The life of the heart of heroes is war peace. For yourself or for others? "Life of the heart" of heroes

Kutuzov and Napoleon

8) Captain Tushin , Captain Timokhin

Plans for the duration of the study of the novel

1. The life path of Andrei Bolkonsky

2. The life path of Pierre Bezukhov

3. The life path of Nikolai Rostov

4. Natasha Rostova

5. Princess Marya

Lesson 2 Volume one, part one

ch.1-5 (salon Scherer),

ch. 7-11, 15-17 (at the Rostovs),

Pierre Bezukhov (Ch. 2-5), house of the old Count Buzukhov Bezukhov 12.13, 18-21 (death of Count Bezukhov).

Bolkonsky: ch.1-5 (Prince Andrey), 22-25 (in the estate of Bolkonsky in Bald Mountains)

1. In St. Petersburg and in Moscow. Salon of Anna Pavlovna Sherer (Ch. 1-5; Ch. 2 - see detailed comparison of the salon with ....)): a brief description of the hostess; salon guests; what they are talking about in the salon, The first appearance of the main characters (Pierre, Prince Andrey)

2. "Family Thought" in the novel

1. Family of Counts Rostovs (Count Ilya, Countess, Natasha Nicholas, Petya, Vera, Sonya). A story about the family (the composition of the family, where and how they live, briefly about each and its general characteristics, family traits .. Chapters about the name day of Natasha and her mother, guests, young people in love.

2. The family of the princes Bolkonsky: the old prince Nikolai Andreevich, prince Andrew, Marya Where does the old prince live, the order of life in the house, the principles of the old prince .: he argued that a person can have 2 misfortunes - and, 2 virtues ... and ..; despotism and exactingness, rationality and diligence. Farewell of the father with the son, the testament of the father. Common features of all Bolkonsky. Volume 1, part 1, ch. 22-25

Book. Andrey - a brief description; main events of his life (1 part each)

3. Bezukhovs. Old Count Bezukhov. The death of the old count, the struggle for the mosaic briefcase. His son Pierre (where he lived, was raised and educated, his position at the beginning of the novel, the first appearance in the novel - in a secular salon; what lifestyle he leads, with whom he spends time).

4. Family of Prince Vasily Kurakin: k.Vasily, Anatole, Helen, Hippolyte. Like a book Vasily talks about his children. Briefly describe each. Common family traits. Where they live, what kind of life they lead.

Lesson 3

War of 1805-1807. The fate of the heroes, how the initial ideas change Andrei Bolkonsky and Nikolai Rostov about the war and about myself. True and false heroism. Captain Tushin, Captain Timokhin.

Homework

Volume one, part second

Heroes: Andrei Bolkonsky, Nikolai Rostov, Captain Tushin, Captain Timokhin, Dolokhov

Bookmarks (main episodes): 1) Prince Andrey on the field of Austerlitz, 2)Tushin battery

Main questions:

1. How the ideas of the heroes (Prince Andrey and Nikolai Rostov) about the war and about themselves change

1) The war in the view of Andrei Bolkonsky is ... .. The course and success of military operations depend on ... Officers at headquarters. - this is ..., they (what?) ... How does he imagine himself and his role in the war, what does he strive for and what does he dream about? What turns out to be true? A turning point in the worldview, the epiphany of the hero (on the field of Austerlitz).

2) The war in the view of Nikolai Rostov is ... .. The course and success of military operations depend on ... The officers at the headquarters are ... How does he imagine himself and his role in the war, what does he strive for and what does he dream about? What turns out to be true?

2. True and false heroism (Captain Tushin - Tushin's battery, Dolokhov and Timokhin)

Messages (individual tasks(

1. War for Berg (For what purpose does he go to war? How does he manifest himself? Does something change in the character himself and in the character's understanding of what is happening?)

2. War for Boris Drubetskoy. (portrait, his behavior in situations - with the emperor before the battle, with soldiers and especially with Timokhin, with Prince Andrei) (For what purpose does he go to war? How does he manifest himself? Does something change in the character himself and in the character's understanding of what is happening ?)

3. Kutuzov at war (portrait, his behavior in situations - with the emperor before the battle, with soldiers and especially with Timokhin, with Prince Andrei)

4. Who is the hero - Timokhin or Dolokhov?

Lesson 4 -5 Volume two. 1806-1811,

For yourself or for others? "Life of the heart" of heroes

The most important episodes are highlighted, underlined!

1. What happens in the life of the main characters (main events (?

1)Book. Andrey. Return home, the death of a wife, the decision to live for oneself, a meeting with an enthusiastic Pierre And dispute with him, trip to Otradnoe to the Rostovs - the feeling of joy and fullness of life is resurrected, episodes reflections(2) Prince Andrey at the sight oak return to active life, (participation in military reform, in the commission to change the military regulations); ball And meeting with Natasha Rostova; departure for treatment abroad at the insistence of the father; breakup with Natasha.

2 ) Pierre. Duel with Dolokhov and a break with his wife; meeting in Torzhke with a prominent freemason and joining the Masonic lodge - inspiration by the ideas of Freemasonry; a trip to the estates in order to improve the life of the peasants; meeting with prince Andrey; disappointment in Freemasonry; love for Natasha, help her.

3)Nikolay. Holidays at home; big card losing to Dolokhov; hunting, love for Sonya and discontent with his mother; return to the regiment as a family (everything is clear there, all relationships are clear, unlike civilian life)

4) Princess Mary. The difficulties of life with a beloved and despotic father, caring for Nikolenka; matchmaking of Anatole and the refusal of the princess (1 volume each)

2. " Life of the heart "of heroes

1) Natasha. Analysis episodes « Night in Otradnoye", "Natasha's Dance".

Natasha's "Life of the Heart": how is her relationship with Prince Andrei? What is the nature of her passion for Anatole?

2) Natasha and Sonya - comparative characteristics

3) Are Sonya and Nikolai happy in their love?

4) Is Helen capable of love? Does she have a heart?

5) Does Berg love Vera?

6) What governs the relationship between Boris and Julie?

Target: reveal the depth and originality of the inner life of the characters.

Tasks:

educational - synthesis and deepening of knowledge about the images of the heroes of the novel;
developing - to develop skills of mental activity;
educating - to bring up the desire to know oneself, love for literature and the art of the word.

Types of work with students:

group
collective
individual.

Lesson equipment: screen, computer, projector, presentations, film fragments, texts of the novel, portrait of the writer.

During the classes

The essence of her life is love...
L.N. Tolstoy.

I.Orgmoment

(check readiness for the lesson).

II. Teacher's word.

Every person is a diamond that can purify and not purify itself. To the extent that it is purified, eternal light shines through it. Therefore, the business of man is not to try to shine, but to try to purify himself...

L. N. Tolstoy.

We can correlate these words with the heroes of the novel "War and Peace", with the best of them. The purity of their moral character is manifested in everything: both in family life and in everyday life.

Recall the topic of the previous lesson: "Life of the local nobility." Now, at the stage of doing homework, we will listen to the performance of the group. And you guys, write down in your notebook the most characteristic features of the Rostov family.

III. Implementation of homework.

Conversation (performance in groups).

A) Tell us what aspects of the life of the Rostovs are depicted by Tolstoy in the fourth part of the second volume? What is the main thing that Tolstoy emphasizes in the life of the local nobility?

And what does this great word "love" mean?

To do this, carefully look at the screen.

"Love" is a feeling of selfless, heartfelt affection.

We meet this interpretation in the “Dictionary of the Russian Language” by S.I. Ozhegov.

"Love" - the state of a lover, passion, affection.

And we see this in the "Explanatory Dictionary" by V.I. Dahl.

Let us follow the development of a great feeling in our heroes.

Students list scenes of hunting, Christmas entertainment, a trip to their uncle, scenes of his singing and Natasha's dance, the Rostovs' home way of life. In their family there is still cordiality, cordiality, sensitivity, naturalness, hospitality, purity of moral character. In all scenes, Tolstoy emphasizes the closeness of the local nobility to nature and the common people. This is what allows Tolstoy to see goodies in Rostov.

The hunting scene reflects the theme of “man and nature”, interestingly the author shows the similarities in the behavior of people and animals (“the hunter Danila gallops to the notch just like Karay (dog) - across the beast, choosing the only right direction).

Important for understanding the characters of the characters of the scene in the uncle's house. In uncle's singing and Natasha's dance, their closeness to the people, their understanding of the Russian spirit and temperament (but not as an understanding of the needs of the people) is reflected - “Where, how, when she sucked herself in from that Russian air that she breathed - this countess,. .-... and in the aunt, and in the mother, in every Russian person. “Uncle sang like the people sing…” Tolstoy solves the problem: is mutual understanding between different strata of society possible (“peace”, “cord” between them) - and answers that it is possible. "How fine he is, uncle!" - says Nikolai Rostov about him. Tolstoy repeats the words more than once: harmony, charm, happiness, good, excellent. That's why Natasha is happy because she felt her blood closeness with the people. “You know,” she suddenly said, “I know that I will never be so happy, so calm as now.”

B) Another theme, the resolution of which is included in the second volume, is the depiction of the love of heroes.

Not only the main characters: Andrey, Pierre, Natasha - experience a feeling of love at this time, but also minor characters: Dolokhov, Denisov, Nikolai Rostov, Sonya, Berg, B. Drubetskoy and others. There is no life without love.

- Does Helen have a "heart" (in Tolstoy's understanding)?

Helen Kuragina has never loved anyone, her heart is dead. She does not just get carried away and make mistakes, moving from admirer to admirer, but this is her conscious line of behavior. That is why depravity and evil appear, that she has no shame, but only base instincts. In the novel, Napoleon says of her: "This is a beautiful animal." The baseness of her behavior with Pierre, her connection with Dolokhov and B. Drubetsky, her ugly role in the story with Natasha and Anatole, her attempt to marry two husbands at once while Pierre was alive - all this creates the appearance of a depraved and prudent secular beauty. “Where you are, there is debauchery, evil,” Pierre said about her, and this exhausts her characterization. Remember Pierre's words to Anatole: "Oh, vile, heartless breed!"

- Berg and Vera Rostova. Does Berg love Vera?

It is not a matter of material calculation (Berg could have found a richer bride) and not only in the desire to intermarry with the counts. Berg loves Vera in his own way, because he finds his own soul in her. "And I love her, ... - who fully personified his dreams of happiness." The love of these heroes does not exalt them, it also does not come from the heart, because Berg does not have a heart, or he has it as neat and dry as he does.

- Tell us what led B. Drubetskoy's relationship with Julie Kuragina.

Adjacent to this turn of the theme of love in the novel is the story of the marriage of B. Drubetskoy, on the example of which the author once again emphasizes falsehood and self-interest in the relations of people of the world. Tolstoy shows how people of high society are guided when entering into marriages (Nizhny Novgorod forests, Penza estates, and not love).

- What is the charm of the pages dedicated to the beginning of the love of Natasha Rostova and Prince Andrei?

The charm of this love is created by its moral purity. Prince Andrei was attracted to Natasha by her poetry, her fullness of life, purity, and immediacy. The desire for happiness inherent in it awakens the strength of other people. Her singing gives Prince Andrei pleasure, he is struck by Natasha's sensitivity, the ability to guess someone else's mood, to understand everything from a half-word. And Natasha fell in love with Prince Andrei, felt his inner strength, nobility. The words of Prince Andrei: “The whole world is divided for me into two halves: one is she, and there is all happiness, hope, light; the other half - everything where it is not there, everything is dull and dark ... ”and Natasha:“ ... but this has never happened to me ”- convince of the strength and seriousness of their feelings.

How does Tolstoy describe the emergence and development of this love?

Ball scene. We feel the subtlest experiences of Natasha. When Prince Andrei invited Natasha, her smile seemed to tell him: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

The arrival of Prince Andrei at the Rostovs' house after the ball is full of poetry, the way he listens to Natasha singing and answers the question of whether he likes her singing. “It never occurred to him that he was in love with Rostov,” but “his whole life seemed to him in a new light.”

The gentle, gentle expression on Prince Andrei's face and the bright light of Natasha's inner fire at the evening at the Bergs are a new step in this love. Their explanation, conversations, the departure of Prince Andrei - all this is remembered. The author follows all the shades of thoughts and feelings of his characters.

- Natasha's betrayal. How do you explain and evaluate this act?

The power of Natasha’s repentance is great, the moral consequences of her betrayal for her and others are heavy, the grief that she caused Prince Andrei is great, but Natasha’s passion for Anatole comes not from the corruption of her nature, but from youth, overflowing with life and inexperience. For her, this is not a habitual line of behavior, as for Helen, but a mistake that she will soon understand, but will not soon forgive herself.

- What place does love take in the life of heroes?

Barnagyan Emma Agopovna,
Rostov region, with. Chaltyr,
teacher of Russian language and literature
MBOU Chaltyrskaya secondary school №1

Literature lesson plan in grade 10

Lesson topic:"The Life of the Heart" of the heroes of the novel "War and Peace".

Target: reveal the depth and originality of the inner life of the characters.

Tasks:

- educational - synthesis and deepening of knowledge about the images of the heroes of the novel;

- developing - to develop skills of mental activity;

- educating - to bring up the desire to know oneself, love for literature and the art of the word.

Types of work with students:

- group

- collective

- individual.

Lesson equipment: screen, computer, projector, presentations, film fragments, texts of the novel, portrait of the writer.

During the classes:

The essence of her life is love...
L. N. Tolstoy.

I.Orgmoment(check readiness for the lesson).

II. Teacher's word.

III. Implementation of homework.

Conversation (performance in groups).

A) Tell us what aspects of the life of the Rostovs are depicted by Tolstoy in the fourth part of the second volume? What is the main thing that Tolstoy emphasizes in the life of the local nobility?

And what does this great word "love" mean?

To do this, carefully look at the screen.

“Love” is a feeling of selfless, cordial affection.

We meet this interpretation in the “Dictionary of the Russian Language” by S.I. Ozhegov.

“Love” is the state of a lover, passion, affection.

And we see this in the "Explanatory Dictionary" by V.I. Dahl.

Let us follow the development of a great feeling in our heroes.

Important for understanding the characters of the characters of the scene in the uncle's house. In uncle's singing and Natasha's dance, their closeness to the people, their understanding of the Russian spirit and temperament (but not as an understanding of the needs of the people) is reflected - “Where, how, when she sucked herself in from that Russian air that she breathed - this countess,. .-... and in the aunt, and in the mother, in every Russian person. “Uncle sang like the people sing…” Tolstoy solves the problem: is mutual understanding between different strata of society possible (“peace”, “cord” between them) - and answers that it is possible. "How fine he is, uncle!" Nikolai Rostov says about him. Tolstoy repeats the words more than once: harmony, charm, happiness, good, excellent. That's why Natasha is happy because she felt her blood closeness with the people. “You know,” she suddenly said, “I know that I will never be as happy, as calm as now.”

B) Another theme, the resolution of which is included in the second volume, is the depiction of the love of heroes.

- Does Helen have a "heart" (in Tolstoy's understanding)?

— Berg and Vera Rostova. Does Berg love Vera?

- Tell us what led B. Drubetskoy's relationship with Julie Kuragina.

- What is the charm of the pages dedicated to the beginning of the love of Natasha Rostova and Prince Andrei?

The charm of this love is created by its moral purity. Prince Andrei was attracted to Natasha by her poetry, her fullness of life, purity, and immediacy. The desire for happiness inherent in it awakens the strength of other people. Her singing gives Prince Andrei pleasure, he is struck by Natasha's sensitivity, the ability to guess someone else's mood, to understand everything from a half-word. And Natasha fell in love with Prince Andrei, felt his inner strength, nobility. The words of Prince Andrei: “The whole world is divided for me into two halves: one is she, and there is all happiness, hope, light; the other half - everything where it is not, everything is dull and dark there ... ”and Natasha:“ ... but this has never happened to me ”- convince of the strength and seriousness of their feelings.

How does Tolstoy describe the emergence and development of this love?

Ball scene. We feel the subtlest experiences of Natasha. When Prince Andrei invited Natasha, her smile seemed to tell him: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

- Natasha's betrayal. How do you explain and evaluate this act?

What place does love take in the life of heroes?

"Love and be loved
Happy just like us
In love, obstacles are overcome
All dreams come true."
Amirova A.
What is love? I think there is no such person who would not be interested in this issue. Love, on the one hand, is an elementary concept, but at the same time mysterious, somehow incomprehensible. Only love makes a person happy or unhappy. It is she who can support you at a difficult moment or suddenly throw you. Some say: “Well, what is love? It's nothing. You think you fell in love, you will soon forget ... ". But this is an erroneous opinion, yes, I agree falling in love can pass, but not love! After all, infatuation and love are different feelings. Love is like a match, and love is like a candle. The first flashes brightly, often burns, but quickly burns out, the second burns for a long time with a clear, clean flame. Let's look at this with an example. Take, for example, Tolstoy's War and Peace.
In this work, the author very clearly divides love into several types. For example, let's take love in the Rostov family. The Countess loves her children with motherly love. Little Natasha's friendship with Boris is a childhood passion, a need to love, curiosity. Maria Bolkonskaya sacrifices herself for the love of her father and because of this, at the beginning of the novel, she does not marry. Natalia's love for Anatole Kuragin turned out to be simple love, self-hypnosis. Berg marries Vera for convenience in order to receive a dowry in the form of money and make new connections. Boris also marries Julie, because she, in turn, was rich, though not even beautiful. I consider the feelings between Andrei and Natasha to be the brightest and most sincere love in this novel. Indeed, even after the “treason”, they were able to forgive each other, because they were truly in love, but unfortunately it was too late to change anything. Andrey was wounded and she could only hope and take care of her beloved. This is one of the principles of love:
Caring - "If he feels bad, the first duty is to support him under any circumstances." She herself was weak after the incident, but this did not stop her. She! It was Natasha who looked after Andrei, despite the fact that her parents tried to hide from her the news that Andrei was among the wounded soldiers. I hope Natalya Rostova will serve the readers as an example of a sincerely loving girl, but I would also like to note that you should not throw yourself into the pool with your head, because it can end badly. This is exactly what happened to the heroine of the novel in her relationship with Kuragin. And also to know that there are such nasty, heartless people as Helen. In love, the main thing for me is to be happy and give happiness to others, and not the thickness of a wallet or a profitable list of acquaintances. After all, judge for yourself and in our time you can find many such people for whom it is not the inner world of a person that is important, not his good qualities, but appearance, condition and benefit.
Tolstoy showed love from different angles
Acquaintance, trials, betrayal, meeting again
This is how the fate of my two favorite heroes
Andrew and Natasha. Now I will tell about them
Natalya Rostova is a Russian soul for us
And in singing, and in dancing, she was good in everything
Andrei Bolkonsky strove for fame
This happens to us sometimes too.
But their love was mutual, pure
After all, the attempt to escape was not without reason.
Natasha was prompted by Helen.
Yes, and she herself was captured by her feelings.
And stupidly, that Kuragin was carried away
Andrei Rostov was not forgiven
But then they met at a tragic moment
And Bolkonsky was touched by Natasha's tears
He forgave her and reminded her of love,
But unfortunately they did not stay together.
Tolstoy also told us about love of convenience
And now this love has no account.
Boris's mother was prone to money
This should be a good lesson for us.
After all, money is not the main thing on earth
So at least it seems to me
Please don't ever do this
And do not leave a person to the mercy of fate.

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy in his famous novel "War and Peace" singled out "the thought of the people" as the main idea. This theme is most multifaceted and vividly reflected in excerpts from the work that describe the war. As for the "world", "family thought" predominates in its depiction. She also plays a very important role in the work of interest to us. The theme of love in the novel "War and Peace" in many ways helps the author to reveal this idea.

Love in the life of the characters of the novel

Almost all the characters in the work are tested by love. Not all of them come to moral beauty, mutual understanding and true feeling. Also, it doesn't happen right away. Heroes have to go through mistakes and suffering that redeems them, purifies and develops the soul.

The life of Andrei Bolkonsky with Lisa

The theme of love in the novel "War and Peace" is revealed on the example of several characters, one of which is Andrei Bolkonsky. His path to happiness was rocky. At the age of 20, being an inexperienced young man, blinded by external beauty, he decides to marry Liza. But Andrei very quickly comes to a depressing and painful understanding that he was mistaken cruelly and uniquely. In a conversation with his friend, Pierre Bezukhov, he utters almost in despair the words that one should not marry before he has done everything he could. Andrey says that he would give a lot not to be bound by family ties now.

Bolkonsky and his wife did not bring peace and happiness. What's more, he was obsessed with her. Andrew did not love his wife. He rather despised her, treating her like a child from a stupid empty light. Bolkonsky was oppressed by the feeling that his life was useless, that he had become an idiot and court lackey.

Andrew's heartbreak

This hero had the death of Lisa ahead, a mental break, longing, fatigue, disappointment, contempt for life. At that time, Bolkonsky resembled an oak that stood contemptuously, angry and old freak between smiling birches. This tree did not want to submit to the charm of spring. However, suddenly a confusion of young hopes and thoughts arose in Andrei's soul, unexpected for him. As you probably guessed, the theme of love in the novel "War and Peace" is further developed. The hero leaves the estate transformed. Again in front of him on the road is an oak tree, but now it is not ugly and old, but covered with greenery.

Bolkonsky's feeling for Natasha

The theme of love in the novel "War and Peace" is very important for the author. According to Tolstoy, this feeling is a miracle that revives us to a new life. to Natasha, a girl so unlike the absurd and empty women of the world, Bolkonsky did not immediately appear. It renewed his soul, turned it over with incredible power. Andrey has now become a completely different person. He seemed to come out of a stuffy room. True, even a feeling for Natasha did not help Bolkonsky to humble his pride. He never managed to forgive Natasha for her "treason". Only after he received a mortal wound did he rethink his life. Bolkonsky, after a mental break, understood the suffering, remorse and shame of Natasha. He realized that he was cruel, breaking off relations with her. The hero admitted that he loves her even more than before. However, nothing could keep Bolkonsky in this world, even Natasha's fiery feeling.

Pierre's love for Helen

The theme of love in Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" is also revealed on the example of Pierre. The fate of Pierre Bezukhov is somewhat similar to the fate of Andrei, his best friend. Like him, who was carried away in his youth by Lisa, Pierre, who had just returned from Paris, fell in love with Helen, who was doll-likely beautiful. When revealing the theme of love and friendship in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, it should be noted that Pierre's feeling for Helen was childishly enthusiastic. Andrew's example taught him nothing. Bezukhov had to make sure from his own experience that external beauty is far from always internal, spiritual.

Unhappy marriage

This hero felt that there were no barriers between him and Helen, that this girl was terribly close to him. Her marble beautiful body had power over Pierre. And although the hero understood that this was not good, he nevertheless succumbed to the feeling that this depraved woman inspired in him. As a result, Bezukhov became her husband. However, the marriage was not happy. A feeling of gloomy despondency, disappointment, contempt for life, for himself and for his wife, seized Pierre some time after living with Helen. Her mystery turned into stupidity, spiritual emptiness and debauchery. This is worth mentioning if you are writing an essay. The theme of love in Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" is illuminated from a new angle in the relationship between Pierre and Natasha. About how these heroes finally found their happiness, we'll talk now.

Pierre's new love

Bezukhov, having met Natasha, like Andrei, was struck by her naturalness and purity. In his soul, the feeling for this girl began to grow timidly even when Natasha and Bolkonsky fell in love with each other. Pierre was happy for them, but this joy was mixed with sadness. The kind heart of Bezukhov, unlike Andrei, understood Natasha and forgave her for the incident with Anatole Kuragin. Despite the fact that Pierre tried to despise her, he was able to see how exhausted she was. And then Bezukhov's soul for the first time was overwhelmed with a feeling of pity. He understood Natasha, perhaps because her infatuation with Anatole resembled his own infatuation with Helen. The girl believed that Kuragin had inner beauty. In communication with Anatole, she, like Pierre and Helen, felt that there was no barrier between them.

Renewal of the soul of Pierre Bezukhov

The path of life's quest Bezukhov continues after a quarrel with his wife. He is fond of Freemasonry, then participates in the war. Bezukhov is visited by the half-childish idea of killing Napoleon. He sees Moscow burning. Further, he is destined for difficult minutes of waiting for his death, and then captivity.

Pierre's soul, cleansed, renewed, having gone through suffering, retains love for Natasha. When he meets her again, he discovers that this girl has also changed a lot. Bezukhov did not recognize the former Natasha in her. Love awakened in the hearts of the heroes, "long-forgotten happiness" suddenly returned to them. They were seized, in the words of Tolstoy, "joyful madness."

Finding happiness

Life woke up in them along with love. The power of feeling brought Natasha back to life after a long mental apathy, which was caused by the death of Prince Andrei. The girl thought that with his death her life was over. However, the love for her mother that arose in her with renewed vigor showed Natasha that love was still alive in her. The strength of this feeling, which is the essence of Natasha, was able to bring to life the people whom this girl loved.

The fate of Princess Marya and Nikolai Rostov

The theme of love in Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" is also revealed on the example of the relationship between Princess Marya and Nikolai Rostov. The fate of these heroes was not easy. Ugly in appearance, meek, quiet princess had a beautiful soul. During the life of her father, she did not even hope to ever marry, raise children. Anatole Kuragin was the only one who wooed her, and even then only for the sake of a dowry. Of course, he could not understand the moral beauty and high spirituality of this heroine. Only Nikolai Rostov managed to do this.

Tolstoy in the epilogue of his novel speaks of the spiritual unity of people, which is the basis of nepotism. At the end of the work, a new family appeared, where seemingly so different beginnings, the Bolkonskys and the Rostovs, were united. Reading Lev Nikolayevich's novel is very interesting. Eternal themes in the novel "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy make this work relevant today.