![]() He visualizes himself owning and managing a number of estates and large tracts of land in the town. He questions how he will benefit from all his wealth once he dies. After acknowledging that he had no power over death, he chose to live a miserable life.Īccording to Tolstoy, the inevitability of death implies that all human accomplishments are in vain (Tolstoy 8). Tolstoy’s afflictions were attributed to his failure to define the true meaning of life and his fear of inevitable death. The book illustrates that Tolstoy contemplated suicide a number of times. In the book, he questions the reasons for humans’ existence. Through this, he was unable to acknowledge the value of life, and this caused him more misery. He began to refer to human endeavors as useless pursuits. ![]() ![]() From there on, he continually asked himself why he should pursue new things, yet death was inevitable. A Confession asserts that when Tolstoy was in his early forties, he lost the meaning of life and could not totally comprehend why he was living (Tolstoy 6). ![]()
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