Smerdyakov and Nietzsche

A detailed Summary of Smerdyakov and Nietzsche

The character of Smerdyakov in Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov appears to me to

epitomize 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.

Approximate Word count = 2107
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)

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