Empathy in Social Essays by L. Leonov in 1941–1944
The metaphor «my heart bursts through my lips with the word», which closely corresponded to Leonov’s sociales says, is analysed in the article. The writer’s phrase reflects his thoughts on intensification of people’s grief and suffering in World War II. Interlacing of such feelings, as suffering and compassion, hatred and revenge, etc., determines a complicated attitude of the people to the enemy.