(324 words) In many of his works, Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky raises acute social problems. He always tries to expose human vices. This "storm", of course, did not go around. In the play, the author raises the problem of tyranny and oppression.
Recall the contents of the work. The action takes place in the provincial town of Kalinov. The main holders of power are Wild and Boar. They all and all subjugate themselves. Everything should be as they see fit, only by their rules and considerations. And no one has the right to disobey them, because money and authority speak in their favor. Critics called the city of Kalinov “the dark kingdom” - a quagmire that draws in good and honest people. Once the world that the Kabanovs and the Wilds created was pure river water, but over time it became stagnant and polluted, turning into a swamp where there are no fresh trends. But the masters of life clung to this ancient way, and did not allow it to develop. And no one has the opportunity to get out of it. There are enough such victims in the drama.
Firstly, this is Katerina. The girl was raised in a family of good people. Parents did not forbid her anything. But there was no such freedom in the Kabanikh family. By constant suspicions, undeserved reproaches, Kabanikh offends her daughter-in-law. It is not for nothing that she compares herself with a bird. The heroine is really like a bird that was put in a cage. The only way to leave this cell of constant pressure and humiliation is to go to another world. Secondly, Tikhon Kabanov. He lives all his life under the auspices of the despotism of his mother. In the play, he himself pronounces the phrase: “How can I, mama, disobey you!” But the hero himself is a good person, he really loves Katerina. But he can do nothing with the power of his mother. Her will strangles them all. And, oddly enough, the third victim of the "dark kingdom" is Kuligin. Yes, he is more educated than almost all the inhabitants of the city. But no one takes him seriously. Saul Prokofievich and Matrena Timofeevna simply laugh at him, but he cannot resist these tyrants.
The play very clearly reveals the conflict of the "dark kingdom" with people who want to live honestly and freely. But, despite the fact that the author is impressed by the victims, he can not offer anything as a fight against stagnation.
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