Motive of growing up in “Killing time” story by Gennady Bashkuev

The article compares the plots and images of the worlds of childhood and adult life in the prose by Gennady Bashkuev on the material of his “Killing Time” story. Based on the analysis of the character system and compositional structure, the significance of the growing up motive is revealed. The article shows how the sentimental character of depicting the world of childhood and the motive of growing up help to reveal conflict in the story. The motive of growing up is the key to understanding the image of an adult infantile hero.