Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"
In “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy, possession of material goods can lead to one’s downfall and even death is shown. The story opens upon two sisters debating on whom has the better life arrangement. The sister who is the wife of a peasant, Pahom, declares confidently that her life is not filled with extravagant luxuries but with self-satisfaction and fewer temptations. When Pahom overhears this he, too, believes the …
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…not a way to live life. Pahom’s wife states, “…‘loss and gain are brother’s twain.’ It often happens that people who are wealthy one day are begging for their bread the next” (944). Pahom was to the point where he was not living life but just surviving from day to day to acquire more land. Pahom’s ways lead to his downfall and give readers a different perspective on life.
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