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A Confession · Theme
Selfishness and Self-Improvement
How A Confession develops Selfishness and Self-Improvement.
The book traces Tolstoy's shift from a selfish pursuit of pleasure and perfection for personal glory to a recognition that true meaning comes from humility, love, and service to others.
Where it surfaces
- Chapter II
The narrator's struggle between his desire to be good and the societal pressure to indulge in selfish passions.