War and Peace、Book 5: 1806–07, Chapter 15の要約

起こる出来事

1. Rostóv receives an affectionate welcome and finds that regimental duties relieve the uncertainty he feels outside the army.
2. He resolves to become a better officer and repay his parents by keeping only two thousand of his annual ten thousand rubles.
3. The regiment joins Plátov’s division and spends several April weeks near a deserted German village, where impassable roads prevent supplies.
4. Hunger and sickness kill many men, while soldiers eat a forbidden root and continue their duties, games, and stories.
5. Rostóv shelters a starving Polish family, then nearly fights an officer who makes a suggestive joke about the daughter.
6. Denísov prevents the duel and becomes tearful when Rostóv explains that he regards the young woman as a sister.

注目するポイント

The comparison explains Rostóv’s emotional attachment to military life. Its clear duties and close friendships give him security despite severe physical hardship.

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