That said, a lot of adaptations of "War & Peace" either downplay or cut that scene where he nearly kills his wife in anger, because it's contrary to how that character behaves throughout the rest of the novel.
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Tolstoy had a fuckload of issues with women, some of which (while inexcusable today) feel pretty standard for a man of the 19th century, others which are... a lil more deep on the horrifying scale.
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His issues with infidelity are a whole different ballgame, and it's hard not to look at the ways those surface in both "War & Peace" and "Anna Karenina" and go "fucking yikes, dude"
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So idk, that a 150-year-old character like Pierre, who feels super modern, is a small miracle to me, and I'm torn on how most adaptations approach the darker aspects of him.
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This was an impromptu thread about Tolstoy that no one asked for. Thnx.
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If Pierre's arc is about self-improvement and what it means to long for a reason to exist/position in the world, I think that scene with Helene is meant to be as a rock-bottom from which he crawls out of--because he is immediately horrified by himself.
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The real issue is why it comes at the cost of a woman's well-being, I guess. And don't even get me started on Helene Bezukhova's character, because yikeEeEeEss the projection.
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This is all happening because I'm hitting the halfway mark on my reread of "War & Peace" and also just thinking a lot after that Pirate's video. pls ignore me.
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