Natasha Ikhmenyeva
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1. In the first chapter we are introduced to our narrator. He is a writer. He tells of an old man, Jeremiah Smith, who entered a pub with his dog, Azorka.
The Insulted and Humilitated is narrated by a familiar idealistic and sensitive young man character who appears quite a bit in Dostoevsky's books. He tells the story of the tangled interactions between a charismatic, cultured and intelligent but rather depraved aristocrat and his former steward, as his son and the daughter of the steward fall in love.
Oct 16, 2020 · No you're right. As I mentioned elsewhere, according to Joseph Frank what makes this book unique from his pre-Siberian works is the focus on agency and personal responsibility.
Nov 3, 2020 · I loved the pacing of these two chapters a lot, especially the second chapter. It's brilliant how in the second chapter, the tone changes from serious to funny, (giving a much-needed break from all the tension), to then again kind of melancholy and all that so smoothly and naturally.
Oct 11, 2020 · Character list Part 1 Chapter 1-2 Chapter 3-4 Chapter 5-6 Chapter 7-8 Chapter 9-10 Chapter 11-12 Chapter 13-14 Chapter 15 Part 2 Chapter 1-2 Chapter…
Dec 27, 2021 · On a roll. Finished the Idiot, C&P, The Dream of a Ridiculous man, and I just picked up and finished Humiliated and Insulted over the past week (family on quarantine, work in end of year shut down mode). Enjoyed this one. And really felt "close" to Nelly. Also feel pretty bad for Ivan Petrovich. Always the friend, never the love interest.
Nov 13, 2020 · Of course, Nelly's death was sad but she still died in the presence of people she loved and who loved her back, unlike her mother who only had Nelly and was left in the mud by the Prince and her father who was blinded by pride and did not forgive his daughter until after she died.
Nov 6, 2020 · First, we get a glimpse into a future that finds Vanya alone and ill in a hospital. But Nellie’s situation is the most poignant.
Oct 14, 2020 · Now that I think about it, Humiliated and Insulted was the first book he wrote in Russia after his exile and thus the first time that he could reflect on his "previous life" in a novel. His old ideas. This is one of the reasons I wanted to reread this book with everyone.
Oct 6, 2020 · Our next book discussion will be on Dostoevsky's Humiliated and Insulted. It is also called The Insulted and Injured. Alma Classics cover. This is Dostoevsky's first post-Siberian novel. It is not as famous as his four major works, but it foreshadows the characters of his other books.
