Smerdyakov and Nietzsche
The character of Smerdyakov in Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov appears to me toepitomize Nietzsche's idea of the "slave revolt". With a closer look at the book we see that Smerdyakov appears to have been plotting throughout the entire story. Upon a close analysis we see that he had both a reason and a means for revenge against almost all of the other characters. We also see that he comes out "ahead". Much like Nietzsche's slave revolt, where there is an inversion of power, and the weakling comes out the "winner". In this paper I will attempt to show how Smerdyakov accomplished this "inversion of power". I will take an in depth look into the relationships that Smerdyakov had with the other characters, and show how and why he fits Dostoevsky first presents Smerdyakov, in the Brothers Karamazov, in Book three of Part one. The author divulges details of the conception of the fourth son of Fyodor Karamazov. Late on a September evening, a drunk Fyodor, by modern standards, "rapes" a homeless woman. Stinking Lizaveta, the victim of Fyodor's violence, was a legend in the town. Regardless of her unattractive and dirty appearance, her poverty, and h
intelligent man." He mocks Ivan's intelligence because he knows that Ivan can not handle certain out by the weak who are looking for some sort of justice behind their suffering. Instead of Smerdyakov's passion stems from his birth in Fyodor's garden and ripens in his dreams omelessness, the townspeople regarded her lot in life. His smeared name follows him to Moscow where the physical distance is obviously not characteristics of food. He is then sent to training school in order to become a cook. although the birds of prey must eat the lamb to survive, the lambs still "hold the birds of prey surrounded by illegal, unethical, and unscrupulous activities.
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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