Alyosha the Pot (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- First Published: 1911
- Type of Plot: Fable
- Time of Work: The nineteenth century
- Setting: Rural Russia
- Principal Characters: Alyosha, His father, A town merchant, Ustinya (or Ustinja)
- Genres: Fable, Short fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Family or family life, Abused persons, Rural or country life, Death or dying, Cruelty, Peasantry or peasants, Philanthropy or philanthropists
- Locales: Russia
The Story
In simple language, this compact narrative presents the correspondingly uncomplicated and short life of Alyosha, from his early years with his family in a village to his death at age twenty-one from an accident while working in town. The plot can be divided into three phases, in each of which the protagonist is abused in some way. The first phase shows Alyosha's life from early childhood through his eighteenth year, as the spindly lad grows up with his peasant family in a village. Despite his build, he is hardworking and is abusively overtaxed with farm chores by his...
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