Children in the Brothers Karamazov Children are portrayed in "The Brothers Karamazov" as being mistreated by adults and by God. ... The boys cry out that they are aiming for him because he was a Karamazov. ... The child was trying to defend his fathers honor by attacking Dimitri's brother. ... Ivan then says to his brother, "can you understand why a little creature, who can't even understand what's done to her, should beat her little tormented breast with her tiny fist in that vile place, in the dark and the cold, and weep her sanguine meek, unrese...

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• Grade Level: High School

Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" When answering to Ivan's challenge, first I must put myself in Alyosha's position. ... Alyosha should have faith in God and shouldn't be persuaded by his brother with the challenge of playing God. ... Free will problem is just a matter of how he manipulates it and if understood correctly, he can make a better statement against his brother saying that everyone has a will to choose, whether you noticed or not. ... Ultimately it's all about the faith we have in our religion and he as a devoted one should not be afraid t...

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• Grade Level: High School

As Sigmund Freud has stated, its greatness rivals that of Oedipus Rex and The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky as it is a moral story about patricide, while also acting as a psychological understanding of humanity. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is while he is involving himself in these jobs that Miller forms his love for literature; he is greatly impressed by Fyodor Dostoevski's The Brothers Karamazov because it questions the unspoken rules of society, a concept he often wondered about, especially after the Great Depression. ... Another significant character is Ben, Willy's dead brother, who he often talks to in his illusions. ...

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Happiness and Freedom or is it Happiness or Freedom? Happiness and freedom are two different words, with similar meanings, and a few differences. A good source to prove this concept would be The Grand Inquisitor by Dostoevsky. According to Dostoevsky a human being tries always to find the differen...

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The "state of nature- of human beings was the focal point for many of the 1500th -1900th century philosophers. Many of these philosophers attempted to understand and describe humans in this original condition. One of the most intriguing aspects of man was the concept of human interaction as it pertained to cooperation and competition. Theories, hypothesizes, and explanations were plentiful and very diverse. As the various facets of man were studied, the exchange of ideas and information regarding human interaction created a variety of new philosophies. ...

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A poignant description of evil against an individual is found in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov: Imagine a trembling mother with her baby in her arms, a circle of invading Turks around her. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A poignant description of evil against an individual is found in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov: Imagine a trembling mother with her baby in her arms, a circle of invading Turks around her. ...

• Word Count: 2641
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography