A successful middle-aged judge suffers a freak accident and faces a slow, terrible death. His family does little to help him, as his pain and depression increase.
As he suffers, thoughts of his life — childhood happinesses, ambitions, what he lived for, and his personal conduct — crowd into his mind. He wonders if he lived life as he should have.
Leo Tolstoy is one of the greatest writers in history. He’s known for books like War and Peace, which is a very long novel. This is a short book and a shocking read. It makes one stop and take stock of life. (Better to think seriously about life while you are young than when you are old.)
At the end of the story, a significant event occurs.
What do you think happened at the end of the story?
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