Mikhail Bulgakov, "Heart of a Dog"

The appearance of Dr. Bormental from Mikhail Bulgakov's novella "Heart of a Dog": a handsome young man, thin but physically strong. He has a direct, open, and bold gaze.

Clothing: During work, the doctor wears medical clothing – a lab coat and gloves. At other times, he prefers to wear a classic suit.

Character: honest, deeply decent, polite, intelligent, fair, loyal, responsible. By nature, Bormental is a calm, balanced person, but due to his youth, he can sometimes be hot-tempered and impulsive. Despite his politeness and delicacy, he possesses a strong character, which manifests itself in crucial moments.

The appearance of Professor Preobrazhensky from Mikhail Bulgakov's novella "Heart of a Dog": a solid, sixty-year-old gentleman with gray hair, gold-rimmed glasses, a pointed French beard, and bushy mustache. Gray hair showed from under his white cap, and his high forehead was balding. When the professor laughed, his mouth resembled a palisade of gold and porcelain crowns. If he was indignant, his face either flushed or paled. In winter, the professor wore a warm fur coat of black-brown fox, a beaver hat, galoshes, and always carried a cane. He wore a black suit of English cloth, and a gold watch chain gleamed on his stomach. During operations, he wore a cap and a medical gown, and over it – a rubber apron; at home, he preferred a light blue robe and red slippers. Filipp Filippovich is a perceptive, decisive, intelligent, and just man. The author notes the professor's analytical abilities, his strictness, demandingness, honesty, and upbringing. Negative traits of his character include irritability, sharpness, and a love of luxury.

The appearance of Sharikov from M.A. Bulgakov's novella "Heart of a Dog" is described as that of a short, middle-aged man with a narrow, sloping forehead, heavily covered in hair. His hair is very thick and coarse, with a hairline low on his narrow forehead. His entire body is covered in downy hair. Sharikov's clothing includes a leather jacket from someone else's shoulder, worn leather trousers, and high English lace-up boots reaching his knees. During his conversation with Preobrazhensky in the sixth chapter of the novella, the character is dressed in a torn jacket and paint-stained trousers, and around his neck is "a poisonous sky-blue tie with a fake ruby pin." Sharikov's character is characterized by rudeness, insolence, and primitive thinking. He quickly learns the language of the new power, using populist slogans and threats to manipulate those around him. The character despises the intelligentsia, mocks norms of decency, and readily integrates into a system where the main virtue is class origin, not personal qualities.

Zinaida's appearance in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "Heart of a Dog" is described as that of a "grown-up girl," "elegant," and "rosy and beautiful from the frost." Her clothing is characterized by her wearing furs, suggesting a decent salary. Zinaida's character is somewhat timid and sensitive, but she assists the professor during operations. She conscientiously performs her work and is openly afraid of Sharikov.

The appearance of Darya Petrovna Ivanova from M.A. Bulgakov's novella "Heart of a Dog" is described as that of a middle-aged woman, "from the common people," but it's difficult to call her a true proletarian. Her character: a simple, fair woman. Sharikov "loves" her with dog-like devotion, but only because she feeds him sausage at the professor's request.

Professor Preobrazhensky's apartment in M. A. Bulgakov's story "Heart of a Dog" looks respectable and cozy. This is a huge seven-room apartment on Prechistenka, which has mosaic floors, white doors with glass, typical of the early twentieth century, expensive wallpaper with a beautiful pattern. A rich hallway. It is piled up with many objects, including a mirror to the very floor, deer antlers, countless fur coats and galoshes, an opal tulip with electricity under the ceiling. Exquisite table setting. On the table there is a starched tablecloth, silverware, elegant dishes. The professor's apartment is furnished exquisitely and thoughtfully. In it you can see stylish furniture made of rare wood species, large windows, elements of art (paintings and sculptures), books arranged on shelves.

A detailed description of the operation in M. A. Bulgakov's story "Heart of a Dog" can be found in Chapter 4. Preobrazhensky and Bormental operate on the dog Sharik, implanting testicles and a pituitary gland taken from a fresh human corpse. According to the doctors, this should open new horizons in the study of the mechanism of rejuvenation. The professor, not without sadness, assumes that the dog will definitely not survive after such an operation, just like the animals that came before him. It was decided to take biological material from Klim Chugunkin, a 25-year-old young man who had been convicted three times and died from a knife wound. The experiment was successful: Sharik tolerated the operation well and gradually began to turn into a human. The dog began to gain weight and grow taller. Soon his fur fell out, and he even began to try to speak. About a month passed, Sharik completely transformed into a human. The reception of patients in the story is described in the second chapter. Sharik, whose side is no longer bothering him, watches with curiosity as patients are received. Among them are an elderly womanizer and an elderly rich lady in love with a handsome young cheater. They all want one thing - rejuvenation, and Preobrazhensky is ready to help them - for good money.

Professor Preobrazhensky in M. A. Bulgakov's story "Heart of a Dog" lives and works in Moscow in 1924 in the so-called "Kalabukhov House" at 24 Prechistenka Street, in a seven-room apartment. His housekeeper Zina and cook Darya Petrovna live with him, as well as his temporary assistant, Dr. Ivan Arnoldovich Bormental. Part of the apartment is used by the professor as a personal surgical clinic.

Bormental's life in Preobrazhensky's apartment: during a sumptuous dinner, the professor advises Bormental not to read Soviet newspapers for the sake of good digestion. Then Preobrazhensky hears strange singing - it is the house committee singing revolutionary songs. The professor is upset, he believes that such chorales will not lead the country to anything good and will certainly ruin his beautiful house. Bormental's role in the operation: when the time comes for the operation, in which Preobrazhensky is assisted by the doctor Ivan Arnoldovich Bormental.

Taking care of the dog Sharik. Preobrazhensky orders Zina to take care of the sick yard dog he took home. Scolding Sharik for his pranks. The maid scolds the dog for breaking an owl and putting a statuette of Professor Mechnikov somewhere. Buying a collar for Sharik. At first, the dog resisted wearing this thing, but then realized that the collar was like a briefcase, because the homeless dogs looked with envy at the dog walking with Zina.

A simple and fair woman feeds Philip Philipovich and Bormental delicious dinners, and gives Sharikov sausage. 1

Darya Petrovna spends her whole life in the kitchen, she knows a lot of recipes for cooking good food. She can cook hazel grouse, eels, and roast beef.

Sharik's Transformation. The operated dog began to change with alarming speed: his fur was leaving his body in clumps, his skull seemed to be reshaped by an invisible sculptor, his bark began to resemble a human voice, and his bones grew at an incredible speed. Scraps of words came out of his mouth, as if he were trying to assemble a mosaic of letters. It turned out that his life as a vagabond had taught him to read signs, although he learned some words backwards. Obtaining documents. After talking to the house committee, the former dog confidently uses official terms and demands that he be issued an identity card. He chooses the name "Polygraph Polygraphovich" and takes the "hereditary" surname - Sharikov. A communal disaster. Sharikov chased a cat and caused a flood in the bathroom. The bride appears. A young lady typist appears in the apartment, whom Sharikov introduces as his bride. Her eyes are opened to Polygraph's lies - he is not a commander of the Red Army at all and was not wounded in battles with the Whites, as he claimed in a conversation with the girl. The exposed Sharikov threatens the typist with staff reductions, Bormental takes the girl under his protection and promises to shoot Sharikov. Writing a denunciation. The professor's former patient, an influential man in a military uniform, comes to see him. From his story, Preobrazhensky learns that Sharikov wrote a denunciation of him and Bormental - allegedly they made death threats against Polygraph and Shvonder, made counter-revolutionary speeches, illegally stored weapons, etc. An offer to leave the apartment. Sharikov is categorically offered to leave the apartment, but at first he resists, then becomes even more impudent, and eventually even takes out a pistol. The doctors subdue him, disarm him, and chloroform him, after which they declare a ban on entering or exiting the apartment. They turn him back into Sharik the dog. Sharik lives a dog's life in the apartment without any problems. He is a faithful dog.