Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

An analysis of Fyodor Dostoevsky's concept and views of freedom.

2,513 words () | 8 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the thesis that the events of Dostoevsky's life and of Russia during the 1800s helped encourage much of his work and defined Fyodor Dostoevsky's concepts and views of freedom.
It looks at how Dostoevsky examined many different types of freedoms and aspects and used them as a central theme to many of his novels, such as "Crime and Punishment", "The Brothers Karamazov", and "Notes from the Underground". It also discusses how his background played an important part in how he portrayed freedom in his novels and how Dostoevsky had extreme views that landed him in jail for a period of time.

From the Paper:

"Throughout his life, Fyodor Dostoevsky surrounded himself with influences that helped to create his thoughts on freedom which he applied to characters throughout his numerous works. Many of Dostoevsky's novels focused on man and freedom. The Russian often used freedom in multiple forms and as an obsession of one or more characters (Jones 44). Fyodor Dostoevsky believed that any man held from his desire and need of freedom feels both social and psychological consequences (Amoia 283). Kept away from sensing and feeling freedom, man will start to break down mentally and want freedom more. Oftentimes, Dostoevsky does not mention freedom without connecting it to good and evil. "

Sample of Sources Used:

Amoia, Alba. Fedor Dostoevsky. New York: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1993.
Cicovacki, Predrag. "Back to the Underworld: Dostoevsky on Freedom and Evil." 2 Pages. Online. Internet. No date. Available: http://www.wickedness.net/e3s4b.htm
"Fyodor Dostoevsky." 4 Pages. Online. Internet. No date. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoevsky
Jackson, Robert Louis. The Art of Dostoevsky: Deliriums and Nocturnes. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1981.
Jones, Malcolm V. Dostoyevsky: The Novel of Discord. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, Inc., 1976.