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A review by summer360
A Lodging for the Night by Robert Louis Stevenson
3.0
At the starting, we are introduced to a group of odds taking a shelter in a small hut from the snow. There we meet our main character, Ville who becomes a victim of unfortunate circumstances when a fight in the hut results in a murder. With no money and roof over his head, he is forced to find alternatives for the night.
Initially we feel no sympathy for the character as we are made to believe that he was getting his just desserts. But his encounter with the former old 'honorable soldier' adds layers to the character.
It makes us wonder that we preach about right and wrong and expect others to follow that as well but we are able to do that because we don't have our survival at risk. But those near poverty first have to worry about filling their stomachs and live wishing to see the daylight the next day.
Why would they worry about honour and respect or what the society thinks about them. Ville compared his theft to the actions of a soldier.It really made us, as the reader think about how darkness can prevail anywhere and no person is totally untouched from it.
Initially we feel no sympathy for the character as we are made to believe that he was getting his just desserts. But his encounter with the former old 'honorable soldier' adds layers to the character.
It makes us wonder that we preach about right and wrong and expect others to follow that as well but we are able to do that because we don't have our survival at risk. But those near poverty first have to worry about filling their stomachs and live wishing to see the daylight the next day.
Why would they worry about honour and respect or what the society thinks about them. Ville compared his theft to the actions of a soldier.It really made us, as the reader think about how darkness can prevail anywhere and no person is totally untouched from it.