How To Get Away With Parricide: The Brothers Karamazov

How to Get Away with Parricide: The Brothers Karamazov The majority of the characters in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov take life and death lightly. From Ivan Karamazov’s careless slaughter of an intoxicated peasant (Dostoevsky 565) to formerly pious Lise Hohlakov’s maniacal willingness to experience others’ death and suffering, the insightful author of this classic novel dots his analysis of human nature with psychotic characters. However, the author shows that even characters with grim intentions can lead readers to a higher purpose. The novel, which Dostoevsky published under The Russian Messenger in 1880, consists of twelve separate books that compose one massive chronicle about the human condition and universal, existential questions, which are what make this book what it is. Readers find intrigue
Along with the fact that this book addresses some of life’s toughest questions, another reason why this book is a top recommendation for nearly everybody is its raving reviews. Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche summarises the book’s quality by stating in his Twilight of the Idols that “Dostoevsky (is) the only psychologist, incidentally, from whom I had something to learn” (Nietzsche 1888). The Brothers Karamazov has also earned its spot on Goodreads’ “Best Books Ever” list, as well as on other rankings across the internet, which all prove the book’s literary merit and the fact that everybody should read it. Dostoevsky’s final novel (The Brothers Karamazov) is similar to other books such as Dostoevsky’s own Crime and Punishment and Daniel Keyes’ Flowers for Algernon in that both books’ authors delve deeply into the psychological state of their characters, providing characterization that goes beyond what meets the eye. This is another way by which Dostoevsky addresses the big questions that encourage all readers to explore his book. This reason and others such as others’ recommendations and assertions