Part one of term paper
In Turgenev's First Love, Vladimir's journey from boyish love to maturity is a tumultuous, burdensome, and often painful expedition. This pilgrimage is a transition from the consuming passions of the young and restless heart to the sound maturity of adulthood. The chief purpose of this undergoing is to leave the inexperienced wanderer with a ...

Part two of term paper
... turmoil but eventually leave him with an understanding and acceptance in his adult life of his earlier passionate pursuits. He becomes aware of the consequences that love and adulterous affairs can have and his early romantic notions are replaced with a realistic outlook on love. Because Vladimir's education in the matters of the heart comes at the age of sixteen, when he hopelessly falls in love with the older and craftier Zinaida, it is only natural that his experience brims with romantic ...