Masha Mironova is the true love of Pyotr Grinev and the moral ideal of the writer. The nature and history of Masha Mironova Characteristics of Masha Mironova and Grinev

At the very beginning of the work, Masha Mironova appears as a quiet, modest and silent daughter of the commandant. She grew up in the Belogorsk fortress with her father and mother, who could not give her a good education, but brought her up to be an obedient and decent girl. However, the captain's daughter grew up alone and closed, separated from the outside world and knowing nothing but her village wilderness. The rebellious peasants seem to her to be robbers and villains, and even a rifle shot fills her with fear.

At the first meeting, we see that Masha is an ordinary Russian girl, "chubby, ruddy, with light blond hair, combed smoothly behind her ears", who was brought up in strictness and is easy to communicate with.

From the words of Vasilisa Egorovna, we learn about the unenviable fate of the heroine: “A girl of marriageable age, and what kind of dowry does she have? a frequent comb, and a broom, and an altyn of money ... with what to go to the bathhouse. Well, if there is a kind person; otherwise sit yourself in the girls as an eternal bride. About her character: “Did Masha dare? her mother replied. - No, Masha is a coward. Until now, he cannot hear a shot from a gun: he will tremble. And just as two years ago Ivan Kuzmich came up with the idea of ​​shooting from our cannon on my name day, so she, my dear, almost went to the next world out of fear. Since then, we haven’t fired from the damned cannon.”

But, despite all this, the captain's daughter has her own view of the world, and does not agree to Shvabrin's proposal to become his wife. Masha would not have tolerated a marriage not out of love, but out of convenience: “Aleksei Ivanovich, of course, is an intelligent person, and of a good surname, and has a fortune; but when I think that it will be necessary to kiss him under the crown in front of everyone ... No way! for no welfare!”

A. S. Pushkin describes the captain's daughter as an incredibly shy girl who blushes every minute and at first cannot speak to Grinev. But such an image of Marya Ivanovna does not remain with the reader for long, soon the author expands the characterization of her heroine, a sensitive and prudent girl. Before us appears a natural and whole nature, attracting people with friendliness, sincerity, kindness. She is no longer afraid of communication, and takes care of Peter during his illness after the duel with Shvabrin. During this period, the true feelings of the characters are revealed. Masha's gentle, pure care has a strong influence on Grinev, and, confessing his love, he makes her a marriage proposal. The girl makes it clear that their feelings are mutual, but with her chaste attitude towards marriage, she explains to her fiancé that she will not marry him without the consent of her parents. As you know, Grinev's parents do not give consent to the marriage of their son with the captain's daughter, and Marya Ivanovna refuses Pyotr Andreevich's proposal. At this moment, the reasonable purity of the girl’s character is manifested: her deed is done for the sake of her beloved and does not allow the commission of sin. The beauty of her soul and the depth of feeling are reflected in her words: “If you find yourself a betrothed, if you love another, God be with you, Pyotr Andreevich; and I'm for both of you ... ". Here is an example of self-denial in the name of love for another person! According to the researcher A.S. Degozhskaya, the heroine of the story was “raised in patriarchal conditions: in the old days, marriage without parental consent was considered a sin.” Captain Mironov's daughter knows "that Pyotr Grinev's father is a man of strong character," and he will not forgive his son for marrying against his will. Masha does not want to hurt her loved one, interfere with his happiness and harmony with his parents. This is how the firmness of her character, sacrifice is manifested. We have no doubt that Masha is having a hard time, but for the sake of her beloved, she is ready to give up her happiness.

When Pugachev's uprising begins and news comes of an imminent attack on the Belogorsk fortress, Masha's parents decide to send her to Orenburg in order to save their daughter from the war. But the poor girl does not have time to leave home, and she has to witness terrible events. Before the onset of the attack, A.S. Pushkin writes that Marya Ivanovna was hiding behind Vasilisa Yegorovna and “did not want to leave her behind”. The captain's daughter was very scared and restless, but she did not want to show it, answering her father's question that "it's worse at home alone", with an "effort smiling" to her lover.

After the capture of the Belogorsk fortress, Emelyan Pugachev kills the parents of Marya Ivanovna, and Masha becomes seriously ill from the deepest shock. Fortunately for the girl, priest Akulina Pamfilovna takes her into her custody and hides her behind a screen from Pugachev, who is feasting after the victory in their house.

After the departure of the newly-made "sovereign" and Grinev, we discover the firmness, decisiveness of character, the inflexibility of the will of the captain's daughter.

The villain Shvabrin, who went over to the side of the impostor, remains in charge, and, using his position as chief in the Belogorsk fortress, forces Masha to marry him. The girl does not agree, for her “it would be easier to die than to become the wife of such a person as Alexei Ivanovich”, so Shvabrin torments the girl, not letting anyone in to her and giving only bread and water. But, despite the cruel treatment, Masha does not lose faith in Grinev's love and hope for deliverance. In these days of trials in the face of danger, the captain's daughter writes a letter to her lover asking for help, as she understands that, apart from him, there is no one to intercede for her. Marya Ivanovna became so brave and fearless that Shvabrin could not imagine that she could throw such words: “I will never be his wife: I better decide to die and die if they don’t save me.” When salvation finally comes to her, she is overcome by conflicting feelings - she is freed by Pugachev - the killer of her parents, a rebel who turned her life upside down. Instead of words of gratitude, "she covered her face with both hands and fell unconscious."

Emelyan Pugachev releases Masha and Peter, and Grinev sends his beloved to his parents, asking Savelich to accompany her. Masha’s benevolence, modesty, sincerity endear her to everyone around her, so Savelich, who is happy for his pupil, who is about to marry the captain’s daughter, agrees, saying these words: and miss the opportunity ... ". Grinev's parents are no exception, whom Masha struck with her modesty and sincerity, and they accept the girl well. “They saw the grace of God in the fact that they had the opportunity to shelter and caress the poor orphan. Soon they became sincerely attached to her, because it was impossible to know her and not fall in love. Even to the father, Petrusha's love "no longer seemed like an empty whim", and the mother only wanted her son to marry the "dear captain's daughter."

The character of Masha Mironova is most clearly revealed after the arrest of Grinev. The whole family was struck by the suspicion of Peter's betrayal of the state, but Masha was most worried. She felt guilty that he could not justify himself so as not to implicate her beloved, and she was absolutely right. “She hid her tears and suffering from everyone, and meanwhile she constantly thought about the means to save him.”

Having told Grinev's parents that "her whole future fate depends on this journey, that she is going to seek protection and help from strong people as the daughter of a man who suffered for her loyalty", Masha goes to St. Petersburg. She was firmly and resolutely determined, setting herself the goal of justifying Peter at all costs. Having met with Catherine, but not yet knowing about it, Marya Ivanovna openly and in detail tells her story and convinces the empress of the innocence of her beloved: “I know everything, I will tell you everything. For me alone he was subjected to everything that befell him. And if he did not justify himself before the court, then only because he did not want to confuse me. A.S. Pushkin shows the steadfastness and inflexibility of the character of the heroine, her will is strong, and her soul is pure, so Catherine believes her and releases Grinev from arrest. Marya Ivanovna was very touched by the act of the empress, she, “weeping, fell at the feet of the empress” in gratitude.

The main character of the story "The Captain's Daughter" is Masha Mironova. She is eighteen years old, she lived in the Belogorsk fortress, where her father, Captain Mironov, served as commandant. She is modest and sincere, with her simplicity she was able to win the heart of Pyotr Grinev. Masha did not have a dowry, so her mother decided that she needed to marry the first one who called, if only not to remain in the girls. But Masha had a romantic nature, and she believed that life without love was impossible, which is why she refused Shvabrin. She simply could not imagine herself next to him as a wife. But Petra Grineva fell in love with all her heart.

The firmness of her character was manifested when the bandits captured the fortress. In an instant, she lost her parents, Grinev had to leave for Orenburg, and Shvabrin took her prisoner. She could not change her principles, and decided that she would rather die than marry the hated Shvabrin. Her heart was bursting with pain when Grinev saved her along with Pugachev. After all, Pugachev, although he saved her from torment, was the killer of her parents. Before the hardships ended, a new misfortune happened: Peter was arrested.

Masha goes to St. Petersburg, hoping to save Grinev from life exile. When talking with the empress, the nature of a timid and shy girl is revealed. Her whole image showed determination, although she had always been a coward, but for the sake of saving her beloved groom, she found the strength to achieve justice.

Vedernikova Ekaterina

During the work on the project, the author considered the image of Maria Mironova from the story of A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter", traced all the changes that have occurred with the main character, explained their reason. The student also studied the reviews of critics about this literary work.

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« "The image of Masha Mironova in the story of A.S. Pushkin" The Captain's Daughter "

Completed by a student of grade 8A

Vedernikova Ekaterina

Teacher

Solovieva Anna Dmitrievna

Tula

2017

Objective : trace all the changes that have occurred with Masha Mironova, explain their cause.
Work tasks : 1. The image of Masha Mironova.

2. Reviews of critics about Maria Mironova as a literary heroine.

Introduction

1. The image of the captain's daughter
2. The character of Masha Mironova
3. The evolution of the image of Masha Mironova

Conclusion

Introduction

Historical works of fiction are one of the ways of knowing a particular era. Every piece of history is educational. The main purpose of a historical work is an attempt to connect the past and the present, to look into the future.

Our work is relevant because interest in Pushkin's work has not weakened for more than two hundred years, and each time researchers find new sources for creating this or that literary image. Writers of different eras, for various reasons, turned to the past, in the past they tried to find answers to the questions of the present. This method of searching for truth remains relevant to this day. Modern man is still concerned about the problems of a philosophical nature: what is good and evil? how does the past affect the future? what is the meaning of human life? Therefore, the appeal of the modern reader to historical prose is natural.

175 years ago in the journal "Sovremennik" was first published the story of A.S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter". The work is still relevant today. It has been called "the most Christian work of Russian literature".

The idea of ​​a historical story from the Pugachev uprising arose in Pushkin under the influence of the social situation of the early 1830s. The story is based on historical facts - the uprising of Yemelyan Pugachev. When creating The Captain's Daughter, Pushkin used a huge number of sources. Based on secret materials, he compiled a biography of the Pugachev ataman Ilya Aristov.

“In The Captain's Daughter, the story of the Pugachev rebellion or the details about it are somehow more alive than in the story itself. In this story, you briefly get acquainted with the position of Russia in this strange and terrible time. » P. A. Vyazemsky

Pushkin's story is dedicated to a major historical event, and the title does not seem to be connected with this event. Why does Masha Mironova become the title character? The choice of the name suggests that the image of Masha is very important, the author wanted to show how the fate of the characters developed in the cycle of historical events. Therefore, the author chooses her and Petrusha, and shows their characters in development, in the process of becoming a personality. A. S. Pushkin's female images are almost an ideal, pure, innocent, lofty, spiritualized. The author treats this heroine with great warmth. Masha is a traditional Russian name, it emphasizes the simplicity, naturalness of the heroine. This girl does not have any original, outstanding features; the definition of “nice girl” fits her perfectly. And at the same time, this image is poetic, sublime and attractive. Masha Mironova is the embodiment of harmonic clarity. It exists to bring light and love to everything. This is a simple Russian girl with the most ordinary appearance, but behind this simplicity lies real moral wealth. In The Captain's Daughter, a love story and a fairy tale, the interests of the state, class and individual are closely intertwined. To the request of the censor P.A. Korsakov: “Did the maiden Mironova exist and was it really with the late Empress?” Pushkin gave a written answer on October 25, 1836: “The name of the maiden Mironova is fictitious. My novel is based on a story I once heard that one of the officers who had betrayed his duty and joined the Pugachev gangs was pardoned by the Empress at the request of her elderly father, who threw himself at her feet. The novel, as you will see, has gone far from the truth.

1. The image of the captain's daughter

Pushkin is laconic when depicting the main character. “Then a girl of about eighteen entered, round-faced, ruddy, with light blond hair, smoothly combed behind her ears, which burned with her,” Pushkin describes Captain Mironov’s daughter. She was not a beauty. It can be noted that the heroine is shy, modest and always silent. Masha at first does not make any impression on Grinev. But soon Grinev's opinion about Maria changes. “Marya Ivanovna soon stopped being shy with me. We met. I found in her a prudent and sensitive girl. What do these words mean in Ozhegov's dictionary: “Prudence is prudence, deliberation in actions. Sensitive - having an increased susceptibility to external influences.

We guess that some feeling wakes up in Grinev's soul ... And in Chapter 5, Pushkin calls us this feeling - love. Let's pay attention to Masha's concern for Grinev during his illness after the duel with Shvabrin. The simplicity and naturalness of its manifestation go unnoticed by most readers. During his illness, Grinev realizes that he loves Masha and makes a marriage proposal. But the girl does not promise him anything, but makes it clear that she also loves Pyotr Andreevich. Grinev's parents do not agree to the marriage of their son with the captain's daughter, and Maria refuses to marry Grinev, sacrificing her love. Researcher A.S. Degozhskaya claims that the heroine of the story was "raised in patriarchal conditions: in the old days, marriage without parental consent was considered a sin." Captain Mironov's daughter knows "that Pyotr Grinev's father is a man of strong character," and he will not forgive his son for marrying against his will. Masha does not want to hurt her loved one, interfere with his happiness and harmony with his parents. This is how the firmness of her character, sacrifice is manifested. We see that it is hard for Mary, but for the sake of her beloved, she is ready to give up her happiness.

2. The character of Masha Mironova

After the hostilities and the death of her parents, Masha is left alone in the Belogorsk fortress. Here we see the determination and firmness of her character. Shvabrin puts the girl in a punishment cell, not letting anyone in to the captive, giving her only bread and water. All these tortures were necessary to obtain consent to marriage. In the days of trials and in the face of danger, Marya Ivanovna retains her presence of mind and unshakable stamina, she does not lose the strength of faith. Maria is no longer a shy coward who is afraid of everything, but a brave girl, firm in her convictions. We could not think that Masha, the former quiet girl, uttered these words: "I will never be his wife: I would rather die and die if they do not save me."

Maria Mironova is a person of strong will. She faces difficult trials, and she withstands them with honor. When Grinev is taken to prison, this modest, shy girl, left without parents, considers it her duty to save him. Marya Ivanovna is going to Petersburg. In a conversation with the empress, she confesses: "I came to ask for mercy, not justice." During Masha’s meeting with the Empress, “the character of the captain’s daughter is truly revealed to us, a simple Russian girl, in essence, without any education, who, however, found in herself enough “mind and heart”, firmness of spirit and adamant determination in the necessary moment, in order to achieve the justification of his innocent fiance ”D. Blagoy.

Masha Mironova, one of those heroes of The Captain's Daughter, in whom, according to Gogol, "the simple greatness of ordinary people" was embodied. Despite the fact that Masha Mironova bears the stamp of a different time, a different environment, a backwater where she grew up and formed, she became in Pushkin the bearer of those character traits that are organic to the indigenous nature of a Russian woman. Characters like her are free from enthusiastic fervour, from ambitious impulses to self-sacrifice, but always serve a person and the triumph of truth and humanity. “Delight is short-lived, fickle, and consequently not in the power to produce true great perfection,” wrote Pushkin.

3. The evolution of the character of Masha Mironova

With great sympathy Pushkin described the family of Captain Mironov. Pushkin shows that it was in such a family, patriarchal, kind-hearted, with a Christian attitude towards people and the world, that the wonderful Russian girl Masha Mironova could grow up with her simple, pure heart, high moral requirements for life, with her courage.
At the beginning of the work, a timid, timid girl appears before us, about whom her mother says that she is a “coward”. A dowry who only has "a frequent comb, a broom, and a tin of money." Over time, the character of Mary is revealed to us. She is capable of deep and sincere love, but nobility does not allow her to compromise her principles. A. S. Pushkin puts his heroine to the test of love, and she passes this test with honor. To achieve prosperity, Masha had to endure many hard blows: her beloved was wounded in a duel, then the groom's parents do not give their blessing for a legal marriage, her own parents die. A Pugachev rebellion breaks into Masha's measured life. Ironically, this event, instead of separating the two lovers, united them.

Masha Mironova has a highly developed sense of duty and spiritual nobility. Her concept of duty develops into the concept of fidelity. Masha Mironova remained true to her heartfelt affection in spite of fear. She is the true daughter of her father. Mironov in life was a gentle and good-natured man, but in an extreme situation he showed determination worthy of a Russian officer. Masha was the same: she was timid and impressionable, but when it came to her honor, she was ready, like her father, to die rather than do something contrary to her conscience. The trials that befell Marya Ivanovna made her stronger. She was not broken by the death of her parents, the harassment of Shvabrin, the arrest of Grinev. Masha became more mature in these trials.
Thus, throughout the novel, the character of this girl gradually changes.
A. S. Pushkin makes his heroine suffer because he treats her reverently and tenderly. He knows that she will endure these sufferings, revealing in them the most beautiful sides of her soul. The spiritual qualities of Masha Mironova are wonderful: morality, loyalty to the word, determination, sincerity. And as a reward, she gets a well-deserved happiness.

Conclusion
Meeting with Masha Mironovathroughout the whole work, one cannot help but admire her responsiveness, ability to compassion, love and forgiveness, readiness to make any sacrifices and do the most courageous deeds for the sake of love and friendship. I am sure that the charming image of the captain's daughter, created by A. S. Pushkin, is a worthy example to follow even today.
Masha Mironova is one of those heroes of The Captain's Daughter, in whom, according to Gogol, "the simple greatness of ordinary people" was embodied. Masha is a strong-willed person. From a timid, wordless "coward" she grows into a brave and determined heroine, able to defend her right to happiness. That is why the novel is named after her "The Captain's Daughter". She is a true heroine. Her best features will develop and appear in the heroines of Tolstoy and Turgenev, Nekrasov and Ostrovsky.

“Reading Pushkin, we read the truth about the Russian people, the complete truth and just about the complete truth about ourselves, we almost don’t hear now or hear so rarely that they probably wouldn’t have believed Pushkin if he hadn’t brought out and put he is so tangible and indisputable in front of us of these Russian people that it is completely impossible to doubt them or challenge them. ”F.M. Dostoevsky

“And what a charm Maria! Be that as it may, it belongs to the Russian epic about Pugachev. She incarnated with her, and shines on her with a joyful and bright shade. She is another Tatyana of the same poet. P.A. Vyazemsky. A. S. Pushkin, creating the image of Misha Mironova, put his soul, his love, his desire to see in a woman the embodiment of those high spiritual qualities that are so valued at all times. And Masha Mironova rightfully adorns the gallery of images of Russian women created by our classics.

A. S. Pushkin, creating the image of Misha Mironova, put his soul, his love, his desire to see in a woman the embodiment of those high spiritual qualities that are so valued at all times. And Masha Mironova rightfully adorns the gallery of images of Russian women created by our classics.

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Daughter of the commandant of the Belogorsk fortress. This is an ordinary Russian girl, "chubby, ruddy, with light blond hair." By nature, she was cowardly: she was afraid even of a rifle shot. Masha lived rather closed, lonely; there were no suitors in their village. Her mother, Vasilisa Egorovna, spoke of her: “Masha; marriageable girl, what dowry does she have? - a frequent comb, and a broom, and a piece of money, with which to go to the bathhouse. Well, if there is a good one; otherwise sit yourself in the girls as an eternal bride. Having met Grinev, Masha fell in love with him. After a quarrel between Shvabrin and Grinev, she spoke about Shvabrin's proposal to become his wife. Naturally, Masha refused this offer: “Aleksei Ivanovich, of course, is an intelligent man, and of a good surname, and has a fortune; but when I think that it will be necessary to kiss him under the crown in front of everyone. Never! For no well-being!” Masha, who did not dream of fabulous wealth, did not want to marry by calculation.

In a duel with Shvabrin, Grinev was seriously wounded and lay unconscious for several days. All these days Masha looked after him. Having come to his senses, Grinev confesses his love to her, after which “without any affectation she confessed to Grinev in a heartfelt inclination and said that her parents would be glad of her happiness.” But Masha did not want to get married without the blessing of his parents. Grinev did not receive a blessing, and Masha immediately moved away from him, although it was very difficult for her to do this, since her feelings were still strong.

After the capture of the fortress by Pugachev, Masha's parents were executed, and the priest hid her in her house. Shvabrin, intimidating the priest with a hit, took Masha and put him under lock and key, forcing her to marry him. Fortunately, she manages to send a letter to Grinev with a request for release: “God was pleased to suddenly deprive me of my father and mother: I have neither relatives nor patrons on earth. I resort to you, knowing that you have always wished me well and that you are ready to help every person ... ”

Grinev did not leave her at a difficult moment and came with Pugachev. Masha had a conversation with Pugachev, from which he learned that Shvabrin was not her husband. She said, “He is not my husband. I will never be his wife! I made up my mind to die, and I will die if they do not deliver me.” After these words, Pugachev understood everything: “Come out, fair maiden; I give you freedom." Masha saw in front of her a man who was the murderer of her parents, and, along with this, her deliverer. And instead of words of gratitude, “she covered her face with both hands and fell unconscious.”

Pugachev released Grinev with Masha, saying at the same time: “Take your beauty for yourself; take her wherever you want, and God give you love and advice!” They went to Grinev's parents, but on the way Grinev stayed to fight in another fortress, while Masha and Savelich continued on their way. Grinev's parents received Masha well: “they saw the grace of God in the fact that they had the opportunity to shelter and caress the poor orphan. Soon they became sincerely attached to her, because it was impossible to know her and not love her. Grinev's love for Masha no longer seemed to his parents an "empty whim", they only wanted their son to marry the captain's daughter.

Soon Grinev was arrested. Masha was very worried, because she knew the real reason for the arrest and considered herself guilty of Grinev's misfortunes. “She hid her tears and suffering from everyone, and meanwhile she constantly thought about the means of saving him.”

Masha was about to go to St. Petersburg, telling Grinev's parents that "her whole future fate depends on this journey, that she is going to seek protection and help from strong people as the daughter of a man who suffered for his loyalty." In Tsarskoe Selo, walking in the garden, she met and talked with a noble lady. Masha told her about Grinev, and the lady promised to help by talking to the empress. Soon Masha was called to the palace. In the palace, she recognized in the Empress the same lady with whom she had spoken in the garden. The Empress announced to her the release of Grinev, saying at the same time: “I am indebted to the daughter of Captain Mironov.”

In the meeting of Masha with the Empress, the character of the captain's daughter is truly revealed - a simple Russian girl, cowardly by nature, without any education, who found in herself at the necessary moment enough strength, firmness of spirit and adamant determination to achieve the justification of her innocent fiancé .

Masha Mironova - the main character of the story by A. S. Pushkin "The Captain's Daughter". This is a shy, modest girl with an unremarkable appearance: “A girl of eighteen years old came in, round-faced, ruddy, with light blond hair, combed smoothly behind her ears, which she was on fire.” Grinev took the captain's daughter with prejudice, as Shvabrin described her as "a complete fool."

However, gradually between Pyotr Grinev and the captain's daughter develops mutual sympathy that grew into love. Masha is attentive to Grinev, sincerely worries about him when he decided to fight a duel with Shvabrin (“Maria Ivanovna tenderly reprimanded me for the anxiety caused by all my quarrel with Shvabrin”). The feelings of the heroes for each other were fully revealed after a severe wound, received by Grinev in a duel. Masha did not leave the wounded man, caring for him. The heroine is not affected by affectation, she simply talks about her feelings ("she confessed to me without any affectation in a heartfelt inclination ...").

To the chapters in which Masha Mironova appears, the author selected excerpts from Russian folk songs, proverbs as epigraphs: Oh, you, girl, red girl! Do not go, girl, young married; You ask, girl, father, mother, Father, mother, clan-tribe; Save up, girl, mind-mind, Mind-mind, attached.

If you find me better, you will forget. If you find worse than me, you will remember. The use of such epigraphs, which in their content correspond to a particular situation, serves as one of the means of poetizing the image of Masha Mironova, and also allows A. S. Pushkin to emphasize the high spiritual qualities of his heroine, her closeness to the people.

Masha is a poor bride: according to Vasilisa Egorovna, from her daughter's dowry - "a frequent comb, and a broom, and an alt of money (God forgive me!), With which to go to the bathhouse"; but she does not set herself the goal of securing her material well-being through a marriage of convenience. She rejected Shvabrin's marriage proposal because she did not love him: “I do not love Alexei Ivanovich. He is very repugnant to me... Alexei Ivanovich, of course, is an intelligent man, and of a good surname, and has a fortune; but when I think that it will be necessary to kiss him under the crown in front of everyone ... No way! not for any well-being!

The daughter of the commandant was brought up in severity, obedient to parents, easy to communicate. Learning that Grinev's father is against his son's marriage to her, Masha is upset, but resigns herself to the decision of her beloved's parents: “I can see fate ... Your relatives do not want me in their family. Be in everything the will of the Lord! God knows better than we what we need. There is nothing to do, Pyotr Andreich, at least you are happy ... "In this episode, the depth of her nature is revealed, Masha, feeling responsible for her beloved, refuses to get married without her parents' blessing:" Without their blessing, you will not be happy.

Tests that befell the girl, instill in her stamina and courage. Parents considered Masha a coward, because she was scared to death of a cannon shot at the name day of Vasilisa Egorov-na. But when Shvabrin, on pain of death, forces her to marry him, Masha does everything possible to save herself. Left an orphan, having lost her home, the girl managed to survive without losing her spiritual qualities. Considering himself the culprit of Grinev's arrest and realizing that for the sake of saving her honor, he would never pronounce her name at the trial, Masha decides to go to St. Petersburg and independently draws up a plan of action to restore justice. An important role in this was played by Masha's ability to win over people who are different in character and social status.

What is the meaning of the title of the story? Why "The Captain's Daughter", because the main character of the work is rather Pyotr Grinev? Of course, the events taking place in the story are somehow connected with the image of Masha Mironova. But I believe that A. S. Pushkin sought to show how human qualities manifest themselves in difficult trials, sub-hour hidden. Honesty, morality, purity - the main qualities of Masha Mironova - allowed her to overcome her bitter fate, find a home, family, happiness, save the future of a loved one, his honor.