Term Papers on Binary Images In “The Bronze Horseman”

Term Paper Title	Binary Images In “The Bronze Horseman”
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.18

Binary Images in “The Bronze Horseman”

     Alexandr Pushkin’s poem “The Bronze Horseman” is a seemingly glorious narrative of the solidity of the great city of Petrograd.  The work extols Peter the Great and his awesome achievement of constructing a shining new city whose beauty is contrasted with the paleness of its predecessor, Moscow.  At first, the poem gives Peter a mythological quality and emphasizes his position as a national hero.
     “The Bronze Horseman,” however, does not depict Petrograd and its founder in a positive light for long.  The latter section of the work recounts the story of Yevgeni, a denizen of Peter’s city whose life and dreams are ruined by a flood which engulfs Petrograd.  Pushkin uses sets of contrasting binary images to emphasize the discrepancy between Yevgeni’s struggle and the ease with which the city handles the crisis.  One key contrast is between Peter’s greatness and Yevgeni’s humanity.  This difference is evident in his descriptions of the two characters’ language, homes, aspirations, and fates.
     Peter’s greatness is first emphasized in the poem’s opening line.  Referring to Peter simply as he, Pushkin gives the czar a majestic tone from the outset.  Peter stands along a barren shore, having vanquished the Finns.  His mind is full of grandiose thoughts: plans for the future and the transformation of his country.  Peter thinks and speaks in declarative and unquestionable tones.  “From here we will outface the Swede; To spite our haughty neighbor I shall found a city here.”
     Yevgeni’s speech lacks the confidence of Peter’s.  Rather, his is full of questions, some being rhetorical and some being actual dilemmas which Yevgeni must face...

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