1) a. By having Pozdnischeff tell his story to someone else, Tolstoy allows the reader to interpret the information for themselves. If the story had been told in the first person, the reader would not have had the comparison of values ​​between Pozdnischeff and the other people on the train.b. Tolstoy describes many aspects of the people on the train. It seems to emphasize their faces and their reactions to the statements uttered by the other characters. It does this so that the reader can have a clear representation of who the person is both internally and externally.c. Before Pozdnischeff tells his story, the group on the train discusses the novel's major themes. Each character seems to have different opinions on love, marriage and women. For example, the old man believes that marriage is based on the fear of losing each other, while the woman on the train believes that marriage is based on true love between a man and a woman. The variety of beliefs suggests uncertainty and general depression in Russian society at the time. Since most opinions point to the worst reasons for marriage, the reader gets the idea that Russians are anything but confident in this time of distress.2) a. Pozdnischeff's education helped him become "a voluptuary" because his parents never deceived each other. As a result of this, since childhood he had built a dream of a high and poetic married life. He felt that his wife had to be perfect and until this woman was found he had to repay all the women he had relationships with to prevent them from thinking that their relationship was nothing more than simple lust. Pozdnischeff considered this freedom noble and meritorious.b. Pozdnischeff has a feeling that middle-of-the-paper doctors find his point of view depressing and unusual. I believe true love makes up the majority of marriages. True love, when found, is the most powerful force on Earth. It allows those who are fortunate enough to obtain it, to overcome any struggle or difficulty they may face. I also believe that if a couple decides to take the next step and have children, they should care for that child as best they can, regardless of the circumstances. Although it is extremely rare to find your "soul mate", I believe true love exists. When a couple breaks up or divorces, that love felt was false. If a couple is truly in love, they will be forever. It doesn't seem to me that any of Pozdnischeff's statements on these matters strike any chord of truth. His views are extremely cynical and nileistic. True love between any two people is glorious, beautiful and eternal.