(401 words) Lev Nikolaevich is famous for his writing skills. He skillfully described in his epic novel the most diverse personalities, however, I believe that the most striking of them is Prince Andrei Bolkonsky.
Why? It is through his example that we see how different a person can be, how tenderness and anger can intertwine in him, how good in his personality intersects and interacts with bad. Andrey Bolkonsky is not a negative or positive character. He is somewhere in between, like any person. He is the same as we are - he is looking for himself, he is looking for something that will give him anew love for life and people. That is what makes him a favorite of many readers, despite the fact that at first he may seem to us a negative hero.
For the first time we encounter Andrei Bolkonsky at a reception at Anna Pavlovna Scherer. The author describes him as not a tall, graceful and handsome man, but he is highlighted by the main thing - a "tired, bored look." Andrei is disgusted by the light, he does not have sympathy for stupid and fake women, hypocritical conversations. At balls and receptions, he behaves dryly, sometimes even rudely - turns away from women talking to him: “Watch how ladies are treated! She speaks with him, and he turned away. " Nevertheless, we see that he is not a bad person, for example, when he is with A.P. Scherer meets Pierre, the author writes that Andrei’s face is immediately touched by a smile. This means that he is not devoid of kindness and love in his heart, but he does not let everyone see this. In addition, when he falls in love with Natasha, he is sensitive and caring, he really loves her, as he loves his son from his first wife, despite the fact that he can not spend much time with his son and Natasha. He also loves his father, Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky, who unconsciously tries to prove all his life that he is a worthy son. It is because of his father that the war and the sense of duty are so pronounced. In addition, they are generally very similar, except that Andrei was softer and, unlike his father, still allowed himself to love and believed in this feeling.
However, love played a cruel joke with Andrei Bolkonsky. After the betrayal of Natasha, who preferred Anatoly Kuragin, the prince goes to war for the last time. It is in this part of the story that we see the reborn personality of Andrei Bolkonsky. At the end of his days, he understands all the truths to which he went all his life. Thus, Leo Tolstoy shows readers that one day we will all come to a common awareness and understanding of life, but it’s better not to chase something dubious, because it may become too late.
