Superman Will Fly No More
Fyodor Dostoevski’s Crime and Punishment follows the main character Raskolnikov as he attempts to prove his theories on the possibility of a “superman” having the power to transgress the law and morality because he is more “extraordinary” than the common man. Throughout his journey testing his theory, the author not only uses the main character as a representation of how such an egotistical theory isn’t true, but also uses another character, Svidrigailov, as an example of the philosophy’s fallibility. In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevski characterizes Svidrigailov as the embodiment of evil as he represents the Nietzsche “superman,” and through Svidrigailov’s death, proves his belief in the inability of anyone’s will to exist above humanity in the world. Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigailov is a character based on the philosophical ideas of Nietzsche, known for his beliefs that it is possible for a “superman” to be so great that laws, morals, and ethics can’t touch him in the sense that he’s not physically of emotionally punished. This extraordinary man does not exist for the benefit of society, but only for his own self-gratification. He also believes that his will is above that of any Supreme being, therefore God does not exist.
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Approximate Word count = 1276
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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