Fathers and Sons is Ivan Turgenev’s celebrated novel, often regarded as one of the most significant works in the literary exploration of generational conflict. At its core lie the debates between the protagonist, Evgeny Bazarov—who identifies himself as a nihilist, rejecting conventional notions of life, art, morality, and human nature—and his antagonist, Pavel Kirsanov, an aristocrat to the marrow of his bones. Their opposition encapsulates the central ideological problem of the novel. Yet the narrative structure rests less on external disputes than on Bazarov’s own inner conflict. A man who had once denied everything, scorned love, and mocked his friend’s capacity for tender emotions, Bazarov suddenly finds himself passionately and irresistibly in love. The transformation upends his worldview: love proves stronger than even his most uncompromising convictions.