FYODOR DOSTOyEVSKY

BacKGROUND INFORMATION

• Born on November 11th 1821 in Moscow, Russia.
• Dostoevsky, was an author, journalist, essayist and philosopher
• He died on February 9th 1881 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

3 works!

A greedy and intelligent former Russian student believes that he has the right to commit murder. He later becomes ill due to the guilt he faces for committing the murder.

A naive/Christ-like man decides to go back to Russia. He begins to compete with an ignorant and evil man for the love and attention of a woman.

A greedy father sends his three sons away. His sons soon return to inherit their mothers fortune.

Writing style

NARRATIVE

• Originally written in third person narrative.
• The narrative focus is changed throughout the book.

TONE

• Dramatic and Morbid.
• Amplifies Human Emotions
• Contradictory

Structure

• Separates his chapters into different parts.
• Each part is divided unequally which gives the book an uneven pace.

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