Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Idiot
Dostoyevski
Pages: 702
Classic

Themes:

1. Prince Myshkin comes back to Russia for search of money from his cousin to continue his healing in Switzerland
2. His family is famous, but they all died except Prince Myshkin and his cousin, and he is very poor.


The hero, protagonist, and title character of The Idiot, is twenty years old Prince Lav Nikolaevic Myshkin, who was, except his distant relative Yepanchins, the last man of the famous Russian aristocrat family Myshkin. Except his status, he was a poor man, without any property and money for living, unable to work since he had been suffering from epilepsy since his childhood. His parents died when he was just a kid, so his dad’s friend had been taking care of him, and sent him to a saintrium in Switzerland for treatmant. Unfortunently when his dad’s friend died, he had to return to Russia, because he had no more money for the treatment.

“What is most vile and despicable about money is that it even confers talent. And it will do so until the end of the world.” 

“Beauty will save the world”


4 comments:

  1. maybe you could explain how the author includes or shows these themes in the book and how you like it or not. Also, even though its good that you have a quote, maybe you could explain why the quote is important or relevant. You could also add a picture and a label.

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  2. Sounds like a sad book but the name is interesting.

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  3. I really like the title of your book, because it's straight forward, simple and mean in a sense, but then again not really (it reminds me of Tati sort of, like something she would say). Maybe you should add a little bit more about the actual themes, and more about the book in general. I also really like the quote at the end :)

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  4. This post is good. I like the title. There are many thimgs you could add. For example you did not answer all parts of the question. Also. a picture always attracts the attention of the viewers. You should add one. Good job anyway.

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