Reading Hometown (Excerpt)

2025-03-26 20:57

Hometown was published in Russia in 1886. The novel depicted a poor and backward village with Aliosha as the center, as well as the various stories that happened in this village. The following is an extract from the novel: We stood on the wide grass and watched the distant mountains gradually disappear in the morning light. Aliosha looked up at the sky and saw a rainbow that seemed to fall from the clouds through the grass and onto his face. We walked along the river bank, listening to the sound of the river flowing, looking at the floating seaweed and fish. Aliosha thought of his grandmother who once told him that the fish in the river were the most precious because they had no worries and worries, and their lives were very free. Aliosha's grandmother had once told him that she had once lived in his hometown. She spent her childhood and youth there. Aliosha imagined her hometown and life there. He thought of the good times of his childhood and the lonely days he spent there. He missed his family, his grandmother, and his life there. Aliosha thought of her mother. His mother was a wealthy merchant who often took Aliosha on trips to the city. Aliosha thought of his mother's expectations of him and his mother's love for him. He missed his mother and his family. Aliosha realized that she had been away from her hometown for a long time. He remembered when he left and when he returned. He remembered the poverty and backwardness there, as well as the strangeness and incomprehension of the people there when he left. He missed his hometown, but he also realized that he needed to face reality. He needed to leave there and find his future elsewhere. Aliosha realized that his life was not only about himself but also about the people around him. He realized that his life was not only about himself but also about the people around him. He realized that his life was a life of responsibility.