A Hero of Our Time

Style and Technique

«A Hero of Our Time» by Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov is a work written in the genre of a novel, incorporating elements of psychological storytelling and romantic narrative. A distinctive feature of its structure is the division into five independent yet thematically and compositionally connected tales: Bela, Maxim Maximych, Taman, Princess Mary, The Fatalist. Lermontov employs techniques of nonlinear narration and embedded stories, allowing for a deeper exploration of the characters and the philosophical underpinnings of the work. The author extensively uses descriptions of the Caucasus landscape, highlighting the contrast between the external beauty and the inner world of the main character, Pechorin. The language of the novel is rich in metaphors and comparisons, giving the text a special expressiveness and poetic tone.