PEchorin
it would seem to me that Pechorin is very deeply in love with Vera, but turns away from his love, becuase the feeling is alien to him; he, who has scorned love and persuaded himself that there is no hope for him and his blackened heart, cannot fathom this inexplicable attraction to Vera. ... it would seem to me that Pechorin is very deeply in love with Vera, but turns away from his love, becuase the feeling is alien to him; he, who has scorned love and persuaded himself that there is no hope for him and his blackened heart, cannot fathom this inexplicable attraction to Vera.