In the ensuing silence, Denis stands, shifting from foot to foot, examining the investigator’s desk, and he quickly writes something.

Can I go? – Denis couldn’t stand the silence.

No. I have to arrest you and send you to prison.

Why in prison? Your Honor? Didn't steal, didn't fight. For what?!

Answer from Anatoly Ten[guru]

Answer from Yoyoma Burkov[guru]
The guy, sorry, was stealing nuts from the railroad tracks. They pulled him up like a terrorist, and he, sorry, stole them. They explain to him that a locomotive can go off the rails, but he can’t understand - how can this be because of one nut? Moreover, the whole village is fishermen and everyone there pi nuts, excuse me, they took it. Somewhere like this.

Answer from CHRISTINA.[guru]
If you retell the “plot” from these answers to the teacher, then you are guaranteed a “match.”
The story itself is small, you should do it YOURSELF! I read it in 10-15 minutes...

Answer from Natusik[guru]
Since childhood, we have all been taught to tell the truth and not to deceive, not to break the law and to be responsible for our actions. If you live honestly, then you will not be ashamed of what you did before. And we were also TAUGHT to think first, and then act, and generally try to act in such a way as not to harm anyone. You think about all this when you read the story “The Intruder” by Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
Although main character This story - poor skinny man, dirty and unkempt, barefoot Denis Grigoriev - does not deceive anyone. He truthfully answers the investigator's questions in court.
It turns out that his guilt lies in the fact that he railway unscrewed the nut that secures the rails to the sleepers. He did this in order to make a sinker from a nut for fishing. Otherwise, you won’t catch fish in their area, even the “lowest boy” knows this. Denis Grigoriev did this for several reasons, one of them was poverty: “You won’t find lead on the road, you have to buy it, but a carnation is not good.”
Denis Grigoriev was not going to cause a train wreck: “...I didn’t have such thoughts in my head... We’ve been unscrewing it for so long... we’re leaving it... We’re not doing it crazy... we understand...” It turns out that all the Klimov men unscrew the nuts, and Mitrofan Petrov makes seines “and sells them to the gentlemen. He needs a lot of these same nuts. For each seine, there are, like, ten of them...”. This is the second reason why the nuts on the railway are unscrewed: for the master’s nets, because gentlemen also catch fish.
That is, the gentlemen know where the nuts for their nets come from and turn a blind eye to the fact that “damage to the railway... may endanger... transport... the consequence of this should be misfortune.” Both men and gentlemen know this. The men are guilty because of the master's whim. The judge understands that it is impossible to take into custody and send to prison all the gentlemen in the area (after all, it is for them that the men unscrew the screws), and therefore cannot pass a sentence; he writes something without listening to Denis. Denis justifies himself and says that he is not deceiving and is ready to confirm this under oath.
The investigator never made any decision - there is no mention of this in the story. And Denis, resisting two burly soldiers, mutters: “We must judge skillfully, not in vain... Even if you flog, but for the cause, according to your conscience...”. He still doesn't understand what he is accused of.
The attackers in this story are not Denis Grigoriev and his brothers or any of the Klimov men, but those gentlemen because of whom the men break the law. If they really did not act according to their conscience, they would be ready to answer for it, but not in vain! That is, the title of Chekhov's story "The Intruder" is ironic.

Answer from Polya Gavrilyuk[newbie]
Most best story short, it's just all too short and you don't learn much

Answer from Igor Prokofiev[active]
The village man, not understanding the reason for the arrest, and especially why he could be sent to hard labor, suggested that it was because of the machinations of the headman. He starts muttering something about his relatives. It turns out that there are three brothers in the family. He also says that he should not be responsible for their actions. But the investigator has already lost all interest in him and calls his assistants, who must escort the peasant to the cell. The attacker is still trying to defend himself, even remembering the deceased master, who could have decided everything in good conscience. But no one listens to him anymore. This is how the summary of the story “The Intruder” ends. Throughout the entire work, Chekhov only sadly ironizes his character, not trying to draw any conclusions about the man’s guilt, giving the reader the opportunity to decide for himself whether the attacker is guilty or not

Answer from Victoria Zolotukhina[active]
A man was caught loosening bolts on a railroad track. During interrogation, he explained that he needed NUTS as a sinker for fishing. He could not understand that this was a crime, that it could lead to death. dor. disaster and loss of life, because he ONLY needs nuts. And even when he was taken to prison, he kept making noise that he couldn’t go to prison, he had no time, and there was nothing to arrest him for.

Answer from I[newbie]
A man was caught loosening bolts on a railroad track. During interrogation, he explained that he needed NUTS as a sinker for fishing. He could not understand that this was a crime, that it could lead to death. dor. disaster and loss of life, because he ONLY needs nuts. And even when he was taken to prison, he kept making noise that he couldn’t go to prison, he had no time, and there was nothing to arrest him for.

Answer from Ilya Proshkin[newbie]
I'm looking for it myself

Answer from Marat Khabibullin[newbie]
I'm looking for it myself

Answer from Maria Rotkina[newbie]

The investigator finds out that Denis, like other Klimov men, unscrews nuts in order to make sinkers out of them. The defendant sincerely does not understand that such unscrewing could lead to a train accident and loss of life. The investigator sends the attacker to prison, but he still does not understand what he did.

Answer from Grant Gevorgyan[newbie]
I read it in 5 minutes, I read it very quickly and understood the meaning

Answer from Olga Pershina[active]
The trial of the barefoot and thin peasant Denis Grigoriev is underway. He is accused of unscrewing the nut that secures the rails to the sleepers. The peasant does not deny this, but he does not see his guilt.
The investigator finds out that Denis, like other Klimov men, unscrews nuts in order to make sinkers out of them. The defendant sincerely does not understand that such unscrewing could lead to a train accident and loss of life. The investigator sends the attacker to prison, but he still does not understand what he did.

Answer from Alina Babanova[newbie]
Contents: A small, skinny man was caught in the act of unscrewing the nuts that secure the rails to the sleepers. The entire action of this story takes place in a cell, this attacker is interrogated by a forensic investigator. The poor little man still doesn’t understand what he’s being accused of; he doesn’t see anything malicious in his action, because everyone does it.
The story is very funny. I liked it, it even seemed to me at first that the little man was being cunning, just to confuse the investigator. But by the end of the story, I realized that he really didn’t understand anything.
Heroes of the story: Denis Grigoriev - peasant, Investigator, Ivan Semyonov Akinfov - railway watchman, Mitrofan Petrov

Answer from 3 answers[guru]

Hello! Here is a selection of topics with answers to your question: Summary of Chekhov's attacker!!! I really need it!! ! I don’t need a complete retelling, but a short one***!!!

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote his work “The Intruder,” a brief summary of which will reveal to the reader the image of the “little man,” which became popular in traditional literature of that period, in 1885. He not only uses this character to express the main idea of ​​the story, but also fills it with new semantic loads.

Meet the main character

Where does Anton Pavlovich begin his story “The Intruder”? The summary, first of all, will introduce the reader to the main character of the work. This is an ordinary, unremarkable man of small stature. His face is completely covered with pockmarks, and because of his thick eyebrows it is difficult to discern his gloomy gaze.

Not only had the peasant’s hair not been cut for a long time, but he hadn’t even seen a comb. Therefore, they began to look like a huge unkempt bunch. His feet are bare, and his clothing befits his rural origin. This is how the attacker appears (hereinafter this is how he will often be called) before the investigator.

An investigation is underway, or “Why do you need a nut?”

The government representative asks the defendant for what purpose he unscrewed the nuts on the railroad tracks. The disheveled man, not at all considering himself guilty, does not even try to come up with something or somehow get out, he speaks the absolute truth. He needed the nuts for fishing, so he decided to borrow them from the rails.

The investigator advises that instead of such nuts, for which you can also get punished, you use lead or nails. But the village peasant explained that lead had to be bought, but a nail was not suitable at all. This is how Anton Chekhov begins his work. The attacker (the summary described his crime in detail) does not even understand the degree of his guilt. He is sincerely surprised and honestly answers the investigator’s questions.

Why did the train derail and people die?

The representative of the law begins to get nervous. He explains to the disheveled accused that due to the fact that he unscrewed this unfortunate nut, the passengers of the train who will pass along this section of the track may die. After all, it is thanks to such nuts that the rails are held on the sleepers. And if they are all unscrewed, then how will the trains move?

To which the village intruder calmly replies to the investigator that he is not the only one who unscrews these spare parts from the railway tracks. All the men who live in the village also make a living by tightening nuts. And nothing happens. The trains have traveled and continue to travel. Because they twist them wisely, that is, not all in a row, but in a certain order. But the investigator objects to the peasant, telling him that it was on this section of the track last year that the train still went off the rails.

Continuation of interrogation, or possible punishment

The story "The Intruder" (the summary continues to follow his narrative) further describes the interrogation scene. An investigator asks a village man about another nut that was found in his house during a search. But the attacker doesn’t even answer and says that he actually has more, and moreover, more than one. The guy talks about fishing, the benefits of such nuts as a sinker, and so on.

But the investigator does not believe the village intruder. Having not received anything intelligible from him, the representative of the law cites the article that applies for such intentional damage and damage to the railway. And he asks whether the defendant understands the full gravity of his crime, as well as the punishment provided for it.

Surprise of a man, or Features of fishing

How does the summary of Chekhov's story "The Intruder" further describe the interrogation process? The village peasant really doesn’t understand why he was captured and brought to the investigator. He is sincerely surprised how an entire train could fall because of a simple nut. After all, if he had stolen the rail itself and slipped a log in its place, then, of course, there would have been malicious intent. And so is an ordinary nut.

The investigator, as best he could, tried to explain to the illiterate villager about the structure of the railway, but was met with complete misunderstanding. He asks in detail when, how much and where exactly the man unscrewed the nuts. He answers without hiding. He even talks about a certain Mitrofan, with whom he went to twist them, who he is and where he lives.

The last lines of the work, or the stupidity of the villager

The attacker (the summary of the story ends the unusual description of the interrogation) told the investigator about the peculiarities of fishing, that the watchman who grabbed the man and dragged him to the station must be punished. Because while he was leading him to the investigator, he managed to hit him twice. The representative of the law, unable to bear the stupidity of the disheveled village man, asked him to remain silent.

After a painful silence, the attacker asked if he could go, but the investigator explained that he had to arrest the man and put him in prison. And he begins to shout that there is no reason to put him on trial. If he really did something wrong, got into a fight or stole something, then the villager would even gladly accept any punishment. He tries to explain that he needs to go to the fair, where he is owed money, but the investigator is adamant.

Chekhov. "Intruder." Summary, or the last incomprehensible phrases of the accused

The village man, not understanding the reason for the arrest, and especially why he could be sent to hard labor, suggested that it was because of the machinations of the headman. He starts muttering something about his relatives. It turns out that there are three brothers in the family. He also says that he should not be responsible for their actions. But the investigator has already lost all interest in him and calls his assistants, who must escort the peasant to the cell.

The attacker is still trying to defend himself, even remembering the deceased master, who could have decided everything in good conscience. But no one listens to him anymore. This is how the summary of the story “The Intruder” ends. Throughout the entire work, Chekhov only sadly ironizes his character, not trying to draw any conclusions about the man’s guilt, giving the reader the opportunity to decide for himself whether the attacker is guilty or not.

Author of the reader's diary

Pshenova Ksenia

Electronic reader's diary

Book information

Book cover illustration

About the author of the book

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) is a great Russian writer, talented playwright, academician, and doctor by profession. The most important thing in his work is that many of his works have become classics of world literature, and his plays are staged in theaters around the world. Early years. Born on January 17 (29), 1860 in Taganrog in the family of a merchant. WITH early years Together with his brothers, Anton helped his father in his shop. Chekhov's childhood passed in church holidays, every day the future writer sang in the church choir. Training took place in a Greek gymnasium school, where little Chekhov entered the preparatory class in 1868. Then Anton Pavlovich began his studies at the University of Moscow at the Faculty of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1884. After that, he practiced medicine. During all the years of his studies, Chekhov had to earn extra money in every possible way: he was a tutor, collaborated with magazines, and wrote short humoresques. The Beginning of a Literary Path Chekhov's debut in print took place in his first year at the institute, when the young writer sent his story and humoresque to the Dragonfly magazine. Chekhov's stories were first published as a book in 1884 (“Tales of Melpomene”). Chekhov's work of that period was significantly influenced by the works of L. Tolstoy. Then, in Chekhov's biography, a long journey was made to Sakhalin (April-December 1890). There the writer studied the life of exiles. Chekhov's works “In Exile”, “Sakhalin Island”, “Ward No. 6” reflect his impressions of the trip. Chekhov never considered himself a children's writer. However, he also had several works for children: “Kashtanka” and “White-fronted” - “two tales from a dog’s life,” as the writer himself put it in a letter to the publisher. Later years. Death of the writer After the purchase of the Melikhovo estate, he leads social activities, helping people (1892-1899). At that time, many works were written, including: Chekhov's plays " The Cherry Orchard", "Three Sisters", "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya". The production of “The Seagull” on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater in 1898 became a well-deserved triumph for Chekhov the playwright. Then, due to tuberculosis, Anton Chekhov's biography is replenished with another move - to Yalta, where L. Tolstoy, A. Kuprin, I. Bunin, I. Levitan, M. Gorky are his guests. Chekhov's works were published in two volumes in 1899-1902, and also in 1903. Due to the worsening of the disease, the writer travels to Germany for treatment, where he dies on July 2 (15), 1904.