Compare And Contrast War And Peace By Leo Tolstoy
In Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Tolstoy presents Princess Marya Bolkonsky’s Christianity, Pierre Bezukhov’s Freemasonry, and Prince Andrei Bolkonsky’s “lofty skies” as a way to express the characters’ relief from conflict. Princess Marya applies her belief in Christianity to justify actions and to simplify matters to receive relief. When Princess Marya is first introduced, she is seen praying “that this daily meeting [geometry lesson with her father] would go well” (88). This supports the idea that she believes in Christianity which is further supported by the contents of the letters with Julie (90-96) which have multiple Christian references. The love Christ has shown her is seen when she does not get upset by her father’s mockery (482)
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Princess Marya reflects on people’s action (486-487) and explains that people (including herself) succumb to earthly desires. To show that …show more content…
Pierre’s conversation and induction to masonry (350-362) affects his decision on how to handle Prince Vassily which decided his fate (“whether he would follow the old former way, or the new one which had been shown to him so attractively by the Masons, and on which he firmly believed he would find rebirth into a new life”) (363). During Pierre’s conversation and induction, moments such as “…experienced a joyful feeling of peace, renewal, and return to life” (352), “No, I hate my life” (352), “Yes, I…I…want renewal” (356), and “…because at that moment he enjoyed feeling himself already fully set to rights from his former vices and ready only for the good” (357) show that Pierre is planning on starting a new life with Masonry. With his new perspective on life, Pierre returns home with big plans (377-381) but is then absorbed back into his lavish lifestyle only to return again to reconnect with Masonry. Once reconnected, Pierre visits Prince Andrei and has a discussion on Masonry (382-389) on what is just, life, and God. Pierre’s work in Masonry increases (433-436) as he travels to other lodges to learn more, and then is reprimanded for the “Illuminati” speech. This reprimanding causes Pierre to lose sight of the Masons and create turmoil in his life again (436-437), which is then fixed once he speaks with his mentor and rejuvenates his belief in Masonry again
Princess Marya reflects on people’s action (486-487) and explains that people (including herself) succumb to earthly desires. To show that …show more content…
Pierre’s conversation and induction to masonry (350-362) affects his decision on how to handle Prince Vassily which decided his fate (“whether he would follow the old former way, or the new one which had been shown to him so attractively by the Masons, and on which he firmly believed he would find rebirth into a new life”) (363). During Pierre’s conversation and induction, moments such as “…experienced a joyful feeling of peace, renewal, and return to life” (352), “No, I hate my life” (352), “Yes, I…I…want renewal” (356), and “…because at that moment he enjoyed feeling himself already fully set to rights from his former vices and ready only for the good” (357) show that Pierre is planning on starting a new life with Masonry. With his new perspective on life, Pierre returns home with big plans (377-381) but is then absorbed back into his lavish lifestyle only to return again to reconnect with Masonry. Once reconnected, Pierre visits Prince Andrei and has a discussion on Masonry (382-389) on what is just, life, and God. Pierre’s work in Masonry increases (433-436) as he travels to other lodges to learn more, and then is reprimanded for the “Illuminati” speech. This reprimanding causes Pierre to lose sight of the Masons and create turmoil in his life again (436-437), which is then fixed once he speaks with his mentor and rejuvenates his belief in Masonry again