An American writer, Elbert Hubbard, once said, “We are punished by our sins, not for them.” The seven deadly sins- an old system that describes humanity’s immoral faults and weaknesses- consists of pride, envy, gluttony, lust, sloth, wrath, and greed. The presence of sin is unwelcome but runs current into the lives of mankind, bringing havoc along its trail. In the 19th-century Russian novel, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the little to nothing father and son relationship between the protagonists Fyodor and Dmitri crumbles as both Karamazovs antagonize each other with the seven deadly sins. Their alternating conflict ends abruptly when Fyodor is brutally murdered and Dmitri is wrongly accused of the crime. Dostoevsky reveals through careful diction that conflicts, especially that of a parent and child’s, arise from the seven deadly sins, bringing devastation upon the family, and that love will overcome it.
Undoubtedly, the Karamazovs’ relationships were not close to begin with. Dostoevsky even goes as far as to titling the first book of the novel a “Nice Little Family”, sarcastically observing the …show more content…
Dmitri and Fyodor both clearly exemplify this sin; in fact, Fyodor even began to “exploit; that is, he fobbed him off with small sums, with short-term handouts,”(12) the inheritance money from Dmitri’s wealthy and dead mother, Adelaida. Dmitri realized what his father had done too late, thus losing the thousands of roubles. Later on, the main reason Dmitri comes back to the Karamazov household, and requests his brothers Ivan and Alyosha for help, is all for the inheritance money.Dmitri had used up all his money, and brought with him a considerable amount in debt. He believed he was the rightful owner of the money because he was Fyodor’s first wife’s child, and Fyodor had taken money in the past. The duo’s conflict arises from their monetary
Undoubtedly, the Karamazovs’ relationships were not close to begin with. Dostoevsky even goes as far as to titling the first book of the novel a “Nice Little Family”, sarcastically observing the …show more content…
Dmitri and Fyodor both clearly exemplify this sin; in fact, Fyodor even began to “exploit; that is, he fobbed him off with small sums, with short-term handouts,”(12) the inheritance money from Dmitri’s wealthy and dead mother, Adelaida. Dmitri realized what his father had done too late, thus losing the thousands of roubles. Later on, the main reason Dmitri comes back to the Karamazov household, and requests his brothers Ivan and Alyosha for help, is all for the inheritance money.Dmitri had used up all his money, and brought with him a considerable amount in debt. He believed he was the rightful owner of the money because he was Fyodor’s first wife’s child, and Fyodor had taken money in the past. The duo’s conflict arises from their monetary