The story "Little Soldier", Platonov: a summary and analysis

In 1940, from the beginning of aggression of invaders, the spirit of freedom of the population has grown. It was not uncommon for patriotic, freedom-loving attitudes of children. Even after the fascists were expelled from the Soviet land, stories about the hero children were inspired. In the mainstream of patriotic literature Andrei Platonov worked.

Children's patriotism in military literature

In a country where fanatically planted the idea of communism, such stories were praised in the highest circles. Most of these works are excessively fantastic and not believable. In this work, you can positively identify another type of stories. Which in spirit is closer to other values. Naturally, we are talking about the work "Little Soldier". Platonov, a summary of both this story and all his work, is a realistic literature, framed in a new style unique to the author.

Andrei Platonovich Klimentov (Platonov - pseudonym of the writer) was born September 1, 1899 in Voronezh. He understood the child's soul well and therefore his works are popular.

In 1943, "Little Soldier" came out from under his pen. Platonov also writes other stories about children who courageously struggle with the cruelty of war, but the story of the ten-year-old Serezha is permeated with battle and longing. The child has already understood all the pain that the revolution brings, but his heart is still capable of warm feelings. The boy has not forgotten how to love.

Bitter separation from a friend

In the building of the station, which survived during the war, the Red Army soldiers sleep on the floor. A sweet dream reflects on their faces with happiness. Somewhere the train starts to move. Quiet people say goodbye. So begins the "Little Soldier". Platonov (a summary of the story below) introduces the reader to two majors - Bakhichev and Saveliev. Men hold hands of the boy. To Savelyev, Sergei (such a child's name) gently presses, the other person shuns. He looks ten years old and looks like a soldier: an overcoat, a pilot's cap, boots. His eyes are sad, he part with a friend. Major Saveliev calms the child and says that their separation is short. He also asks the child not to fight the Germans. Sergei is crying. The man kisses him. Then the two majors and the boy go to the exit. The narrator remains to look after things.

The Little Soldier of the Great War

Come back already two. Bakhichev holds the baby in his arms and comforts him, as he knows how. After a while the anti-aircraft guns rang out at the station. Sergey notices that the scout is flying and from such a height he can not be reached, a fighter is needed here.

The train in their direction will be tomorrow, so the officer, the boy and the narrator go to the hostel for the night. There, Bakhichev feeds the child from his ration, and while the boy is eating, he does not begin the story. The little soldier fell asleep, the major told the story of the guy.

The feats of a young soldier

Sergei is the son of a colonel and military doctor. Parents serve together, so the son lives with the army. So he began to understand the battle. Once he heard Father's conversation: the Germans withdraw from the occupied territories and blow up a convoy with ammunition.

The situation was decided by a small soldier. Platonov gave Sergei courage. The boy at night makes his way to the warehouse and cuts the blast wire. Another day he watches, in case they are replaced. So he helped his father.

Another feat hero - Sergei penetrates into the rear of the enemy and remembers all the main strategic objects, which then reports to the Red Army men. Worrying for his son, the colonel orders him to guard him. But the boy persuaded the prisoner to flee and one of them ambushed the German. Then the mother decided to send the child to the rear. And Sergei thinks that it is more useful to him as a prisoner to the Germans. He finds out everything there and returns with a report. Meanwhile, his mother misses him.

The fate of the children of war is not easy

Then fate prepared a grief, which the hero of the story "Little Soldier" must survive. Platonov (a summary of the conditional third part) in the final fragment leaves Sergei an orphan. My father was wounded in battle, and my mother was killed by old wounds. Major Saveliev replaced the boy with his parents.

The second major from another part has long known the named father Sergei. And while Savelyev is on courses, Bakhichev will look after the boy.

When the men woke up, Seryozha disappeared. At first they thought that he had gone somewhere and would return soon, but this did not happen. No one saw a small soldier.

In the finale, the narrator reflects on where the boy could go, possibly after the major. And maybe in his own regiment.

Forecasts for the future of a small soldier

Suddenly the story "Little Soldier" breaks off. Platonov (analysis can be done on his other works), often leaves the reader room for reflection on the fate of the characters. This is not an exception. It would seem that the final is tragic. The kid was lost in the crowd. But do not forget that this crumb grew under the gunshots and he himself organized complex reconnaissance operations at the headquarters of the enemy.

The reader should not worry about the fate of the hero, because his strength, courage and courage is enough to achieve the desired goal. And from the context it is clear that the main goal of Sergei is to return to Saveliev, who became his only soul for him.

The image of war in the work

From the first lines introduces the reader into vague feelings Andrei Platonov. The "Little Soldier" begins with a scene that is difficult to perceive. The soldiers sleep on the floor of the station. During constant anxiety and endless crossings, they grab for any opportunity to rest. And only in a dream they forget what terrible time they live in. The protagonist knew what war was, and was well aware of the farewell to his eldest friend that there could be no other meeting.

In ten years, when he was supposed to be interested in toys and pranks, Sergei talks about the altitude of the flight of the aircraft and the possibility of its destruction.

He understands the cruelty of war and helps his country to fight the invaders. Courage and dedication - the light in the story "Little Soldier". Platonov (analysis of the author's work can be done based only on the main character), described through Sergei all the children who were ruthless war raged.

Also a striking accent was the remark of Major Bakhichev, who spoke about a breast bag with food. He has a dualistic attitude to the product, on the one hand, he has bothered him, on the other - the major is infinitely grateful to him.

The Great Patriotic War, to which the story is permeated, selected the brightest years of life for children and adults.

The role of the narrator in the work

Value also has a style of presenting information in the work that Platonov wrote. The story "Little Soldier" is written on behalf of the narrator. This is the man who, when Sergei with the majors went to the exit, guarded things. He is probably a soldier. The reader does not know how old he is, what his name looks like and what his name is.

It is from his view that we learn the world in which he lives. The unknown transmits what he saw, but does not paint the picture with his own feelings. He, like a tracing paper, reflects everything around him. So before us is the sight of sleeping soldiers, the scene of Sergei's farewell with the major and the carefree face of the boy in a dream. The only thing that the narrator adds from himself is thoughts about where the child went.

Only taking for the basis of the narrator's perception, one can do an analysis of Platonov's story "The Little Soldier".

The role of a humble person is invisible, but weighty. With its help, the reader dives into the atmosphere of the Great Patriotic War.

In the story of the horrors of war, little Sergei is a bright ray of hope. The author painted him a strong soldier. In appearance, he is a "veteran fighter". But the years of the war did not extinguish a kind spark in his eyes, which lights up when he looks at the major father. The author also survived the revolution, he is a small soldier - Platonov. A brief summary of his life in his works.

After the end line of the reader, the sense of injustice of the terrible war and the pride of the heroes who defend freedom still hold for a long time.