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.
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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