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Summary
It was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader. The sky was so starry, so bright that, looking at it, one could not help asking oneself whether ill-humoured and capricious people could live under such a sky. That is a youthful question too, dear reader, very youthful, but may the Lord put it more frequently into your heart!.. Speaking of capricious and ill-humoured people, I cannot help recalling my moral condition all that day. From early morning I had been oppressed by a strange despondency. It suddenly seemed to me that I was lonely, that every one was forsaking me and going away from me. Of course, any one is entitled to ask who "every one" was.
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This work delves into profound themes of existential crisis and the intricacies of human connections against the backdrop of Czarist Russia. It is particularly compelling for readers interested in psychological depth and philosophical introspection, showcasing Dostoevsky’s signature exploration of the human condition.
Themes
- •the struggle for personal redemption
- •the nature of existential despair
- •alienation in a modern society
- •the quest for meaning in life
- •the complexities of human relationships
Era
classic
Reading Level
literary