rented his own land he was living large. He had his family, his health, and enough to keep everyone happy. It was also evident by this sketch and another “Lgov” that if a serf had education or intelligence he was able to maintain a certain amount of piece and happiness. Vladmir from “Lgov” was a ladies man and he had a pretty easy life with an occupation of guiding people while they hunted. He was missing his chin and a forefinger, but he still was able to maintain a happy lifestyle due to his small education and his intelligence. I was also impressed with the deeply poetic writings about nature and his straightforward description of serfs and there life. During a conversation with a fellow Turgenev reader, I pointed out the quality of his descriptions and his poetic ability to show nature, but I was disconcerted with Turgenev’s usual nature of ending of a sketch with “I moved on the next day” or “and then I was called away.” The fellow student (Jake) remarked, “I think he does that to make a point. The whole story and life of peasants is depressing so he doesn’t want to dwell on it.” This remark impressed me immensely, because so many times Turgenev has described the undeniable beauty of nature and the peasants, but he is often disgusted with the muddy roads or the way serfs are treated. I began to wonder and think on this by myself. It took me awhile but I finally figured out the reason Turgenev hunted. His only enjoyment seemed to be in nature and in meeting new people, this is why he devoted so many years of his life to wandering the Russian countryside. His love of nature is evident in his writing because Turgenev begins almost every sketch with a description of the sky, the fields, or the trees. A good example is the beginning of his sketch “Bezhin Lea:It was a beautiful July day, one of those days which occurs only when the weather has bee...
