Volume II, Part 3, Chapters 1 and 3
The two passages of the oak frame Andrei's overhearing Natasha's rapture at the window and his decision to re-enter life.
Read in Books4Free →Motif: The Oak Tree
From War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Andrei's encounters with the gnarled oak en route to Otradnoe — first bare and bitter, then in full leaf — embody his death and rebirth of hope.
Read or Listen to War and Peace on Books4Free
Every chapter free to read. Free audio narration on the opening chapter. Plus an AI study assistant that knows the book.
Open in Books4Free →