Bulgakovs Heart of a Dog - 1422 Words

End of the late 80s. Russia is at the turning point of it’s history. Everything around transforms into something new: the political structure, the lifestyle, and the way of thinking. At these new times people get opportunity to read books, which had been only passed under the cloud of a night before. One of those books is Bulgakov’s Heart of a Dog. Almost immediately after the book’s publication, director Vladimir Bortko makes a screen version of Heart of a Dog. It is considered one of the best adaptations of Bulgakov’s works, and is widely praised in public. Popularity of this adaptation is not accidental. The movie Heart of a Dog is showed through the eyes of a person from 80s. The person who is fed up with proletarian oppression and†¦show more content†¦After some time Sharikov denunciates Preobrashenzky to the authorities. When professor demands Sharikov to leave the flat, he refuses to obey and even threatens Bormnetal, professor’s as sistant, with a gun. Philip Philipovich cannot stand his misbehavior anymore and turns him back into the harmless dog. At the first sight Bulgakov’s Heart of a Dog can be interpreted as a funny story, but in fact is a veiled satira on the Soviet society of 20s. Author illustrates the confrontation between his main characters – Sharikov and professor Preobrashenzky. Through these characters Bulgakov demonstrates interrelation of the two conflicting classes – bourgeois and proletariat. Poligraf Sharikov is in essence a generalized character of proletariat. Sharikov, who is a reincarnation of the proletarian, â€Å" has no manners, no morals, no education, and spends most of his time swearing at the professor.† (Curtis, page 203) The citation precisely describes a typical proletarian of that time in the person of Poligraf Poligrafich. (TRANSITION) Bulgakov unveils the whole distaste of the proletariat towards bourgeois with the Scwonder character. Sharikov with a cooperation of communist Scwonder begins his class-based attacks on the professor. (T) Bulgakov satirizes Sharikov and Scwonder by exposing the biggest flaws of the working class. The foolishness of some people, like Shvonder, who believe in pure power of communismShow MoreRelatedHeart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov3407 Words   |  14 Pagesï » ¿The Heart of a Dog Mikhail Bulgakov Andrew Wright ‘The Heart of a Dog’, written by Mikhail Bulgakov in 1925, is a satirical parable illustrating the provincial failures of the Russian regime, post-revolution. According to S. Fusso, Bulgakov’s allegory is not, unlike Orwell’s, â€Å"simple or naà ¯ve†,1 but one that offers an exploration of various different themes, from the ethical implications of eugenics â€Å"that so fascinated the scientific community during the 1920s†,2 to the farcical revolutionRead MoreThe Heart Of A Dog By Mikhail Bulgakov1171 Words   |  5 PagesThe Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov was written in 1925 at the peak of the New Economy Policy period, when communism appeared to be weakening in the Soviet Union. The novel has been interpreted as humorous tale and as an allegory of the communist revolution. The reader could view it as an absurd comical novel; or it could be read as a political parable of the failings of the soviet union and the Russian Revolution. Thro ughout the novel it can be seen through the historical hint in the novel, theRead MoreRussia And The Soviet Union1745 Words   |  7 Pagesin the form of economic inequality and population division. This is a common theme that remained throughout Russian history until the Bolshevik Revolution, a revolution that paved the way for the establishment of the communist Soviet Union. In Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov, the theme of whether or not Russia truly transformed into a new state, and how much of the change is actually of substance and not superficial, was questioned. While Russia was considered a unique communist state after the