Project Gutenberg 2005-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 88 Päivärinta, Pietari 1827 1913 Paivarinta, Pietari Elämän hawainnoita 04: Kontti=Anna; Ruoti=ukko Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Elämän hawainnoita 04: Kontti=Anna; Ruoti=ukko" by Pietari Päivärinta is a narrative written in the late 19th century. The book explores themes of human experience and social neglect through the story of Kontti=Anna, an impoverished old woman who struggles for survival while burdened by her past and the social stigma of her daughter's unfortunate fate. The opening of the work introduces us to a harsh winter journey undertaken by the narrator and his son. While traversing a snow-covered landscape, they encounter a frail old woman, Kontti=Anna, struggling to walk while carrying a heavy load of bread she has collected. Despite the extreme weather, the narrator insists on helping her, illustrating compassion amidst societal indifference. As they travel together, Kontti=Anna reflects on her life, her fallen daughter Sanna, and the inherent dignity and suffering shared among all humans, regardless of social status. Her fortitude reveals not only personal sorrow but also a poignant commentary on the treatment of the marginalized within society. This first chapter sets the tone for a deeper exploration of human empathy and societal judgments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction PH Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 196788 2025-06-22T00:50:49.494483 text/html 196661 196600 2024-11-06T14:40:42.413840 2023-09-07T04:59:12.198196 text/html text/html 154901 2025-06-22T00:51:06.352406 application/epub+zip 157296 2025-06-22T00:50:58.991438 application/epub+zip 133003 2025-06-22T00:50:53.723480 application/epub+zip 345182 2025-06-22T00:51:12.914362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334333 2025-06-22T00:51:05.463376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269137 2022-09-07T18:26:21.581681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178154 2025-06-22T00:50:49.070465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158422 2024-10-28T21:51:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11371 2025-06-22T00:51:13.049335 application/rdf+xml 18463 2025-06-22T00:50:58.222421 image/jpeg 3969 2025-06-22T00:50:57.945418 image/jpeg 154955 2025-06-22T00:50:49.513490 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia