The tale of the fisherman and the fish: what it teaches, meaning, essence

The tale of the fisherman and the fish: what it teaches, meaning, essence

Pushkin’s tales have a deep content. For example, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” teaches children what it is quite simple to understand – belief in miracles and censure of greed. But for adults, a special wisdom is hidden in this work, so it is useful to read it at any age.

The content and meaning of the fairy tale plot

An old man and an old woman live in an old shack by the blue sea. The old man makes his living by fishing, and his wife spins yarn all day. Once, returning from an unsuccessful fishing trip, the old man tells about a wonderful fish that asked to be released, promising to fulfill any wishes in return. Out of surprise, or out of pity, the old man does not ask for anything, and lets the fish out into the sea for nothing.

In “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, which the wise fish teaches children – wealth cannot give happiness

Hearing the amazing story of her husband, the old woman begins to scold him, demanding that he return to the sea, called the fish and asked her for a new trough. The old man obediently goes to the sea to fulfill his wife’s request.

But the miraculous appearance of a new trough in the old hut only provokes the old woman. She begins to ask for more and more, not wanting to stop – a new beautiful house, a title of nobility, a royal throne in the underwater kingdom. When she demands that the fish be on her parcels, she shows the old woman her place – in an old shack at a broken trough.

Each person interprets the essence of the tale in his own way. Someone tries it on to Eastern philosophy, seeing in the image of a greedy old woman human egoism, and in the old man a pure soul, content with life and submissive to evil will.

Someone imagines England of Pushkin’s times, and Russia is turning into a Golden Fish, leaving the British at a broken trough. Third admirers of Pushkin’s creativity see in the fairy tale a clear example of unsuccessful marital relations. They offer to look at the old woman in order to understand how one cannot behave to a good wife.

From the point of view of psychology, a fairy tale is a unique work that subtly characterizes human nature, its insatiability, greed, submission to evil, irresponsibility, poverty.

The punishment for the evil emanating from the old woman is inevitable, she is doomed to failure as a result of the wrong choice of life position. Demanding benefits for herself, the old woman does not want to stop at something, it happens when everything is given for free. To the detriment of the soul, she wants only wealth and power.

An unreasonable person, like Pushkin’s old woman, does not care about spiritual needs, and before death he realizes his complete poverty, being left at the broken trough of unfulfilled desires.

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