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Why is Pechorin a hero of our time?
It's intended to be ironic.
In his preface to the second edition, Lermontov criticises the readers who - like you - took the title at face value and interpreted it to mean Pechorin was really being ...
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Why is Pechorin a hero of our time?
Despite Lermontov's preface, I cannot help but feel that there is a degree of sincerity in calling Pechorin a hero. The narrator even addresses this question at the end of the first part where the ...
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