Theme Of Pechorin In A Hero Of Our Time

In a Hero of Our Time, predestination emerges as a theme near the end of the story. The end of the story leaves the reader wondering if there is anything other than predestination. The story follows this young man named Pechorin. Pechorin lives a life very different than a “normal” person. He is both emotionally smart and foolish. The thing that striked me the most is Pechorin’s fate. When he was a young boy, his mother was told that he would “die through a bad wife” (p.123). Pechorin never married, but I believe he did die through a bad wife and throughout this paper I will discuss why. Pechorin is a different kind of person. Everyone he meets enjoys him quite a bit in the beginning. He is extremely smart when it comes to emotions and people. Many times throughout the story, Pechorin can easily manipulate people; this is his game that he loves to play. He reads people and learns how they work. …show more content…
“I often wonder why I’m trying so hard to win the love of a girl I have no desire to seduce and whom I’d never marry,” all throughout the story Pechorin chases after women that he has no real interest in. Pechorin will stop at nothing to have a good