History Literature / Oblomov

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

* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler:Sachar in the end. After Oblomov's death he becomes a beggar.]]

* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler:Sachar in the end. He becomes a beggar after Oblomov's death.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Sachar, who badmouthes his master and steals from him, if only small amounts. Even worse is Tarantyev, who essentially blackmails Oblomov. [[spoiler:After Oblomov dies, Sachar is heartbroken and shows that he was a JerkWithAHeartOfGold all along]].

* NeverMyFault: Oblomov is completely unable to change his life by himself; when he gets unhappy he decides to blame Sachar instead. Now Sachar is a {{Jerkass}} and whatnot, but still {{Misblamed}}.

* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler:Sachar pretends to be one at the end, when Oblomov is dead and he became a beggar.]]

* {{SiblingYin-Yang}}: [[KindheartedSimpleton Agafya]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Mukhoyarov]].

* Love at First Note: Oblomov falls in love with Olga after he hears her singing.

* TooCleverByHalf: Oblomov. He is smart, educated and absolutely impractical.

* Melodrama

* {{Sibling Yin-Yang}}: [[KindheartedSimpleton Agafya]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Mukhoyarov]].

* Sibling Yin-Yang: [[KindheartedSimpleton Agafya]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Mukhoyarov]].

* Manchild: Again, Oblomov.

* Hikikomori: The titular character. He doesn't like to leave his flat. Or his sofa. He gets better, thanks to Olga and Stolz... [[spoiler:and worse again.]]

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 landlord 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.

* TooCleverbyHalf: Oblomov. He is smart, educated and absolutely impractical.

* ShutIn: The titular character. He's afraid to leave his house, let alone the city or the country. He gets better, thanks to Stolz... [[spoiler:and worse again.]]

'''''Oblomov''''' is a Russian novel by Ivan Goncharov, published in 1859. Nobleman Oblomov resides in his St. Petersburg (capital of Czarist Russia) apartment with his servant Sachar, daydreaming half the day and doing nothing the other half. Sometimes, one of his old friends visits him and provides a bit of change.

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'''Oblomov''' is a Russian novel by Ivan Goncharov, published in 1859. Nobleman Oblomov resides in his St. Petersburg (capital of Czarist Russia) apartment with his servant Sachar, daydreaming half the day and doing nothing the other half. Sometimes, one of his old friends visits him and provides a bit of change.

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 landlord Agafya. Meanwhile his estate remains in disarray. He soon discovers that those whom he had trusted to manage his estate were FalseFriend 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.

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[[spoiler: 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 landlord Agafya. Meanwhile his estate remains in disarray. He soon discovers that those whom he had trusted to manage his estate were FalseFriend 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. ]]

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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[[spoiler: 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 landlord Agafya. Meanwhile his estate remains in disarray. He soon discovers that those whom he had trusted to manage his estate were FalseFriends 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. ]]

'''Oblomov''' is a Russian novel by Ivan Goncharov, published in 1859. It tells about the life of the nobleman Oblomov, living in St Petersburg (capital of Czarist Russia) in an apartment with his servant Sachar, daydreaming half the day and doing nothing the other half. Sometimes, one of his old friends visits him and provides a bit of change.

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 pulls him out of his lethargy, urging him to do more, but Oblomov gets distracted by meeting [[LoveInterest Olga]]; [[spoiler:but in the third part, Oblomov again becomes victim of his old habits, which Stolz calls ''oblomovshtchina'' (can be translated as "Oblomovism" - this word entered the Russian language). Result: He continues neglecting his estate in the countryside, breaks up with Olga, gets blackmailed by two "friends", marries the housekeeper Agafya because this is easier to achieve, continues his unhealthy eating habits, has several strokes and finally dies.]]

'''Oblomov''' is a Russian novel by an Ivan Goncharov, published in 1859. It tells about the life of the nobleman Oblomov, living in St Petersburg (capital of Czarist Russia) in an apartment with his servant Sachar, daydreaming half the day and doing nothing the other half. Sometimes, one of his old friends visits him and provides a bit of change.

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

* TheDogBitesBack: When Tarantyev's buddy is fired because they cheated Oblomov, Tarantyev still has the nerve to shout at Oblomov and demand that he'll give half of his property to Mukhoyarov. Then, finally, Oblomov slaps him, and the servants claim they had seen nothing.

* FatSlob: Again, Oblomov. It takes about 150 pages until he leaves his ''bed'', and without Stolz, he may not even have managed that.

* JerkAss: Sachar, who badmouthes his master and steals from him, if only small amounts. Even worse is Tarantyev, who essentially blackmails Oblomov. [[spoiler:After Oblomov dies, Sachar is heartbroken and shows that he was a JerkWithAHeartOfGold all along]].

* NeverMyFault: Oblomov is completely unable to change his life by himself; when he gets unhappy he decides to blame Sachar instead. Now Sachar is a JerkAss and whatnot, but still MisBlamed.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: At the beginning, Tarantyev is rude and insulting; later, he and a buddy of him essentially cheat and blackmail Oblomov.