The image of a literary hero in the early works of Roman Senchin

The article analysis the literary character in the writings of Roman Senchin. Following traditions of new realism Roman Senchin depicts in his writings a hopeless and meaningless world in which the person is mired and from which they can not escape. His hero is a “little man”. The character of “little man” of XIX and XX centuries evolves significantly from XXI century due to artistic significance. New decade has brought numerous changes including lifestyle and values. With the onset of the two thousandth, the habitual way of life of many people has changed, and along with it the value guidelines. The aim of the article is analysing the transformation of the “little man” in modern Russian prose, taking such novels as “Nubuk”, “To live, to live”, “Ice underfoot” as an example of the writing. The work uses comparative historical and sociological methods. Research results. In the literature of the XXI century, the image of the “little man” differs significantly from the artistic specificity of the works of the XIX and XX centuries. With the onset of the two thousandth, the way of life of many people has changed, and with it the value guidelines. Based on the analysis of the works of Roman Senchin, it can be concluded that the author illustrates the disease of the present era, the name of which is “routine”. The diagnosis of the disease is a lack of will to live, a sense of the meaninglessness of one’s own existence, the inability to realize oneself as a person, spiritual disorientation, neurasthenia. The “little man” of the new era is characterized by such states as detachment, aloofness, indecision, nervousness and social disorientation.