ness, fidelity, and resignation" (Semenko, 94). In Eugene Onegin, Pushkin based his character of Tatyana on the above qualities. Thus, he directly refers to the already established characteristics of Svetlana, in order to reveal this relationship. Tatyana demonstrates loyalty and acceptance of her situation when she refuses Onegin's offer of love, although she is still in love with him. In Chapter III.5, Pushkin illustrates Svetlana and Tatyana's gentleness by writing: "But tell me-which one is Tatyana?" "Why, she who with an absent air, Remote and wistful like Svetlana, Came in and took the window chair." Pushkin suggests that both, Svetlana and Tatyana have a pensive and isolated nature. Pushkin's Tatyana often takes walks alone and did not usually play with other kids as a child, are both references to her isolation. Thus, it is evident that Pushkin takes advantage of the power of association to express fully Tatyana's character. Zhukovsky's Svetlana is a model of tender love and the author often shows the excessive naivete of his sentimental heroine. Similarly, Tatyana's character is revealed through Pushkin's romantic descriptions of her love for Onegin, however Pushkin often parodies these emotional and sappy feelings. “It was not without a reason that he [Pushkin] regarded himself as the pupil of the older poet”(Semenko, [3]). Although, Pushkin is a distinguished and a very popular poet, he recognized the influence that other writers, such as Zhukovsky, had on him. Thus, by alluding to Zhukovsky's Svetlana in Eugene Onegin, Pushkin was able to acknowledge Zhukovsky's significance. To the reader, the references to Svetlana provide extra insight to the understanding of Pushkin's own heroine's personality, simply through the power of association. ...
