The novel "The scaffold" is based on idea of discrepancy of a human nature. On the one hand - the person subordinates to itself and uses the nature, consuming it through its activity, and on the other hand - destroys it by it"s transformations. Thus, the nature world turns to the human world.It should be relationship and harmony established between them, but actually - all on the contrary. About this tells us Chingiz Aitmatov. Disharmony leads to tragedy, a humans age on an executioner"s block!