War And Peace Character Analysis Natasha

Character Study: Natasha Natasha is an essential character in War and Peace that spans the book from beginning to end. She is the daughter in the Rostov family, dear friend of Pierre, and love interest of Andrei. She starts out as a young 12 year old girl that develops into a woman over the course of the book. Natasha is expected to come into her true self in the midst of war and family crisis. This character study will analyze Natasha’s development in War and Peace by exploring her beginnings, intermediate stage, reversion stages, blind moments, downfall, and her eventual coming to self. In the beginning of the novel, Natasha is not allowed to attend the initial party because of her youth. Though she is young, she is easily offended by the condescension with which adults outside her family treat her. She is playful and demanding as a young girl in telling Boris of his future with her. Though she is young, Natasha is quite a present figure and her presence takes over when she enters the room. She has wisdom beyond her years and she uses it in her advice to Pierre and as she confides her truest feelings in Pierre. Besides Pierre, Natasha’s …show more content…
The field hands are amazed by Natasha’s presence. She is completely in her element in acting contrary to societal rules. For one she is accompanying the males on this hunt and for two she rides the horse as a man would ride a horse. She sits like a man, positions herself like a man, and displays the valor of a man. Everyone is comfortable talking to her as she is so different than others of her class. To further displays her youthful fancy at the performance at Uncle’s house. She performs in all her comical wonder as if she and her brother were again young children. When around her family, she can be completely herself, feel comfortable in doing so, and not feel outside pressures to conform to a character