The main character of the novel “Riders of the Dawn” – a symbol of a national hero

this article examines the specifics of the novel by the Kabaodino-Cherkess writer Akhmedkhan Naloev "Riders of the Dawn". The author's main attention is focused on the image of the main character – Zalimgeriy Kerefov. The author argues that the crisis of ideals and the internal struggle of the protagonist of the novel "Riders of the Dawn" lead the hero to a real internal crisis. It is shown that he realizes that the people to whom he has repeatedly addressed with speeches and appeals are not yet ready for revolution and liberation. It is proven that in the end the hero begins to understand that his dreams and hopes for changing the world, for the struggle for the people, were too ambitious and idealized. This understanding leads the protagonist of the novel to deep disappointment in his life and ideas. Especially painful for the hero is the realization that he cannot find comrades-in-arms, and around him there are more and more people who are not interested in the revolution, but think about their own material interests.

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