The characterization in the novel, Fathers and Sons written by Ivan Turgenev, is
             extremely important in helping the reader to understand the true meaning of the novel.
             These characters deeply develop their own sense of who they really are ad end up where
             they do, all thanks to one character, whom I think is the main protagonist, and that
             character is Bazarov. It may seem untrue to the reader at first with realizing that Bazarov
             is a nihilist, one who believes in nothing, but with that the characters outcome is derived
             from Bazarov behavior, and his mindset and his on life. I feel that all the characters
             somehow revolve around Brazorov, and with that, the reader can understand each
             character better, and see how the meaning of the novel relates to all of them. All the
             characters have turbulent personalities, but at the core their struggles are the same. They
             are all trying to find an identity. They are all in effect lost, and they all are lost together.
             Bazarov aids them to understand what they want in life.
             It all starts with Bazarov walking into the lives of the Kirsanov family. Bazarov is
             the real focal point of the novel and the character who seems most clearly defined. One
             by one he intellectually touches the soul of each member, Arkady, Nicholas, Pavel, and
             Fenichka. Bazarov's character is not very much liked by all. Everyone is not quite as
             fond of him as Arkady. Bazarov is ignorant in the fact that he stays at his friends home
             and takes everything for granted there. He starts up conversations with having only his
             point of view, which starts some trouble with the family members, especially Pavel.
             Bazarov defines himself as a nihilist. He is against any existing institution, practice, or
             belief, and he claims that he does not believe in anything. He seems as though he does
             not know what he is doing or why he is doing it anymore than the other character...