History Literature / Oblomov

* BetaCouple: Sachar and Anisya.

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Stolz, being [[MixedAncestry half-Russian and half-German]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Oblomov spends most of his time daydreaming.

* {{Doorstopper}}: Over 500 pages. [[SarcasmMode The joy of every Russian schoolchild]].

* NeverMyFault: Oblomov frequently blames Sachar for misplacing his things. And when Oblomov criticizes Sachar's less-than-perfect housekeeping, the latter shows [[NotSoDifferent the same attitude]].

* TragicDream: Oblomov longs for the sleepy, undisturbed life of his village he remembers from childhood but he can hardly leave his flat, let alone the city. [[spoiler:On the other hand, he gets more or less what he wanted after he marries Agafya; after a few years of eating and lounging on a sofa [[RealityEnsues he dies of a stroke]].]]

* MommasBoy: Oblomov shares many characteristics with them, although his father isn't absent and also never shown to be a typical HenpeckedHusband.

* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler: A peculiar version: Olga initiates their breakup but it's Oblomov who says something amounting to this. He agrees that their relationship is going nowhere and takes full responsibility for it.]]

* TheKlutz: Sachar, who regularly breaks stuff.

* {{Manchild}}: Oblomov never really learned to care for himself.
* ManipulativeBastard: Tarantyev and Mukhoyarov. They aren't as smart as most examples but it doesn't take much cunning to fool a {{Manchild}}.

** "Stolz" is German for "pride" or "proud" (here, in a positive sense - he's someone who can be proud of what he did). His first name, Andrey, means "masculine". He is the [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan Manly Man]] to Oblomov's Sensitive Guy. Also, he has a German last name and Russian first name, reflecting his ChildOfTwoWorlds status.

* {{Melodrama}}: Especially the romance arc.

** On a bigger scale, Oblomov averts this. In his relationship with Olga, he blames every problem, including [[spoiler: [[ItsNotYouItsMe their breakup]]]], entirely on himself. He bitterly admits his [[FatalFlaw flaws]] and takes responsibility for his lifestyle.

* PluckyComicRelief: [[TheKlutz Sachar]], most of the time.

* ProtagonistTitle: ''Oblomov''.

* BerserkButton: Downplayed. From the moment Oblomov falls in love with Olga, everything concerning her becomes a touchy topic to him. [[spoiler:Tarantyev had it coming for a while but when he dares to insult her, [[BewareTheNiceOnes Oblomov]] finally [[CrowningMomentOfAwsome slaps his mug]] and cuts ties with him.]]

* CloserToEarth: Anisya compared to Sachar, Olga to Oblomov (not that hard)
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The eponymous character. He spends most of his time daydreaming.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Sachar, Stolz, and Agafya act like this at times.

* HeavySleeper: Not surprisingly, Oblomov.

* BerserkButton: It's mostly downplayed but from the moment Oblomov falls in love with Olga, everything concerning her becomes a touchy topic to him. [[spoiler:Tarantyev had it coming for a while but when he dares to insult her, [[BewareTheNiceOnes Oblomov]] finally [[CrowningMomentOfAwsome slaps his mug]] and cuts ties with him.]]
* BigEater: Oblomov, of course. Also, Tarantyev's buddy Ivan Mukhoyarov (Agafya's brother), who likes to spend his money on delicacies instead of more visible luxuries (if only because people could get suspicious - as he says, they can't see what he has in his stomach).

* ChekhovsGunman: The general with whom Stolz is on first-name base. In the chapter about Stolz's youth

** Agafya is quiet and obedient. However, [[spoiler: when it's Oblomov's happiness on the line, [[PowerOfLove she stands her ground]], even against her brother.]]

* AuthorAvatar: Oblomov is a downplayed, self-deprecating example: he is definitely ''not'' idealized, but he shares quite a few traits and habits with the author. Goncharov himself was quite a sybarite and loved lazy, laid-back lifestyle that gave him space for creative work. He even said that he wrote his life in ''Oblomov''.

--->'''Stolz''': He never keeps his windows open. Consequently he could not possibly hear what is going on outside.

* HisOwnWorstEnemy: Oblomov's straggle with his [[FatalFlaw Fatal Flaws]] makes the main conflict of the novel.

* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler: A peculiar version: Olga initiates their breakup but it's Oblomov who says something amounting to this. He agrees that their relationship is going nowhere and takes the full responsibility for it.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Tarantyev is rude and impudent.

* {{Manchild}}: Oblomov never really learnt to care for himself.
* ManipulativeBastard: Tarantyev and Mukhoyarov. They aren't as smart as most examples but it doen't take much cunning to fool a {{Manchild}}.
* MeaningfulName: It wouldn't be a classical Russian novel [[OmnipresentTrope without them]].
** Ilya [[UsefulNotes/{{Patronymic}} Ilyich]] Oblomov is a particulary interesting case. "Oblomov" brings to mind something that has been broken off. He is separated from modern society, he is far away from his village he dreams of, [[spoiler: and he never makes it back]]. On the other hand, "obly" means circular. Aside from Oblomov being [[FatSlob pretty round]], there is also the [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolism]] of the sun and completeness/finality, and he is a warm-hearted NiceGuy pathologically unable to change. [[spoiler: His character arc and his whole life [[BookEnds goes in a circle]]]]. His name with the patronymic makes a RepetitiveName, adding to cyclic symbolism as well.

* MoralMyopia: Tarantyev goes on long rants about sneaky German Stolz who's only out for Oblomov's money. Of course Tarantyev is worried since actually he aids Mukhoyarov in swindling Oblomov out of his money and Stolz saves Oblomov from them repeatedly.

* {{SiblingYinYang}}: [[KindheartedSimpleton Agafya]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Mukhoyarov]].

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: A rare good example. Tarantyev and Mukhoyarov could robb Oblomov blind, but Stolz happens to be on FirstNameBasis with the general, who gets Mukhoyarov fired.

* TragicDream: Oblomov longs for sleepy, undisturbed life of his viilage he remembers from childhood but he can hardly leave his flat, let alone the city. [[spoiler:On the other hand, he gets more or less what he wanted after he marries Agafya; after a few years of eating and lounging on a sofa [[RealityEnsues he dies of a stroke]].]]

* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: In the last chapter, Stolz tells Oblomov's story to a writer.

* AuthorAvatar: Oblomov is a downplayed, self-deprecating example: he is definitely ''not'' idealized, but he shares quite a few traits and habits with the author. Mainly, Goncharov himself was quite a sybarite.

* IKissYourHand: It's the 19th century, after all.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: [[spoiler:Oblomov to Olga. ]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Oblomov towards Olga. [[spoiler:He is delighted to find out that she eventually married Stolz.]]

The novel is divided into three parts. The first part depicts Oblomov's uneventful life until his childhood friend Andrey Karlovich Stolz visits him. The second part is a HopeSpot, when Stolz urges him to do more, but Oblomov's meeting and infatuation with [[LoveInterest Olga]] distracts him. In the third part, Oblomov reverts to his old habits, which Stolz coined ''oblomovshtchina'' (can be translated as "Oblomovism" - this word entered the Russian language). The once again cynical Oblomov writes a letter to reject Olga and marries his landlady Agafya. Meanwhile his estate remains in disarray. He soon discovers that those whom he had trusted to manage his estate were {{False Friend}}s all along, and they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for Stolz (YouMeddlingKids). Married and financially secured once more Oblomov returns to Oblomovka, his home in the country side, to spend his last years. Stolz and Olga raises his child, named Andrey after his adopted father.