

Therefore, this story is not about aliens and their forgotten toys, although it was originally intended to be. This story is about the meaning and values of human life. READ: “Alice in Wonderland”: meaning and analysis of the book by Charles Blackman Roadside Picnic is a strong and tough book, and it’s about people first and foremost. And specifically – about the path of a person to his happiness. And the bitter lesson of this book is that happiness is a myth. People do not know if it is possible to achieve it, and if someone achieves it, they do not see it. It is no coincidence that the main character is an ordinary, not the worst and not the best person who finds himself in too cruel conditions of existence. He just wanted to survive at all costs. But in this endless struggle, Redrick completely lost himself, became cynical and embittered. The apotheosis of his stalker career was the campaign for the most valuable artifact – the Golden Ball – something that can fulfill the most secret desires. But having reached the Ball, sacrificing an absolutely innocent person along the way, the hero realizes that he no longer has any desires. The protagonist of the story is Redrick Shewhart. Bright, strong, outstanding personality. He lived almost his entire conscious life near the Zone. And he is a stalker. One of those daredevils who penetrates the forbidden territory for various unusual gizmos – “swag” – which he then sells and thereby earns his living. The fate of Redrick is already inseparable from the Zone, and his whole life is divided from sortie to sortie.
