Question

Describe Lushkoff's journey from a beggar to a notary ( according to the chapter 'the beggar' )

Answer 1

Answer:

A beggar He earns a little by telling lies and thus evoking sympathy in his listeners. One day he comes across Sergei, who does not give him alms but offers to give him work. Lushkoff is weak and unwilling to do the laborious job of chopping wood. But the job is somehow done. He gives up begging. Years later when Sergei comes across Lushkoff, he is no longer a beggar but a respectable notary. Then he discloses the fact that it was Sergei’s maidservant who had chopped the wood for him. This act of her kindness had influenced him so much that his whole life was changed.

Answer 2

In the story beggar, Lushkoff's journey sees various aspects of change, dishonesty,  kindness, struggle, compassion, selflessness and gratitude.

• Due to the habit of alcoholism, Lushkoff was unable to work any longer and had to resort to begging to survive. He used to earn a little by telling lies and evoking sympathy.
• One day he meets a Sergei, who doesn't give him money but offers him job. Lushkoff was frail and was reluctant to do the laborious work of cutting wood. Yet, somehow, he gets the job done.
• He gives up to beg. As Sergei comes across Lushkoff years later, he is no longer a beggar but a respectable notary.
• Then he reveals the fact that Sergei's maidservant was the one who had cut the wood for him. This act of her compassion had so much affected him that it changed his entire life.