Moral and Psychological Questions in Arshak Chopanyan’s Fiction

The article examines A. Chopanyan’s short fiction. The biographical facts and aesthetic views of the writer played an important role in the work, helping to understand Chopanya’s works, their peculiarities and depth. Arshak Chopanyan is a writer with exceptional talent. He dedicated himself to the homeland,the people, its history and culture. He is a poet, translator, scientist,critic, public figure. His literary views were greatly influenced by his famous teachers. The « Souls of Boys» Series occupies an important place in his work.He creates a series of portraits and raises moral and psychological questions in each story,examining the fate of the heroes. Many of his heroes are despised by society sometimes they feel guilty and try to atone for their sins. The writer has a lot of interests,but at the center of various topics is human being.First of all,he is attracted by the poor and defensless people of the lower class, with their severe mental suffering, gloomy lifestyle, violated rights,endless worries and vain illusions. We came to this conclusion, that Chopanyan’s prose is characterized by moral and psychological questions,which reflect the secret corners of the soul of human beings, darkness and suffering. The author tries to awaken love, kidness,pity in people attention to the heroes of his story. Chopanyan’s stories teach the reader to understand the other person’s silence, to discover their soul.Chopanyan is a considerate, psychological novelist.