The Brothers Karamazov is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky died within four months after its publication making it his last work.
When one follows his university education judiciously, he is bound to lose his God and religion eventually. By God, I don't exclusively refer to Abrahamic conception. The God can be from any religion whatsoever. Large sets of religious frameworks end up as falsehoods in face of science.
The story of Karamazov brothers - Dmitri, Ivan and Alexey - touches upon nihilism, religion, morality, ethics and way of life. Dostoevsky can be considered as an existentialist who sketches the fearsome effects of philosophy on one's mind. On the other extreme end, those who are mindless live wickedly and are a nuisance to the society.
The story revolves around Fyodor Karamazov - vicious, unethical, hedonistic father of the three brothers. He is murdered and the narrator explains the events that unfolded to and beyond that fatal day. The eldest son, Dmitri is in suspicion making it particularly tense on the part of the readers. The middle son, Ivan is an educated man who is coming face to face with this philosophies. The youngest son, Alexey is a noble, pious and believer in God.
The brilliance of Dostoevsky gets revealed in the character sketches and monologues spoken by the same characters. Life is absurd with even more absurd humans. But it is not an excuse to forsake goodness and morality in life. Kindness, sympathy, understanding and compassion are essential for humans to coexist in a society.
Also, Dostoevsky stresses upon the limitations of theories. Psychological theories may involve romance and freedom on the creator which in turn, might not be true for dynamic individuals. Nor all religious convictions should be thrown aside as they contain great truths for leading a life, here on Earth. Some paragraphs are extraordinary in the way, the author brings out the folly of theories.
Lastly, Dostoevsky seems to have smelled something rancid in the Russian society of his time. He speaks of a troika which is galloping wildly without any rational goal in its mind. He also hints at socialism and its growing popularity among the "intellectuals" of his society. Finally, he tries to include everything he saw in Russia through the brothers of the Karamazov family.
The novel is indeed a masterpiece. Such complexities of human thought are seldom seen on pages. One can only assume the mental state of the author which made him capable of creating such a work.
When one follows his university education judiciously, he is bound to lose his God and religion eventually. By God, I don't exclusively refer to Abrahamic conception. The God can be from any religion whatsoever. Large sets of religious frameworks end up as falsehoods in face of science.
The story of Karamazov brothers - Dmitri, Ivan and Alexey - touches upon nihilism, religion, morality, ethics and way of life. Dostoevsky can be considered as an existentialist who sketches the fearsome effects of philosophy on one's mind. On the other extreme end, those who are mindless live wickedly and are a nuisance to the society.
The story revolves around Fyodor Karamazov - vicious, unethical, hedonistic father of the three brothers. He is murdered and the narrator explains the events that unfolded to and beyond that fatal day. The eldest son, Dmitri is in suspicion making it particularly tense on the part of the readers. The middle son, Ivan is an educated man who is coming face to face with this philosophies. The youngest son, Alexey is a noble, pious and believer in God.
The brilliance of Dostoevsky gets revealed in the character sketches and monologues spoken by the same characters. Life is absurd with even more absurd humans. But it is not an excuse to forsake goodness and morality in life. Kindness, sympathy, understanding and compassion are essential for humans to coexist in a society.
Also, Dostoevsky stresses upon the limitations of theories. Psychological theories may involve romance and freedom on the creator which in turn, might not be true for dynamic individuals. Nor all religious convictions should be thrown aside as they contain great truths for leading a life, here on Earth. Some paragraphs are extraordinary in the way, the author brings out the folly of theories.
Lastly, Dostoevsky seems to have smelled something rancid in the Russian society of his time. He speaks of a troika which is galloping wildly without any rational goal in its mind. He also hints at socialism and its growing popularity among the "intellectuals" of his society. Finally, he tries to include everything he saw in Russia through the brothers of the Karamazov family.
The novel is indeed a masterpiece. Such complexities of human thought are seldom seen on pages. One can only assume the mental state of the author which made him capable of creating such a work.
