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Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov

October 25, 2009

(Mitka, Mitya, Mitenka, Mitri Fyodorovich)

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  1. Kathy permalink
    November 23, 2009 9:42 am

    Dmitri is a mix of Alyosha and Fyodor. He is like Alyosha in which he says he will forever love God, even in the depths of hell. He is like Fyodor because of his impassionate actions. He beats anyone to get what he wants but than tries to redeem those actions. When he hit Grigory, he tried to bandage the wound and than fled in book 8

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    • JR permalink*
      November 23, 2009 8:07 pm

      Nice observation. Dostyoevsky’s sensitivity to the complexity of human motivation – even its contredictory aspects – is what makes him a writer of “modern fiction.”

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  2. Mara Magnavite permalink
    November 24, 2009 3:47 pm

    As discussed in class today, Dmitri somewhat portrays the theme of our class, “The Human Heart in Conflict with Itself,” when it comes to Grushenka. He loves her but at the same time he is extremely jealous of what she might be doing. Not only is he an imaginative person, he is also unyielding to get his way and persistent in his nature to achieve his goals. He has a vivid imagination and imagines all these things that Grushenka can be doing when he is not present. When he is without her he is jealous but when he is with her he instantly forgives her and all the love he has for her comes flowing back to him. It is ironic how crazy it is that he imagines these things and then these feelings of jealousy instantly diffuse as go away as soon as he sees her. However, as soon as he leaves her the feelings come back again. These feelings show complexity or the heart as well as human emotion. These actions also show how he is a sensualist in nature. He is a passionate person whose feelings go on and off. This can bring us to the conclusion that the feelings he has for Grushenka are more than just sexual. He actually cares about her and truly likes her.

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  3. JR permalink*
    November 24, 2009 11:14 pm

    This suggests that at least one form of truly liking inherently involves the obsessive craziness of jealousy. One might compare this with comparable feelings of Alyosha which might be seen as another form of truly liking.

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  4. Amaris Marshall permalink
    December 15, 2009 10:34 am

    I’m so happy that Dmitri broke away from Fyodor’s hold. The fact that he was able to redeem himself after several books-worth of ill deeds is astounding. Good for you Dmitri. Now he is not much like Fyodor at all. Fyodor died before he could even think of redeeming himself.

    I don’t recall Fyodor having given anyone an onion either…

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