War and Peace Lesson Plan

How has Andrei changed since his days at war? How do you explain these changes? Does it seem believable to you that a person would change in this way?

During the 1805 war, just one year ago from the action in part II, Andrei was very devoted to understanding the greater actions of the war and having an opportunity to contribute to military strategy. He wanted glory -- to accomplish significant successes in the war that had an impact, and to be acknowledged and praised for his contributions. Since then he experienced defeat at Austerlitz, being wounded and recovering, the death of his wife, and the birth of his son. Now in 1806 at Bald Hills, Andre is making a deliberate...