Overview

All of the following posts are interoperated from the Russian novel “A Hero of our Time” written by Mikhail Lermontov. These are the events that transpire in the timeline of Princess Mary from the eyes of Grushnitsky. These events start at the beginning of the section and end when Grushnitsky dies. Grushnitsky is a Russian army greatcoat who he wears his status with great pride. At the beginning of the section Grushnitsky falls in love with the Princess Mary. He is entranced with her beauty and her charm. He sets out on numerous occasions to woo the princess. For the first while this works well for Grushnitsky but after a while he begins to bore her with his repitition. Then Pechorin steps into the Princess's life in a large way and she falls in love with him. This sends Grushnitsky down a path towards Pechorin’s “Superfluous man” personality. The rest of the section focuses on Grushnitsky’s "fall" into becoming this superfluous man and the mesures he goes to extract revenge on Pechorin.

May 23

The day after the ball I met up with Pechorin again. I shook his hand and thanked him for what he did. After I told him that my Mary had relayed this information to me he decided he needed to ridicule me. “Look” I told him “If you wish to remain my friend, kindly refrain from making fun of my love.” (98) I was annoyed with his constant ridicule of my every move. I was in a bit of disarray though so I decided to ask him for a favor. I needed him to observe Mary for me. I couldn’t understand her behavior today. “Her eyes were full of feeling when she looked at me yesterday, but today they’re dull and cold,” (98) I told Pechorin. I never understood women to begin with and now I’m even more confused. That’s why I wanted to confide in Pechorin because I figure that he has more experience with women than I do. I should never have confided in him though as all he said was that it might be the effect of waters. I didn’t like this response “You always see the worst side of things,” I told him scornfully “Materialist! Still, let’s talk of something more material.” Happy with my pun for the day I then left Pechorin alone.
Later we went to Princess Ligovskoy’s. It was an entertaining night to say the least. I got to hear Mary sing again; such a beautiful voice she has. She attempted to converse with Pechorin who seemed distracted by some other issue. She soon got fed up and came to sit by me. We embarked on a wonderful conversation that was the highlight of the night. The conversation made me forget the events that transpired earlier today and gives me more confidence in how our relationship is developing.
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