s the central character for the novel was that he had not seen represented anywhere in Russian literature the changes he sensed all around him (FaS, p.xiii).
             Fathers and Sons is a novel made up of few parts. There is a limited cast of characters, there are only a few major locations (Marino, Nikoloskoe and the farm/estate of Bazarov's parents) and the action spans only four months. However, this enhances the effect of the novel on the reader, as it allows Turgenev to concentrate what takes place to produce something much greater than the sum of its parts.
             Most of Fathers and Sons is set in country estates and houses, except for the trip to town in Chapters 12 – 15. This allows Turgenev to use the backdrop of nature and the country to reinforce the difference in attitude that Bazarov represents and also to keep the characters in a close environment where the dynamics between them can be developed.
             Nature remains impassive throughout the novel (RN, pp.171 – 2), with the turning of the seasons happening independently of the actions of the characters in the novel. The elem
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