'First Love' Analysis

Turgenev's typical story 'First Love' is the story about true nature of love by Vladimir, Zinaida, and Pytro(Vladimir's father).  Because Vladimir is the narrator directly in the story, the reader is able to imagine and understand Vladimir's mind.  For me, Zinaida 's love toward Vladimir's father is more significant than Vladimir's.  Although her love toward him is not directly described in her point of view, her obeyance regardless of physical torture shows how passionate her love is.  It is ironic that eventhough she controls and manages men's emotion as a queen, she is controlled by Valdimir's father.  She is not only the controller of love but victim of love.  By experiencing her first love, Zinaida changes from pompous and ruthless to more considerate and generous.  Her sacrifice was actually shocking to me because I would not have imagined myself hit by lover for my love. Zinaida's first love is somewhat violent but unforbiddable love that I have sympathy on.  For me, who never had first love, I can not understand the nature of Zinaida's first love.  Zinaida's first love is new and interesting sentiment that I do not attempt.