""The Shoes" by Grazia Deledda. An analysis.

Elia is an excellent walker but his shoes are in extremely bad shape and they give away during his journey to his uncles house. The holes in his shoes make walking difficult. However, he deems it improper to appear at his uncle's house like a beggar.
On the way he puts up for the night in an inn where he steals a pair of shoes. he restarts his journey in the soft roomy but stolen shoes. However a sense of degradation overwhelms him and he finds himself unable to walk in them. He is a sensitive and honest man who never did anything wrong in his life. To worsen his feeling of guilt his feet begin to burn and throb; having a violent objection at being inside the stolen shoes. He has done something that is totally against his nature.
To make amends for his wrong, he turns back to return the shoes. In this way he loses precious time and causes his own delay in reaching his uncle's house.

"The Beggar" by Chekov. An analysis.

What do you think is the best way to motivate people?

People can be motivated for a better change in life by many ways but the most encouraging way is that of kindness and empathy. People can be inspired by kindness or coerced by cruelty. We can force the wretched people by being harsh and blunt.
Just as Skvortsov feeled pity for Lushkov and forced him to work against his will. Although it was effective to some extent but not everlasting. The other was is that of kindly motivating others by helping them in dealing with their inner issues. This method encourages people more and helps them in believing in themselves.
To achieve honesty and meaning in life, to work hard and gain what ought to be theirs, can only be achieved by helping people silently. Olga proved the effectiveness of this problem by changing the life of Lushkov with silent help.
It is indeed our responsibility to help the helpless by not feeding their empty bellies but by helping them in achieving a position where they themselves shelter their heads from the shower of trouble and to achieve moral goodness.