(370 words) Pierre Bezukhov is one of Leo Tolstoy's favorite heroes. This young man expresses all the thoughts and ideas of the author, repeats his life path. His external data also resemble the guise of a famous writer. They characterize him as a person.
Pierre at first sight could not hit a lady with his appearance. He was tall, awkward and awkward. His external data could not be called successful: huge glasses, a spreading thick face, a timid smile, inaccurate and impetuous movements. Neither military dressing nor civilian elegance was in this hero, therefore, when he first appeared in the salon of Anna Pavlovna Scherer, people treated him with a degree of indulgence. Each of them saw in him a man not of his own circle - the illegitimate son of the Catherine nobleman. Pierre was dressed in fashion, but all these tailcoats and drawers surprisingly did not go to his large and heavy figure.
However, something distinguished this young guest among all the venerable inhabitants of secular living rooms. It was sincerity. The hero was notable for his frankness and tactless openness, which so frightened those who spoke to him for the first time. His gaze, smart and kind, disarmed the most spectacular liar and villain. Even in argument, Pierre managed to smile and look as if he was apologizing for something. Therefore, he was forgiven of tactlessness and lack of external beauty.
Tolstoy described his hero as follows:
Pierre was awkward. Fat, taller than usual growth, wide, with huge red hands, he, as they say, did not know how to enter the salon and even less knew how to get out of it, that is, say something especially pleasant before going out. In addition, he was scattered. Getting up, instead of his hat, he grabbed a triangular hat with a general plume and held it, yanking the Sultan, until the general asked to return it. But all his absent-mindedness and inability to enter the salon and speak in it were bought by an expression of good nature, simplicity and modesty.
However, the attitude towards the fat and the blind man changed dramatically when, according to his father’s will, he received a large fortune. Secular nobles, who used to disdain his society and criticized his opinions in unison, now bowed before him. Even the beautiful Helene, proudly marching past, turned her gaze to the awkward boyfriend.
The author deliberately made his hero ugly and even repulsive. So he showed that they would accept and caress any person if his father would be generous and thrifty when distributing the inheritance. The character’s appearance is emphasized by his inner world, full of timidity and vulnerability.
