War and Peace Character Numerology: Discover Hidden Meanings of Each Character in Tolstoys Novel.

War and Peace Character Numerology: Discover Hidden Meanings of Each Character in Tolstoys Novel.

Okay, so the other day I got this wild hair to dive into “War and Peace” again. Not to read it, mind you, but to mess around with the characters’ names. Yeah, I know, sounds a bit odd, but I was curious about this whole numerology thing and figured, why not combine it with some classic literature?

So, I started jotting down the main characters from the book – you know, the big ones like Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei. I decided to focus on the main characters like the Rostovs, the Bezukhovs, and the Bolkonskys, and so on. Then I remembered this old trick where each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, like A=1, B=2, and so on. A pretty basic code, nothing fancy.

First up, I wrote out their full names and started counting. Take Pierre Bezukhov for example. I went through each letter in his name, assigned it the corresponding number, and then added them all up. I did this for each character, which, let me tell you, took some time.

War and Peace Character Numerology: Discover Hidden Meanings of Each Character in Tolstoys Novel.
  • Pierre Bezukhov
  • Natasha Rostova
  • Nikolai Rostov
  • Andrei Bolkonsky

After crunching the numbers for each name, I compared the totals. The idea was to see if there were any interesting patterns or if certain numbers popped up more often than others. I also looked into how the main characters changed and grew throughout the story and looked at important points in the book where they had to make big decisions. I was trying to find a pattern.

And guess what? It turns out that my buddy Pierre and Napoleon both have names that add up to 666 in my little experiment. I mean, how wild is that? I know people have talked about that number and “the Beast” from the Book of Revelation before. I kind of remember reading something that made people think about Pierre and Napoleon in this way. Tolstoy sets up several characters who have big moments of change, and I used this information to see if my number experiment had any significance.

I also did a little digging into the background of the novel – you know, the whole 1812 invasion thing and how Tolstoy saw family and spiritual struggles. It added another layer to my little experiment, connecting the characters’ journeys with their numerical values. I think it’s cool that Tolstoy wrote about Russian society and big themes like spirituality and family happiness. It helped me understand the characters better.

What I Learned

Honestly, the whole thing was more fun than I expected. It wasn’t about finding some deep, hidden meaning in the numbers, though. It was more about seeing the characters in a new light and appreciating the richness of the novel even more. Plus, it was a good excuse to revisit “War and Peace” without actually having to read all those pages again!

So, yeah, that’s my story about messing around with numerology and “War and Peace”. Maybe it’s a bit silly, but hey, it was a fun way to spend an afternoon. And who knows, maybe I’ll try it again with another book sometime.

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