Keyword: «comprehension»

The article is devoted to the analysis of the symbols of the apple tree and the apple in the book of the modern writer Guzel Yakhina and how the author masterfully uses the techniques of simile, personification, and description in her work. The article also explores the connection between a man and the nature, considers the apple tree associations in Russian folklore. Besides, olfactory images and how the smell of apples affects the feelings and senses of the protagonist of the work are understood. It is emphasized that the apple orchard and its fruits in Guzel Yakhina's work "My Children" can rightly be called an important symbol that characterizes human being, inextricably linked with nature, internal harmony in the soul of heroes, a symbol bearing healing power.