Abstract
The paper shows that if Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Possessed" is measured against the conventional standards of naturalism it will seem somewhat feverish and improbable. It explains, however, that Dostoyevsky uses cleverly many of the devices of naturalism, the most obvious being his deliberately flat, blunt style. The paper shows how "The Possessed", similar to a Greek tragedy, is in essence a debate: a dialogue between characters in opposition who are at the same time immensely similar.

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"It is through Stavrogin, or more appropriately through the characters obsessions and possessions of Stavrogin's personality, that Stavrogin's true characteristics are unleashed. No one character could subsist solely on his or her own without the character of Stavrogin. His presence is felt continuously; like Peter, he, too, is everywhere, though few are capable of realizing it. Stavrogin is present in Peter Verkhovensky as his "better half;" in Shatov as his God-fearing brethren; in Kirilov as his suicidally-matched twin; in Maria Lebyatkin as her demented soul; in Liza as her passionate lover; and surely in Stepan Trafimovich Verkhovensky as his tragic hero.

Tags:Stavrogin, Stepan, Trofimovich, Verkhovensky, Captain, Lebyatkin

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"One of the major themes in world literature is the conflict between society and the individual, with society poised to enforce its requirements and its proscriptions on individuals to enforce conformity, while the individual feels constrained and would break out to a life of greater self-expression if he or she could. Different writers have portrayed this conflict in different ways, and those who have offered solutions to this conflict have also offered varying answers. This theme is depicted in Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" and Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor", and both writers create a clear-cut choice in the situation without "solving" the problem. Ibsen hints that the proper answer for society would be to encourage the individual and that to do otherwise will in the long run be a detriment to society itself, while Dostoyevsky leaves the choice ... "

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"This study will examine the problem of individual freedom as it is represented in two novels, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Possessed" and Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". The study will argue that both authors are portraying human beings as creatures controlled by urges and impulses beyond their control. In this context, the books are arguments against individual freedom, at least in the specific cases illustrated in the two novels.

Melville paints the picture of an obsessed man driven to revenge against the whale who took his leg. Dostoyevsky paints the picture of many obsessed men who try to change a country but who in the process lose themselves.

The lesson which Ahab refuses to learn is the lesson that he is not God, that his only real freedom is surrendering to God that drive to vengeance so that he can remain a sane human being."

Abstract
The paper discusses and compares several works, and the characters in them, by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky and English writer Iris Murdoch. The paper shows the a result of changing society and a disregard for nature characterizes both Dostoyevsky's and Murdoch's works. Books by Dostoyevsky discussed are "Notes from the Underground", "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov". Murdoch's "The Philosopher's Pupil" and "The Severed Head" are also examined.

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"While Dostoyevsky's characters hold little regard for nature, Murdoch's characters unknowingly wrong nature by rejecting what slight animalistic qualities their friends and lovers may have. A Severed Head's Georgie, called a "child of nature" (Head 6) by Martin, who himself lacks animal courage, has remained separate from society. Only until Georgie cuts her long, dark hair, thereby becoming subdued and civilized, can Palmer take her to New York. Alex and Adam in The Philosopher's Pupil are other characters whose kinship with their animal counterparts isolates them from the McCaffrey family. Alex, obsessed with the foxes that inhabit her garden, feels anger when the animals appear to be indifferent to her presence. Despite her anger, Alex attempts to protect the foxes when the Town Hall offers to kill them; "she felt frightened and hunted, as if it were she herself who was to be locked in and gassed" (Pupil 493). Such a communion with nature through animals exists between Alex's grandson Adam and his dog Zed, who provides the boy a link with George, for George saves the drowning dog just as Adam keeps George's memory of his dead son alive."

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The paper discusses how the novels "Crime and Punishment", by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and "The Outsider", by Albert Camus, address issues of crime and redemption in similar, yet different, ways. This paper compares and contrasts both works, with a particular focus upon how their protagonists - Raskolnikov and Meursault respectively - understand their crimes, their responsibility, and the theme of redemption. The thesis is argued that while the novels are similar in that both protagonists are alienated and commit their crimes from unclear motivations, they differ in that while Raskolnikov seems in the end to seek and have the possibility of redemption, the concept of redemption itself largely seems irrelevant to Meursault who rejoices in the universe's indifference to humanity and his own existence.

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"The novels "Crime and Punishment", by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and "The Outsider", by Albert Camus, address issues of crime and redemption in similar, yet different, ways. This essay will compare and contrast both works, with a particular focus upon how their protagonists - Raskolnikov and Meursault respectively - understand their crimes, their responsibility, and the theme of redemption. The thesis will be argued that while the novels are similar in that both protagonists are alienated and commit their crimes from unclear motivations, they differ in that while Raskolnikov seems in..."

Tags:crime, punishment, redemption

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This paper will compare and contrast books by Jonathan Swift ("A Modest Proposal") and Fyodor Dostoyevsky ("Notes from the Underground"). By understanding how these two stories show the absurdity of the societies that the authors lived in, we can understand how the two different styles of satire and hard fiction can be made to show the contrast At the same time, the authors seem to invoke the dark truths that lie beneath the veneer of high society.

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This paper discusses how the differing and sometimes conflicting ideologies of Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Jean-Paul Sartre, Soren Kierkegaard, and Friedrich Nietzsche can be found in the actions and thoughts of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's character Raskolnikov in his novel "Crime and Punishment." Beginning by pointing out that Raskolnikov's name, derived from the word raskolnik meaning divided, symbolizes his internal division as well as his rift from society, the writer describes how the relationship between mind and body has been handled by philosophers, from the nihilists who believe that nothing exists outside the physical body to Spinoza's belief in their essential interconnectedness. Determinism and free will and their roles in the novel are discussed as well. Raskolnikov, who believes himself a higher being like Nietzsche's superman and above the law, is in the end guilt-ridden, becoming a living proof of the power of the mind.

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"When discussing the interaction between mind and body, Rene Descartes and Baruch Spinoza have very different ideas. Descartes, who was known to doubt everything, begins his argument by denying that the body necessarily exists in the first place. He can doubt that his body exists because our perception of our body comes from the senses, which could be false if God is a deceiver. This is what allows Descartes to say that mind and body are two entirely different substances, with the mind being completely independent of the body. Even though our senses tell us that our bodies exist, we know that we exist, in a mental capacity, through our minds."

Tags:reality, physical being, humanism freedom, free will, consciousness philosophy predetermined conscience

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"This study will examine Feodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, focusing on the argument that great suffering leads to salvation and that through suffering man's sins can be expiated.


The novel examines the crime of murder and its aftermath on two essential levels --- the psychological and the religious. Raskolnikov believes that the process is primarily or exclusively psychological, at least until he begins to deteriorate morally. As a psychological problem, Raskolnikov believes that he is able to overcome whatever problems arise from his crime. He believes that he has "thought ahead" far enough to foresee whatever such problems arise, and he sees himself as capable of confronting these problems and outsmarting whatever foes emerge in his pursuit of the crime and of controlling the consequences of the..."

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The paper is a review of an article entitled "Cultural tourism, the State, and the Day of the Dead", which the writer find particularly relevant to him because of his plans to observe Day of the Dead celebrations during an upcoming visit to Mexico. The paper then relates the emotions of the writer prior to an intended visit to Mexico during the "Day of the Dead " celebrations, noting that there is a conflict between the authorities who welcome tourism on this holiday and the civilians who see tourism as intrusion into a sacred historical ritual and oppose it being promoted as a tourist attraction. The paper also explains that the community is divided on the subject, as many recognize the economic importance of tourism.

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"These dynamics are evident in Mexico, particularly concerning how to mediate the conflict between the state and local residents over the tourist attraction that Day of the Dead festivities have become because of globalization. Cano and Mysyk have studied the problems which have arisen in the village of Huaquechula since 1988, when the one road leading into the village was paved for the benefit of tourists and the village became a part of the tourism circuit. In the process of studying the impact of these developments, Mysyk surveyed the villagers regarding their appreciation of the presence of tourists, their behavior, their feelings about tourists photographing or videotaping altars, and related issues."

Tags:tourism, industry, day, of, the, dead, Mexico

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In this article, the writer discusses that "Dead Man" opens with a statement of Henri Michaux to do with how it is better not to travel in the company of a dead man, as is explained to have more than one meaning, the film's very introduction employing surrealism to draw the viewer's awareness of something absolutely unpredictable that is about to occur. This paper discusses spiritual allegories attached to metaphors of journeys, innocence, unforeseen events, but also looks at the more psychological reality of people transformed in ways they can never expect.

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"The first seven minutes of Jim Marmusch's Dead Man starring Johnny Depp do manage to convey something of what is to come. `Bill' Blake, a young accountant rides a train from Cleveland that is headed into the American frontier west of the 1870s. His destination is the town of Machine where he is to begin a job offered to him by letter, months before. Blake's parents have just died, the funds he inherited the last he shall have till he begins the job, and devoted to his train journey. At the outset of Dead Man, the words of Henri Michaux appear on ..."

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