The purpose of this article is to establish the meaning and role of the left and right side in the literary works. As I have shown, the direction motif plays an important role in thematic structure. On the one hand it serves to provide a static setting which is found mainly in the descriptions of character’s outer aura. On the other hand, as an active role, it defines the whole story such as in Tolstoy’s some works related to the battle and journey scene.

     From the standpoint of religious connotations, the direction motif is equally divided: the sacred and profane. This feature becomes remarkable in the narrator’s characterization, especially Dostoevsky’s, where some works contain ‘classical examples’ of it.

     Also, the conclusion to be drawn here is that this relationship is invariably observed by narrator’s description; in a word, the direction motif is conventionalized. It may be deduced, therefore, that the left side is directly linked to the darkness, sinisterness, filthiness, bad luck, misfortune, and profanity. Conversely, the right side for the most part has positive connotations such as the brightness, auspiciousness, good fortune, and the sacred.