WAR AND
PEAS Author: LEO TOLSTOY
Abstract. Written on Russian by MINA TOKU.
Translation on English: MIKEMAR.Published: 12.22.2007.
Roman-epopee "War and Peace" describes the historical events beginning of XIX century. Interlacing a few stubborn a plot - lines author proves the absurdity of war, its conflict with human nature. Telling about destiny of the novel characters Leo Tolstoy novel answers the questions that everyone is asking themselves: What is the meaning of life? what is love? what are the causes of historical events? So, Pierre Bezukhov, one of the main characters in the novel is presented as giving many hopes young man. However, the more we learn Pierre, it is becoming clearer that their potential, their talents, may be never put into effect.
Pierre is looking for the meaning of life, but it all-time somehow
disappears from his hands. Count Bezukhov is scattered, his efforts to improve the lives of their peasants is chaotic . In order not to think of his main exciting question "Why live?" he spends youth in drinking-bouts. Only losing everything and being on the brink of death, Pierre discovers the answer. One of the most vivid images of the novel is a shape of Natasha Rostova. Tolstoy brilliantly exposes her internal world. Girl makes the reader see the world with her eyes, love life as much as she loves . Natasha bears severe tests: the separation from the bridegroom, a painful gap, death of Bolkonsky.She endures all it courageously. Her great heart to the top is filled with love, the pure soul abhors villainy. At the end of the novel Natasha Rostova - faithful wife, a caring mother. Knowing what a difficult path she passed, reader easily detects her future as decabrist wife . Roman imbued with a bright sense of love to life. It presents every stratum of the society of the time, bares thin psychology of human interaction. Tolstoys look at the progress of historical events is revolutionary. He not looking for reasons the actions of one man, he is also looking for a reasons in certain circumstances, but believes in the amount of all events, showing that only ruler will still not enough to change history. Revealing image of Platon Karataev, Leo Tolstoy describes the simple people, like the great sage and the creator of history. Novel "War and Peace" is a pearl of Russian literature.
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