Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Anais, Alonso Module #3 PHI2010 1 Compare and contrast various views of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions. It predates written records and its origins are lost in the past. The term Hinduism refers to the collection of faiths that are believed to have originated in India, but other scholars believe that was brought to India a long ago by nomadic people. It is a polytheistic system with various gods and goddesses as well as lesser deities.…

set of circumstances that surround a person. Upon this point, the age-old argument of nature versus nurture may be deliberated. In Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, all characters inevitably suffer. Some endure suffering induced by poverty, while others suffer through unhealthy mental states caused by their role in society. Dostoyevsky centers his characters around the socio-economical conditions of the time to impress upon the reader how the suffering of the characters leads to…

sufficient self-awareness, they are able to recognize themselves as being defined and separate from both other people around them, as well as from the environment he or she lives in. In the famous novel Crime and Punishment, the acclaimed author Fyodor Dostoyevsky conveys that one’s self-awareness or lack thereof, has a significant effect on ones relationships with others, as well as with oneself. In the novel, the ability of self-awareness to affect the relationships one has with other is…

The book Little Men by Louisa May Alcott is the third book in the Little Women series. Little Men takes place around the 1860’s and 1870’s in Plumfield, where it can be assumed is in Massachusetts. As with many books, there will be a few differences between the book and actual time period with the way people act, what they wear, and how they speak. Back in the 1860’s and 1870’s the clothing they wore was very formal. Men would wear long trench coats with high waisted pants, vests…

“Freedom, free thought, and science will lead them into such straits…” The expository essay by Rival Habibulin. The Great Inquisitor is a novel written by Russian writer, philosopher and just a smart human – Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky. Dostoevsky shows us the beginning of two worlds. First world is a world of freedom and free thought, where humans have their own rights and freedom of choice. Second world is a world of compulsion (or the world without free…

Mary Shelly added many allusions and references in her book Frankenstein. Specific works mentioned are a major part of what and how the monster experiences life, as this is the first time he has been able to learn about the world he has been rushed into. The books cited are Ruins of Empires, Plutarch’s Lives, Sorrows of Werther, and Paradise Lost. All four literary works have a bleak perspective on humanity. These are complete truths to the monster, consequently shaping how he now sees the…

A Timeless Cruelty “People speak sometimes about the bestial cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.” Claims Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. On April 16, 1963, a letter was written to the clergy to alert them of what great injustices were taking place in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail is a letter that illustrates oppression being a…

analysing a character’s behaviour and their decisions. Understanding a character’s outlook on life will generate better insight of the character’s personality, and how their perspective on life affects them. In the novel Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, uses his characters Raskolnikov, Svidrigailov, and Sonia -all of whom are different from each other- to illustrate how one’s perspective on life influences the decisions that they make. Raskolnikov is an incredibly complex character, he…

The Genocide of Human Rights Civilization is comprised of millions of different identities, with each person, every culture and religion comprised of something that makes it unique. These individual identities all come together to create the mesmerizing and terrifying symphony that is life. The Declaration of Human Rights, a list of all rights allotted to every human being, put forth by the United Nations, was created so that all people were allowed an identity, and allowed equality. Of these…

The Girl and The Fountain “The soul is healed by being with children,” said by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I passionately agree with Fyodor. I have been volunteering at Augusta University Hospital since January and never truly understood why there is a special place inside of my heart for kids, up until this encounter with a young girl. Before reaching the children’s department last week, I worked with adults only. Oncology left me drained and hopeless; while orthopedic trauma made me peeved at all…