Chelsea Nicole T. Paclibar
English 102-07 May 18, 2015
Argumentative Essay
Essay #2: Final Draft
Zinaida’s Love Determines Her Fate
Ivan Turgenev’s “First Love,” is a story of unrequited and self-sacrificing love that tries to conquer all odds despite the circumstances. Love is the central theme of this story and it is therefore portrayed by the main characters. It follows a story of a young man named Vladimir Petrovich, as he falls in and out of love with his neighbor, Princess Zinaida Alexandrovna, daughter of Princess Zasyekin. Yet his love and admiration gets crushed after realizing that Zinaida is just being affectionate towards him because she sees him as a brother, and rather, that she is in love with Vladimir’s father, Pyotr Petrovich, which then ends up as an affair between both characters. The story concludes with both of them being exposed to this huge controversial scandal of adultery and results in Zinaida’s new loveless marriage and eventually her death. This story shows different meanings as to what love can be, as well as self-control and domination. Princess Zinaida deserved her fate because of her despicable personality, inconsistent affection towards suitors and immature outlook in love and happiness.
Firstly, Princess Zinaida deserved her fate because of her despicable personality. She is a beautiful young lady who does not have that much to offer besides her pretty face. Princess Zinaida’s personality throughout the whole story, can be attributed as being sanguine and choleric. She is sanguine because she always wants attention so she tries to seek it, and not only that, she is a social person who loves social interactions and wants to be surrounded by a lot of people. She is very emotional and flirty, and is known to possess a high self-esteem. People who are sanguine usually require constant entertainment from other people, and they