I finished the first volume of Crime and Punishment. Its subtlety of human psychology strikes me—a masterpiece. While reading, my mind began to imagine and understand what is it like to commit a murder. How this becomes a point of no return, Raskolnikov, the main character, was radically changed after committing that horrific double kill. Another rather intriguing and very subtle idea runs like a red thread throughout this novel - The infiltration of Evil. It's a Dostoevskian thing because I noticed it in Karamazov brothers and The idiot.
Individuals cannot resist Evil or their innermost demonic impulses. They are subjected to forces far beyond their power to control. In a way, that's what made me fond of Raskolnikov. He represents the typology of young adults, specific to mid 17'th century Saint-Petersburg. I would say that society is guilty of the crime more than he is, making him the actual victim in this story.
Individuals cannot resist Evil or their innermost demonic impulses. They are subjected to forces far beyond their power to control. In a way, that's what made me fond of Raskolnikov. He represents the typology of young adults, specific to mid 17'th century Saint-Petersburg. I would say that society is guilty of the crime more than he is, making him the actual victim in this story.
When i re-read
I just know that i'm not that well read so i know there are writers out there who do get to that depth.
and if not, then just live long enough. if you and i live long enough than i will be that writer since i'll still be writing by then when