Having finished The Brothers Karamazov, I would say one of the most interesting themes of the book was the struggle between faith and doubt in light of the suffering in the world. In a word,...
Read moreThe following quote is part of a speech by Dmitri Karamazov to his brother Alyosha while in prison. Dmitri is a morally reckless man who is falsely accused of his father’s murder and redeemed through...
Read moreAs I continue to listen to Dostoevsky’s novel, one of main themes I am picking up on is the necessity of suffering for redemption. Redemption requires suffering because only through suffering can we arrive at...
Read moreIn 1849 Dostoevsky was arrested for being a part of a secret utopian society. After 8 months imprisonment and a mock execution, he was sentenced to 4 years of exile and hard labor in Siberia,...
Read moreI started listening to Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov yesterday. I’m just finishing off Book II. One thing that has really struck me already is the book’s psychological depth. I’ve heard Dostoevsky compared with the other...
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