loe Tolstoy

Yash

April 15,2022

hello everyone...

I am Yash radadiya

Hello readers, this blog is a part of my general English semester 2 classroom activity appointed by maun sir

Subject     : general English

Professor  : maun sadhu

Activity      : Blog task on short story

                          Too dear !                         

Introduction: This is a funny little satirical tale by the great Leo Tolstoy. What happens if you sentence a killer to death but your country won’t go to the cost of killing him? This short story explores the greed of the rulers of Monaco’s small country and the impractical steps they take in confronting this issue. Monaco’s ruler doesn’t want to bear the expense of properly guillotining the guy and none of their tiny army of soldiers wants to take on the task of beheading the criminal. It seems that shooting him just isn’t an option? Inefficient bureaucracy at its best!

Summary of “Too Dear!"

                      “Too Dear!” is a story written by a famous Russian writer count Leo Tolstoy who is considered as a master of realistic fiction and widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the world. “Too Dear!” is a satire on one of the modern governance systems. It ridicules the ways in which criminals are punished and justice is dispensed in modern states. The story is narrated in fact-tone but with a sarcasm undercurrent. Leo Tolstoy satirizes the hunger for power that is exerted by upperclassmen, and how it affects society. Moreover, it also raises a major question of capital punishment.

                      

                      The story starts with the description of the Monaco Kingdom. It was a tiny Kingdom with a small population of around seven thousand, and each would hardly get one acre if the land were to be shared. Like in other countries, it also had a ruler, a palace, ministers, army, etc.