The problems we found related to cowardice are often found in texts to prepare for the exam in the Russian language. Arguments from domestic literature, selected for these problems, will help graduates to write a high-quality essay-discussion. All of these examples are available for download in table format. Link at the end of the article.

The problem of human cowardice

1. In the novel M.A. Bulgakova "The Master and Margarita" Pontius Pilate was a victim of his own cowardice. He had a choice: to listen to the mind or heart, save the poor philosopher Yeshua or doom him to death, while maintaining authority and balance in the city. The fear of Sinendrion and the high priest Kaifa turned out to be stronger than his own will and desire to save the innocent. Due to cowardice, Igemon’s fear of his future, Ga-Nozri is subjected to unjust reprisal. After the execution, Pontius Pilate is tormented by remorse and does not find peace of mind for two thousand years.
2. Main character novel A.S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin", despite its inconsistency and ambiguity, it can be completely called a cowardly person. Eugene could easily refuse a duel with his close friend, Vladimir Lensky, but did not. He, as a secular man, was afraid to shake the respect of society with his refusal of a duel. The main character could not put himself in secular circles as a weak, weak-willed person, frightened of the battle. He did not want to be the object of ridicule and gossip. Actually, because of his cowardice, a completely different person died before society. Eugene himself did not know how to forgive himself for this, so he did not find happiness in life.
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Fear in war

1. In the story of V. Bykov “Sotnikov” the antithesis of the protagonist - Rybak, cowardly, agrees to join the ranks of policemen - minions of the invaders. Hoping, at the opportunity, to return to the partisan detachment, he made a deal with his conscience. “There was an opportunity to live - this is the main thing. Everything else - then, ”the partisans reasoned. Absolutely not thinking about the future fate of his homeland, he does everything to survive. Survive at any cost. It does not wake up a sense of patriotism, duty and responsibility to the fatherland. The fisherman lost faith, could not accept the suffering for his people, as Sotnikov did. Shameful cowardice and cowardice - these are the main features of this hero, which led him to a moral decline.
2. The main character the story of V. Rasputin “Live and Remember” also does not cope with the difficult period of the war. He is deserting from the front. Driving past his native home, an honestly fought soldier cannot stand it. He succumbs to the fear of death, becomes a deserter and a coward, condemning to death all those for whom he went to fight: his wife Nastena and the child whom they had been waiting for so long. And the girl, whose soul is too pure and innocent, does not withstand the heaviness that has fallen on her fragile shoulders. Deep morality and spiritual strength do not allow her to hide the deserter, to betray the homeland with him. And she goes under the waters of the Yenisei with an unborn child.

Consequences of cowardice

1. IN the work of A.S. Pushkin's "Captain's Daughter" one of the defenders of the Belgorod fortress - Alexey Shvabrin - is a coward and a traitor. At the first opportunity, he goes over to the side of Pugachev in order to save his life. Shvabrin is ready to kill those whom, until recently, he could have considered friends and allies.
   The price of his own life becomes for him higher than the life of his comrades, higher than the oath and fate of the fatherland. Due to fear of a possible death, he completely abandons any moral principles and easily goes over to the side of the enemy.
2. Betrayal is always unacceptable, but during the war it is immediately equated with a terrible crime. So, in the story of M. Sholokhov “The fate of man” the traitor Kryzhnev for the sake of saving his own life is ready to give the Germans his colleagues. He says that he has “his own shirt closer to his body,” which means that you can sacrifice the lives of others for your own well-being. The fear of death is so strong that this person does not bother with thoughts of others. Therefore, he receives a well-deserved punishment - he accepts death at the hands of his own comrades.

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