IRIS MURDOCHIRIS MURDOCH

NUNS NUNS

AND SOLDIERSAND SOLDIERS

МУЖСКИЕ ОБРАЗЫ МУЖСКИЕ ОБРАЗЫ В РОМАНЕ В РОМАНЕ

(ПИТЕР И ТИМ)(ПИТЕР И ТИМ)

Loving people is a serious matter but falling Loving people is a serious matter but falling in love is just a temporary form of in love is just a temporary form of

madnessmadness.. II.. Murdoch Murdoch

THE PLOTTHE PLOTGuy’s disease Anne’s escape from the Guy’s disease Anne’s escape from the

convent Guy’s death Tim went to convent Guy’s death Tim went to France France

Gertrude followed Tim secret love affair Gertrude followed Tim secret love affair b/w them their marriage b/w them their marriage anonymous letter Tim came back to anonymous letter Tim came back to Daisy they separated Tim came Daisy they separated Tim came back to Gertrudeback to Gertrude

Anne was in love with the Count, he was in Anne was in love with the Count, he was in love with Gertrude; Anne lost and got the love with Gertrude; Anne lost and got the faith in God, the Count lost the faith that faith in God, the Count lost the faith that he would be with Gertrude.he would be with Gertrude.

The Count (Peter Wittgenstein)Appearance He was tall and very He was tall and very thing. He had a pale thing. He had a pale thing face, very light thing face, very light blue eyes, colourless blue eyes, colourless hair. He looked like a hair. He looked like a symbolic logician, a symbolic logician, a breaker of codes.breaker of codes.

The way to earn moneyHe worked with Guy.He worked with Guy.

Tim Reede

Appearance A weedy young manA weedy young man

The way to earn moneyPainter, stealing food Painter, stealing food from peoples’ fridges, from peoples’ fridges, was lazy, could do was lazy, could do nothing.nothing.

Attitude to friendshipHe was in the dying He was in the dying man’s room like his dog man’s room like his dog might be.might be.

Love to GertrudeHe felt no jot of He felt no jot of jealousy, even of envy, jealousy, even of envy, so high above him was so high above him was Gertrude’s marriage.Gertrude’s marriage.

Attitude to friendship

Love to GertrudeI just love you, it I just love you, it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t make anything doesn’t make anything else in the world else in the world different. different. (when in (when in France)France)

-- He wanted to cry aloud He wanted to cry aloud and fall down and and fall down and embrace her knees embrace her knees and kiss her feet, but and kiss her feet, but all he could do wasall he could do was to to stand awkwardly about. stand awkwardly about. (after Guy’s death)(after Guy’s death)

-- Tonight was the first Tonight was the first night upon the dark night upon the dark road which led straight road which led straight on to death. on to death. (after he (after he understood that they understood that they would never be would never be together)together)

-- He was thinking of her He was thinking of her at every second. at every second. (of (of Gertrude, when in Gertrude, when in France)France)

Simultaneous love affair with other women

Simultaneous love affair with other women

He loved Daisy more He loved Daisy more than he had ever than he had ever loved her before. loved her before. (after Gertrude learnt (after Gertrude learnt about Daisy)about Daisy)

ВЫВОДЫ:ВЫВОДЫ:Тим не чувствует настоящей любви ни к Тим не чувствует настоящей любви ни к Дейзи, ни к Гертруде, Питер испытывает Дейзи, ни к Гертруде, Питер испытывает глубокие серьезные чувства к Гертруде.глубокие серьезные чувства к Гертруде.Душевное благородство и желание, чтобы Душевное благородство и желание, чтобы Гертруда была счастливой, заставляет Гертруда была счастливой, заставляет Питера не вмешиваться в ее брак с Тимом, а, Питера не вмешиваться в ее брак с Тимом, а, страдая, быть, по словам Манфреда, «ее страдая, быть, по словам Манфреда, «ее рабом». рабом». На разговор с Гертрудой малодушного Тима На разговор с Гертрудой малодушного Тима толкает не любовь к ней, а отчаяние (он толкает не любовь к ней, а отчаяние (он потерялся, блуждая по имению Гертруды) и потерялся, блуждая по имению Гертруды) и физическая боль.физическая боль.

Выполнила Алена Матковская, 401 Выполнила Алена Матковская, 401 А, 2008А, 2008