The theme of this article is a play "At the bottom". Aphorisms in this work are many, because it is built in dialogues.
At the beginning of the 20th century, profound changes took place in the country, from which ordinary people suffered. Some aphorisms from the play Gorky "At the bottom" became very popular in the Soviet era. "Man - this sounds proudly!" - Says Satin. In the work of Gorky, however, there are images that allow us to doubt these words.
The author depicted people in the play, deprived all kinds of social benefits. Deprived forever, finally. Satin held a several years in prison. Once he committed a murder, then found himself in a doss house, from which he was no longer destined to get out. "What true?" - asks the question is Satin. And he himself answers: "Truth is a person".
Aphorisms from the play Gorky "At the bottom" - it is above all the words of the mysterious inventor and sage Luke. Satin in some way is the continuer of the philosophy of a passportless vagabond. All the aphorisms of Luke and Satin from the play "At the bottom" affect concepts such as lies, charity and faith, although is created the impression that these characters are talking about completely different things.
In one of the acts, Satin talks about lies. He calls her religion of masters and slaves. The truth is that of a free man. None of the heroes of Gorky shows strength. Everyone prefers to believe in Luke's tales and hope that everything will be formed by itself.
This hero was not in prison. In the doss house, he fled from home, so as not to kill his wife inadvertently and her lover. Life here could not help but imprint on his soul. He, like other characters, does not have a way back. "Was honest, but only the day before yesterday in the spring" - the aphorism of the play "At the bottom". This phrase belongs to Bubnov. Applicable to any dwelling house dweller. Another statement by Bubnov - "It's always better to leave on time". It is not necessary to doubt these words, but from the mouth of a man who finds himself on a social day and does not take any attempts to get out of there, they sound insincere.
The hereditary thief, unlike othersactors of the play, does not see a particular tragedy in his stay in the doss house. Vaska Ash of another life did not know. He's a thief, his father was a thief. Although, of course, he would like to change something in his life. Luke gives him a hope. However, a stranger reassuring all the inhabitants of the doss house. The words of Ashes did not become aphorisms. In the play "At the bottom" this character seems to symbolize despair. A man who learned to steal earlier than speak, hardly can become a full-fledged member of society. Such a thought comes after reading Gorky's work. Ash turns out in Siberia. But not with Natasha, as Luke predicted, but as a convict.
The fate of this character is a key moment in the story, revealing the author's attitude towards Luka. Because he promised The actor, that it will certainly be cured. Allegedly, there are clinics in which one gets rid of alcoholism for free. But there are no such hospitals. The last forces leave him, he commits suicide. "Talent is a belief in your strength!" - these words Actor could become an aphorism. In the play "At the bottom" fate Actor, perhaps the most sad storyline.
Who is looking - will find. Luke, accidentally or intentionally, pronounces a Latin proverb, hinting to his new acquaintances that one must believe in his tales. After all, hope gives forces. The image of Luke is quite contradictory. His exact biography is unknown. Luke suddenly appears in the doss house and draws the attention of all her inhabitants. He speaks in short phrases, aphorisms, sometimes even allegories. About himself, almost nothing tells. He says that his life "much crumpled, because it is soft".
Luke is kind to those around him. Everyone tries to calm down with a kind word. He gives hope and in Ashes, and in Actor, and in others suffering. But later turns out, that all his words are a lie.
Luke is the central character of the play. After all, the main plot line is a dispute about truth. There is an opinion that Gorky himself wasdissatisfied with this way. Initially, the writer supposedly wanted to show it in a more unattractive form. It is impossible to change life if you do nothing, but only to dream. A Luke as if preaching a lie. Perhaps, the writer was too prejudiced about his hero. Luke speaks of mercy. Satin - about the action. These characters complement each other.
The main accusation Gorky still puts forward not to the crafty old man, but to the dwellers of the doss house, unable to find the strength to fight against the harsh reality. Dissatisfaction reality and a critical attitude towards it - a typical Russian trait. It is she who so often prevents to change a reality for the better.
