Analysis of the Story "How Much Does a Man Need?"
Analysis I. Summary/Plot
The story is entitled “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” because Leo Tolstoy wants us to know about what consequences we may encounter. This story shows the greediness of a man on material things. How man wants everything he could get a hold on. Basically, the question imposed in the title is answered ironically by Tolstoy. It is indeed that a man needs a land that is six feet above his head. The story is about a man who wants to find the enough or at least I say that, he wanted much land that he grew greedy about getting much land as he could. Leaving his family at his homestead, he sacrifices all that he can for the land the he wanted for his farming. All that he can get for a low price but great, he will grab a chance on that. And all he was getting for is his death. Pahom learned his lesson a little too late for him to go back and take back time to where it is at first. When he had a little farm and was contented with his family. It was when he heard the chat of the two sisters, bragging about their lives; one from the town and one from the country, his wife.
II. Analysis a. Characters The story took place in Russia as for Tolstoy is a Russian novelist. Pahom, a small time farmer grew tired of his life because he overheard about a better land to be had. He then risks all his belongings and did all he could to get the enough money. As we can see, he already portrayed a greedy man with a great deal on material things and wants to have more that he could. It was his pride that made him all the he was before he died.
“It is perfectly true,” thought he. “Busy as we are from childhood tilling mother earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads. Our only trouble is that we haven’t land enough. If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself!” It was the Devil that wanted him to want more so that Pahom will be on his side and not on God’s side. Pahom was lacking faith on God that’s why he
The story is entitled “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” because Leo Tolstoy wants us to know about what consequences we may encounter. This story shows the greediness of a man on material things. How man wants everything he could get a hold on. Basically, the question imposed in the title is answered ironically by Tolstoy. It is indeed that a man needs a land that is six feet above his head. The story is about a man who wants to find the enough or at least I say that, he wanted much land that he grew greedy about getting much land as he could. Leaving his family at his homestead, he sacrifices all that he can for the land the he wanted for his farming. All that he can get for a low price but great, he will grab a chance on that. And all he was getting for is his death. Pahom learned his lesson a little too late for him to go back and take back time to where it is at first. When he had a little farm and was contented with his family. It was when he heard the chat of the two sisters, bragging about their lives; one from the town and one from the country, his wife.
II. Analysis a. Characters The story took place in Russia as for Tolstoy is a Russian novelist. Pahom, a small time farmer grew tired of his life because he overheard about a better land to be had. He then risks all his belongings and did all he could to get the enough money. As we can see, he already portrayed a greedy man with a great deal on material things and wants to have more that he could. It was his pride that made him all the he was before he died.
“It is perfectly true,” thought he. “Busy as we are from childhood tilling mother earth, we peasants have no time to let any nonsense settle in our heads. Our only trouble is that we haven’t land enough. If I had plenty of land, I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself!” It was the Devil that wanted him to want more so that Pahom will be on his side and not on God’s side. Pahom was lacking faith on God that’s why he