Because of his humanity, Pierre is sidetracked from his goal of murder. Being equally motivated toward saving life as well as destroying life, containing within himself the power of life and death, Pierre is prepared by Tolstoy for a major revelation. The same is true for Prince Andrey and Natasha as they are united in love during the last death-shadowed moments of Andrey's life. The intense mingling of living with dying generates the"salvation" and moment of truth that ultimately defines Tolstoy's characters.
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