Analysis Of Three Questions By Leo Tolstoy

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The story “ Three Questions” was written by Leo Tolstoy and it explains deeply what bothers the king of the kingdom. According to the narrator, the King came up with three questions that trouble him and anyone who interprets best will be rewarded bountifully. The three questions are as follow; “how can I learn to do the right thing at the right time? Who are the people I most need, and to whom should I, therefore, pay more attention than to the rest? And, what affairs are the most important, and need my first attention?” At this point, the King sent out the town criers to announce to the wise people of the kingdom.

To my point of view according to the story, this first thing I observed was that the King was the ruler of the kingdom and had four groups of wise people who had come to explain and interpret the three questions according to their knowledge but they failed because the king was not convinced enough about their answers and opinion about what the right time was for every action, and who were the most necessary people, and how he might know what was the most important thing to do, so they left not having access to any reward the king
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According to the narrator, he told us that the King was dress up in casual and simple wears. The king distanced his guide’s miles away from the Hermit hut and decided to go alone. On getting there, the King saw that the hermit was busy working digging nearby his hut. The Hermit greeted the King and continued working despite he was so tired. According to the narrator, we understand that the king walked up to the hermit and asked him of the three questions that brought him down. I observed here that the hermit paid a good attention to the king’s question but he refused to say a word rather he spat on his hand and continued

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