THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSONALITY STRUCTURE OF THE HERO IN TOLSTOY’S “FATHER SERGIY”

Abstract

The article reveals the process of development of the personality structure of the hero in the work “Father Sergiy”. This opus was written in 1889 by L.N. Tolstoy in his later years after radical changes in his religious views. During this period, Tolstoy also wrote the same series of works as “Kreutzer Sanat”, “Notes of a Madman”, “Devil”, “Where there is love, there is God”, etc. The novel “Father Sergiy” tells of the struggle of the spirit with “the devils” of Duke Kasatsky (later became Father Sergiy). Having overcome many difficulties, having experienced the carnal fall and the baptism of the soul, he found a way to seek true faith. This work demonstrates the idea of Tolstoyism, which Tolstoy adhered to in the last years of his life, especially emphasizing the moral self-improvement of man. The search for true faith is a process of development of his personality, and is also a process in which “Id” (“it”), “Ego” (“I”) and “Superego” (“supere-i”) function and interact restricting each other. The article is based on Freud’s theory of “Eid”, “Ego” and “Superego” and reveals the development of the personality structure of the hero.