Based on the life of Alexis the spiritual values that are being celebrated or emphasized in this story are patience, humility, charity, moderation, and dedication. All of these emphasized in the story are shown to bring Alexis closer to God and show Alexis belief in him. Patience and dedication is shown several times throughout the story. One example is through the time he spent as a beggar in front of the church showing also his devotion to his beliefs. “He served seventeen years on the porch of the church of the Holy mother of God, it pleased God that the Holy mother of God should appear to the sacristan in a dream, saying, “Bring the Man of God into my church, for he is worthy of the kingdom of heaven, for his prayer is like the fragrance
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He does not have decent things to say about Nikons character, or his reforms. Nikon, when first described is not described admirably. When he was asked to be patriarch his actions were that “when he arrives he played the fox with us…He knew he was going to be patriarch and wanted no hitches all the way. Much could be said about this treachery” (Rzhevsky 50). It goes on to say “when he was made patriarch, he wouldn’t even let his friends in to the chamber of the cross! And then he belched forth his venom” (Rzhevsky 50. By comparing Nikon to a fox the writer is suggesting that he is a trickster, sly and cunning. Neither of the aspects being ones you want in a leader. Then by saying he “belched for his venom” compares Nikon to a snake, a snake in the Christian religion being a symbol of the Devil. Just by reading this passage it is clear that Avvakum is not found of Nikon as an individual. He also tells that he is not found of Nikons changes to the religious …show more content…
This did not go over well with other church leaders. Avvakum “wrote down excerpts from Writ about the conformation of the fingers and obeisances and gave them to the Sovereign… it seems he gave them to Nikon” (Rzhevsky 51). This led to Avvakum being taken away and put in chains. When later asked, “why don’t you submit to the Patriarch? …[He] blasted at him from Holy Writ” (Rzhevsky 51) He went against the new Patriarch and wrote his grievances and disagreements with the change in religious traditions then when to speak freely about it even after being held in chains, tortured, and starved. This shows he is not a supporter of Nikon. Avvakum does not support Nikon. This was clear that the vey beginning of the story when he states, “Nikon the Apostate was defiling the faith and the laws of the church, and for this God poured forth the vials of His wrathful fury upon the Russian land” (Rzhevsky 46). Here he is blaming Nikon’s changes to religious traditions for all the horrible things that happened in Russia during this time, like a plague and
He does not have decent things to say about Nikons character, or his reforms. Nikon, when first described is not described admirably. When he was asked to be patriarch his actions were that “when he arrives he played the fox with us…He knew he was going to be patriarch and wanted no hitches all the way. Much could be said about this treachery” (Rzhevsky 50). It goes on to say “when he was made patriarch, he wouldn’t even let his friends in to the chamber of the cross! And then he belched forth his venom” (Rzhevsky 50. By comparing Nikon to a fox the writer is suggesting that he is a trickster, sly and cunning. Neither of the aspects being ones you want in a leader. Then by saying he “belched for his venom” compares Nikon to a snake, a snake in the Christian religion being a symbol of the Devil. Just by reading this passage it is clear that Avvakum is not found of Nikon as an individual. He also tells that he is not found of Nikons changes to the religious …show more content…
This did not go over well with other church leaders. Avvakum “wrote down excerpts from Writ about the conformation of the fingers and obeisances and gave them to the Sovereign… it seems he gave them to Nikon” (Rzhevsky 51). This led to Avvakum being taken away and put in chains. When later asked, “why don’t you submit to the Patriarch? …[He] blasted at him from Holy Writ” (Rzhevsky 51) He went against the new Patriarch and wrote his grievances and disagreements with the change in religious traditions then when to speak freely about it even after being held in chains, tortured, and starved. This shows he is not a supporter of Nikon. Avvakum does not support Nikon. This was clear that the vey beginning of the story when he states, “Nikon the Apostate was defiling the faith and the laws of the church, and for this God poured forth the vials of His wrathful fury upon the Russian land” (Rzhevsky 46). Here he is blaming Nikon’s changes to religious traditions for all the horrible things that happened in Russia during this time, like a plague and