I always thought Nastasia chose Rogojin as she secretly hated herself and didn’t think she, a defiled being, deserved an innocent, virtuous character like Myshkin
@elizabethaleman117
2 жыл бұрын
That’s what I think about Jenny and Forrest, too.
@war8
Жыл бұрын
@@elizabethaleman117 Jenny is a 304
@theskyizblue2day431
Жыл бұрын
Women don’t care about virtue or honor. They never have, never will.
@DAVEHARSTON
Жыл бұрын
This was my take on the idiot
@goodasswffls
Жыл бұрын
There are a lot of absurd interpretive leaps in this video, that being a major one. My instinct is to chalk it up to mistranslation, and sometimes I can't quite tell whether certain interpretive claims are jokes or serious.
@catchingmangoes4545
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, definitely made me realize things about the novel I had previously missed. I do think however that it's a bit of a simplification to say Nastasya picked Rogozhin because of he is a passionate bad boy. It always seemed to me (and is of course eluded to by Aglaya later on) that Nastasya actually prefers Myshkin from the beginning and recognizes his goodness but does not value herself enough to be with him. She see's him as being to good for her and therefore self sabotages the relationship and falls back with Rogozhin. This is why Aglaya's accusation of her being in love with her status of a victim leaves her so hurt and speechless later on, she recognizes the truth in it. It seemed to me that Dostoyevsky was arguing that her poor upbringing, where everyone was consistently using her for their own objectives, had tragically made her believe she had no self worth. However, Myshkin was the first to love her as a person rather than an object revealing to her she was worth something. Her story is one of someone wrestling with their conscience, either she chooses Rogozhin and maintains her status a valueless victim who has no responsibility to the world around her and is therefore free to do as she pleases, or she chooses Myshkin and is loved as an equal but has to give up the status of victim and bare the responsibility of her actions. It's a continuation on the theme in The Brothers Karamazov where Ivan states that without God everything is permitted, the fear of choosing Myshkin (Jesus) is the fear of suddenly being responsible and judged upon doing good. Ultimately she loses the battle within her conscience, runs away from God and is killed by the untamed passions of the Devil.
@mahamtirmizi1338
2 жыл бұрын
yes! thank you! i was scrolling through the comments to find someone saying this because I feel like Nastasya’s tension between Myshkin and Rogozhin is far more complex than “good guy v. bad boy”. it’s as much an internal struggle for her as it is for the prince.
@nikolab8760
2 жыл бұрын
This guy gets it
@evakoshkaa
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, same, thank you! I was with him until this moment, when I was just thrown off my tracks, because it's not even simplification, it's just misinterpreting that while plotline and motivations and understanding of Nastasya as a character, viewing it through some odd modern trope of bad/good boy; otherwise the summary has been quite nice so far.
@AM-vn4cc
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Nastasia was viewed as a ruined woman by the rest of society, Myshkin was the only one who didn’t see her that way. She loved Myshkin so much that she didn’t want to ruin his reputation or cause him any pain.
@Justin-ko1py
Жыл бұрын
Dude just shut up and don’t do that. Your opinion doesn’t make you awesome don’t care how long it took you to formulate your absurd long winded comment.. you just need to know that you are stupid and yeah don’t do that anymore. I’m even bothered by the idiot who made this video.. there’s always some stupid commentary or opinion that has nothing to do with the work of FD I’m pretty sure he’d be disgusted with all of this stuff.. all of these people who understand him so well? I’m sorry but he would absolutely consider you all as; SICK
@burke9497
2 жыл бұрын
I read The Idiot a few months ago and absolutely loved it. I’ve never read anything quite like Dostoyevsky. The Brothers Karamazov is my favorite, but I like all of his novels that I have read so far. His writing is manic at times, and always passionate, and frequently very humorous. Thanks for the excellent review… J
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Thoralmir
2 жыл бұрын
The Brothers Karamazov, that's the one where they bust some ghosts, right?
@j0nnyism
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah karamazov is amazing I don’t know why it’s not as popular as the others
@velenvskaelhas
2 жыл бұрын
@@j0nnyism Could be that because its in Russian something is lost in translation, so it doesnt feel like you're reading the actual words of dostoevsky. But I dunno, i've never read any of them and only heard Lex Fridman talk about the idea of lost in translation lol
@CaIeb1
Жыл бұрын
The Brothers Karamazov is also my favorite so it absolutely breaks my heart that he passed away before he could finish part 2. i want to know if ivan successfully helped dmitri escape and if dmitri and grushenka had a successful relationship cause they were fighting often toward the end of the novel
@quantumphantasm6354
2 жыл бұрын
There's a huge difference between someone being wrong because they've been conditioned accordingly since the beginning of their lives and threatened for any indication of contesting the provided narrative, versus someone being wrong because their cognition is faulty and they cannot comprehend despite the information needed to do so being readily available, or even plainly obvious. Most people are the former, but plenty of the latter exists.
@StopFear
2 жыл бұрын
That may be true if you could actually easily determine whose cognition is faulty and whose isn't faulty. You usually cannot do that very easily since all people make irrational choices all the timer. They are just accepted as choices within norm even if they are absurd choices. Also we cannot easily tell who was conditioned and to what extent. Some people may have been conditioned since childhood so it is easier for observers to conclude that they were conditioned. But adults can just as easily be conditioned to believe anything or do anything if the lies given to them are convincing enough. Because we cannot always know those specifics we cannot determine what you say we can in your last sentence.
@quantumphantasm6354
2 жыл бұрын
@@StopFear You can determine it's true just by observing examples of it. You don't need to be able to determine who is which for every human on earth, in order to know it's true. I could go on to pick apart and refute your entire comment, but i won't. It won't make any difference or gain me anything.
@Saber23
2 жыл бұрын
Is this just an idiotically complicated way of saying “some people aren’t right in the head”?
@quantumphantasm6354
2 жыл бұрын
@@Saber23 No.
@Saber23
2 жыл бұрын
@@quantumphantasm6354 it was a rhetorical question cause that’s clearly what this is
@alistairclark6814
2 жыл бұрын
There is a certain genius in avoiding intellectual progression.
@matthew2531
2 жыл бұрын
Dude that's what I think everyone wants a stoned 3AM conversation 🙄 Russia needed roadoligist
@NightDweller
2 жыл бұрын
Damn that's such a funny yet insane thing to say
@peaceofthenation445
2 жыл бұрын
Why do you think so many people spent so much money on drugs to make them.. dumber
@nigelbryant7980
2 жыл бұрын
OH YES SIR! One of the greatest novels ever! Hope you do Dostoevsky’s Demons next!
@kerlongatuno5842
2 жыл бұрын
Uppppppp
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!
@rolandowagner7775
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Demons is a great suggestion for analysis. That has to be one of the most prophetic novel of all time.
@trueleo7893
2 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast please search the definition of smart.
@federicogallo3520
2 жыл бұрын
I read the novel many years ago. The best novel Dostoevsky has ever written...alongside with Brothers Karamazov.
@titussmith1241
2 жыл бұрын
It’s an interesting thing, but Myshkin being a metaphor for Christ makes all Myshkin’s most beautiful attribute being beaten down by the world makes it sad
@StopFear
2 жыл бұрын
Note that the book doesn't explicitly say that Myshkin is any kind of metaphor for Christ. It is an interpretation the video's narrator tells us is one interpretation. Since Dostoyevsky claimed to be religious it would be pretty sacrilegious to make literary metaphors like that.
@titussmith1241
2 жыл бұрын
@@StopFear Nay, even Dostoevsky himself stated that he wanted to show beauty and He used Christ as the embodiment of the Beauty he wanted to displau
@talbrott
2 жыл бұрын
Something underrated about Dostoyevsky is how funny he was. The part of the book with Pavlishev's son is extremely funny. That his sense of humour translates to English and to now is staggering.
@AdullFiddler-ez7tm
5 ай бұрын
I agree. Notes From Underground had a profound thought every page and a laugh out loud moment every other page.
@anonglakmoonwicha2726
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the most impressive books I've ever read. I was a lot younger at that time, in 1979, and the mastery and subtlety of Dostoyevski's expression and story-showing literally astonished me.
@robertsmith4474
2 жыл бұрын
The Idiot is my favorite. I have read it several times. Its theme fits nicely in today's post-modern world.
@MrCono100
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing analysis! You know, the "problem" I have with Dostoevsky's novels is that I think there's a lot of deeper meanings in every one of his novels. This was brilliant analysis, and it makes me wonder what is more inside The Idiot. Without doubt, Dostoevsky is one of the best writers I've come across in my life.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
I agree he was a brilliant novelist.
@VideoGameAtlas
Жыл бұрын
Generally speaking I feel great analyses of books tend to come out of reading deep novels more than once. You can miss a lot on your first reading, even if you're careful (or maybe I'm just not that skilled in literary analysis?)
@ReligionOfSacrifice
11 ай бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast, if you want to know more about "The Idiot" then read my favorite book by him and another: “The Insulted and Humiliated” by Fyodor Dostoevsky & "The Gentle Spirit" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. My mother read Russian literature and I would pick up a book she was reading when she wasn't looking and would read the chapter she was in, the chapter she just read or the chapter she was about to read. I was reading science fiction, but then I was ten to twelve then. As a teen, I finally asked my mom what Russian book I should read first. She said, "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. TOP 30 BOOKS "The Holy Bible: King James Version" copyright 1967 1) "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2) "Verbal Behavior" by Dr. B. F. Skinner 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 6) Myth Adventures - series by Robert Asprin 7) The Chronicles of Narnia - series by C. S. Lewis 8) "Vilette" by Charlotte Brontë 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 14) "Roots" by Alex Haley 15) The Silmarillion - The Hobbit, or there and back again - The Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth stories by J. R. R. Tolkien 16) "Childhood, Boyhood" by Leo Tolstoy 17) Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov 18) "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 20) "Paris 1919: six months that changed the world" by Margaret MacMillian 21) "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë 22) "Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev 23) "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen 24) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain 25) Old Mother West Wind series - wildlife series by Thornton Burgess 26) "Microbe Hunters" by Paul de Kruif 27) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 28) "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt 29) "Kon Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl 30) "The Complete Poems of Anne Bronte" by Anne Brontë FAVORITE AUTHORS 1st) Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Insulted and Humiliated) 1) “The Insulted and Humiliated” by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 110) "Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 128) "The Gentle Spirit" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 139) "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 147) "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2nd) Leo Tolstoy (Resurrection) 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 16) “Childhood, Boyhood” by Leo Tolstoy 60) "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy 87) "A Confession" by Leo Tolstoy 3rd) Ivan Turgenev (Fathers and Sons) seven more books in the top 200 not shown here 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 22) "Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev 39) "Torrents of Spring" by Ivan Turgenev 62) "First Love" by Ivan Turgenev 4th) James A. Michener (Chesapeake) 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 34) "Caribbean" by James A. Michener 35) "Hawaii" by James A. Michener 191) “Mexico” by James A. Michener 5th) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich) 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 27) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 42) "In the First Circle" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 75) "The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: an Experiment in Literary Investigation" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
@gianfissore4290
Жыл бұрын
about epilepsy.. it is known that in some cases, neurologically speaking, it unlocks some parts of the brain, generate a higher state of consciousness or enhance some kind of special sensivity in the people sufferng it.. so that could also explain why many authors or geniuses in different fields had epilepsy
@CourteousKitsch
2 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite novel of all time. And you give such a concise summary of an infinitely layered puzzle that I think will really help others seek out this book and enjoy it for themselves. Great job!
@Fiction_Beast
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
@FProductions64
2 жыл бұрын
Finished the book this morning, I ended up finishing the last couple of chapters on my way to work, usually I only read one chapter during the same duration. It was so captivating that I could not wait to finish it to uncover the ending. The ending was so masterfully shocking and devastating that I struggled in work today. I sat on my chair in shock and felt sadness. Tragic but such a brilliant end to a great book. I will take a small break from Dostoevsky and return to him when the time is right, what a genius...
@sabyasachisenapati3619
2 жыл бұрын
I come from a society where although on the surface people generally don't talk about smartness or idiocy but it's a silent acknowledgement among all of them and visible in all aspects of life. I decided to quit a relation because I thought it would create unnecessary problems for the other person and he/she deserved a way better life because of this silent acknowledgement. And I am very proud of that decision, both of us are where we were supposed to be today.
@tomk2720
Жыл бұрын
Wow. That's a tough thing
@sergeyperetyatko6520
2 жыл бұрын
his best novel in my opinion....and probably the easiest to translate from russian without losing its depth
@alexmack956
2 жыл бұрын
More than a rich man, women are attracted to a poor man who displays the abilities required to become rich. They're actually more attracted to the man himself than his money, but often settle for a man who is simply rich. There are research papers about this. You can find them.
@roninnr1378
2 жыл бұрын
Jordan Peterson, perhaps?
@JohnDoe-ef3wo
2 жыл бұрын
@@roninnr1378 studies going back decades bro
@vidalskyociosen3326
2 жыл бұрын
Just simple red pill knowledge will suffice to know female nature.
@evaphillips2102
2 жыл бұрын
If those attractive traits don’t yield any results then there might be something else that’s wrong
@AvgerinouAna99
2 жыл бұрын
"Η Πίστη δίνει στον άνθρωπο κουράγιο και αποφασιστικότητα ενώ η αθεΐα τον κάνει δειλό και αναβλητικό" Ο Ντοστογιέφσκυ είναι πάντα χειρουργικά ακριβής στην περιγραφή της ανθρώπινης ψυχής
@ZeboKarimova-f7m
6 күн бұрын
when i read the novel, i struggled to understand the meaning of this novel. but after your well-done video i understood the novel fully. Thank you very much)
@sgzjajsjsi133
11 ай бұрын
Great video! I read the book two times as a Teen and as an adult.Myschkin is a Pure hearted outcast in this world,he is the Don Quixote…it takes an ability to take on life’s Challenges with a strong psyche that makes not only an attractive man but also an admirable person! Whether consciously or subconsciosly we are drawn to ,,bad boys” and ,,bad girls” and yet we see ourselves as really good decent people! Lol😂
@bradrandel1408
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing my new favorite channel thank you so much keep up the great work I’m gonna watch everything…🦋🕊
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching.
@grace7961
2 жыл бұрын
This honestly really connets with my inner vaules, thanks for the video
@fotisvon9943
2 жыл бұрын
one of my all time favorite books
@Ravenghoul
6 ай бұрын
Same!
@melakunegash7556
2 жыл бұрын
Russian novel is the best.Dostoyevsky's" The Idiot",Belayev's "Amphibian man", Tolstoy's " Anna Karenina''
@orphandextro7046
2 жыл бұрын
Boglakov’s Master and Margarita
@melakunegash7556
2 жыл бұрын
@@orphandextro7046 Right! I got this book recently!
@maggieadams8600
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I read it about 30 years ago and had forgotten it really, maybe not deep inside though, thank you again!
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!
@cappy2282
2 жыл бұрын
This Novel is great! Han's Holbeins "dead christ" painting is very disturbing...and I hope I never see it again lol
@dmtdreamz7706
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all your love and all your encouragement. We love you. Thank you.
@viktoriaregis6645
2 жыл бұрын
Despite if one is a believer or not, to continue on the religious aspect, I do believe that the Orthodox Christianity is closest to true Christianity. It was the first branch and has a long Churchhistory with alot of wisdom. With that said I dont mean that they always done everything right. I say this from Sweden. A very secular country with a Protestant passed, and hardly no Orthodox Churches. And of course I might be wrong. Now I came into theology instead of literature. I apologise. But these videos , just like the literature itself, get a grip of the mind and takes it places.
@Vitlaus
2 жыл бұрын
Good wishes upon you, your comment shows respect and wisdom.
@StopFear
2 жыл бұрын
Today's opiates are not "alcohol or shopping". Shopping was a bigger opiate for the masses in the 80s an maybe in the 90s. Today the big opiates are alcohol, video games, social media, and marijuana. Not saying they are inherently bad. I indulge in at least three of them.
@justingil27
Жыл бұрын
I’ll be your friend bro, you did a good job summing this classic up!
@Fiction_Beast
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it mate!
@sharontheodore8216
2 жыл бұрын
The more you dive into the human soul the more confused or even lost you become. Little kids are so clear about what they want probably because they don’t allow thoughts to blur their feelings or needs, which is not the case when it comes to adults. That’s why religion can provide peace as it provides you with a road map of how to live your life without tormenting yourself with questions (which don’t have answers anyway). So much to learn from this video. Thanks for your effort.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
You’re right as we grow we accumulate more and more assumptions which help at times but also cloud our judgement.
@evakoshkaa
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this essay and your thoughts on the book, it was a pleasure to listen to
@elenilouarasi2828
2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful perception of this great work of Dostoyevsky, well done!🙏
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@elenilouarasi2828
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your efforts!
@TheWolfTraderofficial126
2 жыл бұрын
Well ... To be honest ❣️.. Sir you're doing a wonderful work.. The way you certainly summarise the Russian Novels.. is 💎 Gem... ❤️ Tysm..💥❣️
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank Tony.
@CHRIS-wm8vp
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the analysis! The quotes were sometimes hard to read along with. If I can suggest something, you can put outlines around the text, which helps it pop out from backgrounds that are the same color as the text.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Great feedback. Thank you!
@cindyrhodes
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much!!!!!
@YoYo-gt5iq
2 жыл бұрын
I truly hated this book but you've done a wonderful job here. My only positive takeaway was when someone said of Mishkin, "there is no telling how well a good man can do." Or something like that.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@riceboybebop7018
Жыл бұрын
I like book.
@tianyang6019
Жыл бұрын
Interesting background pictures nicely put together.
@englishcoach7772
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent narration, use of language. Absolutely lucid descriptions.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mnemonicpie
Жыл бұрын
"He sees goodness in everyone. He doesn't judge people, unless you are a Catholic, of course"😂
@shahanology21
2 жыл бұрын
Your work is the Best. I am loving every video I watch💙. More power to you Man!💐
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@pesh909
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate. This was great. I’m gonna read it for the first time soon.
@patrickmaguire1407
2 жыл бұрын
A more engaged and engaging narrator there isn't. Truly marvelous expose of classic literature .Thank you. 🙏
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@patrickmaguire1407
2 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast pleasure is all ours. Those droplets of humour too, are priceless 😇😉😃🙏
@SKyrim190
2 жыл бұрын
3:30 At the dinner party, by the end of part I, prince Michkin asks Nastasia Fillipovna in marriage before its is revelead that he has inherited a small fortune.
@CommonSwense
Жыл бұрын
You brought so much light to a book that took me a very long time to read. Thank you.
@Fiction_Beast
Жыл бұрын
great to hear you enjoyed it.
@inartwetrust1
Жыл бұрын
Destovsky is wonderful
@geraldmeehan8942
2 жыл бұрын
CodeX Cantina and you are both reviewing "The Idiot" simultaneously!
@divinepiccolo9469
2 жыл бұрын
beautiful analysis
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@lizastufflococucs6200
2 жыл бұрын
A competent man who can provide for his family is a good man.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@nickblacksoul4318
2 жыл бұрын
Hm never read Dostoevsky ..... Sounds really good maybe I should , he kinda gives good advice on love
@Sachie465
Жыл бұрын
What's fascinating to me is that there are many ways to interpret how the characters really feel. BTW, it's classified under French literature in the playlist.
@Fiction_Beast
Жыл бұрын
Yes I agree my interpretation is from a male perspective.
@urieowrjdf
5 ай бұрын
I still do not understand the part of the novel where Myshkin says he does not like Nastasia's face, that he is afraid of her face. If anyone has insight, it would be appreciated. I think all Dostevsky's books should be read and re-read and that is what I need to do.
@SKMikeMurphySJ
3 ай бұрын
you took every chance to push it to the forefront! God Bless the One True Roman Catholic Faith! I will pray for you souls in purgatory! Read some Flannery O'Conner or Dante!
@shazamcawdwell3426
2 жыл бұрын
I love this book
@j0nnyism
2 жыл бұрын
Myshkins rant against catholics is far more important than his actual dislike of them for the themes of the novel
@urieowrjdf
5 ай бұрын
Very good analysis. Thank you!
@alexanderferdkoff9974
6 ай бұрын
You are incorrect in your assertion that Mishkin was responsible for her death. This missed the whole point of the novel. She was doomed from the beginning and wanted to perish with rogojin, Because she was going to perish anyway and didn't want to take Mishkin with her.
@cynthiacunha447
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@stephendean2896
Жыл бұрын
Money buys friends just like it makes enemies
@onetime7408
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent. I very much appreciate the work you put into this. Thank you.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@goodasswffls
Жыл бұрын
Didn't Dostoevsky write The Idiot in Florence, Italy, not Switzerland?
@santiagoo283
2 жыл бұрын
Very similar with Nietzsche in gods dead
@AlastorTheNPDemon
2 жыл бұрын
I want to be a moron that gets things done. I envy these short-sighted people... my foresight and intellect only thwart my efforts. I will accept the supremacy of introversion the day a merely average one can acquire benefactors and loyalty. Inaction is my greatest foe, and finding no ability in myself to pursue my goals leaves me with no other target for my rage than those who contributed in ways small or large to my inaction. "I'll get around to it," the conscious loser within mumbles under his breath. "I'll do this first," sayeth he who does not the objective but strays from it. "It is smart to avoid conflict," being the fork-tongued words which castrate me with their dual prongs snapping shut like scissors. I demand release, yet this stubborn intellectual chooses to hold fast like a rock and defy my will. What use is there in attempting to get blood from a stone?
@dalelerette206
Жыл бұрын
I don't think things are what they seem. Whenever I speak the truth I am censored with a bleep. And if we are all just living in a dream... Then the only time we're awake is when we're asleep. Job line-ups of refuges is a economical commodity. Have you seen all the souls for sale at the market? Yet your freedom is considered but a phenomenal oddity... To those who would sweep your bones under a carpet. "I just want to be 'ME' he yelps." So to yourself you want be true? And in the process of trying to be yourself, Whom do you find you compare yourself to? Is Materialism the Solution? Won't someone hire us at the Ave of History? With symptoms of pollution, an economic virus... The Bureaucratic Plague of Industry.
@elizabethlau644
2 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤ Thank you.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome
@robertrodzoch942
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review!
@giulianademedici691
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your good work.I think, though, that the character of Nastasja Filippovna is basically misundertood.It' s not a matter of bad boys who wins the beatiful woman while the good doesn't attract her.Natasja's soul is thoroughly wounded so she basically thinks that she doesn't deserve happiness and love. She is perfecly conscious that flying away with Rogozin means to be killed , and chooses and wants it. Besides, Myskin , as you say, is incapable of passion and masculine desire because epilepsy has turned him impotent.He is a wonderful man, but he lacks masculinity.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Bad boys triggers a deeper desire in women for masculinity. I think her choice of the bad wasn’t on an intellectual or rational level but more on a deeper psychological level. She tries to justify that she doesn’t deserve the good man but his lack of passion and masculinity decides it for her. As soon as myshkin attracts another woman after his passionate outburst on Catholicism, she agrees to marry him. Why she deserves him now? I think Dostoevsky is far deeper than most people see. Appreciate your thoughtful comment.
@giulianademedici691
2 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast Well, may be you are right....May be as a woman I can't clearly see .In any case , this need to choose the strong male instead of the good man detecs and shows a deep lack of self confidence in women, doesn't it?This is particulatly true in women, like Nastasja, who suffered injuries and sexual abuse when they was almost children.I'm impressed, however by the depht of your analysis of Dostoevsky's masterpieceKeep up the good work
@zah936
8 ай бұрын
As a woman who was like the prince I can say even men don't like grown up children for anything long term
@DANTHETUBEMAN
2 жыл бұрын
Because I do not believe in gawds, I no I am screwed, because I have only people to believe in.
@MrJ17J
Жыл бұрын
Great summary, thanks
@lubovske
2 жыл бұрын
Спосиби болшой!
@boriscavka536
Жыл бұрын
I have come to distain, painfully, so many people painting Switzerland as this Cash rich country. It was built over centuries and Commitment. See the poor, ghetto-like part of Zurich, yes, THAT Zurich in the 60’s, on youtube.
@carlh.h.2242
10 ай бұрын
But the Prince does explicitly say he is not condemning individual Catholics, just the institution of Roman Catholicism.
@Astral0muffiN
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, coffee and popcorn is such an underrated combination!
@vaibhavnayak5890
2 жыл бұрын
Great video from where did you get these beautiful images and music!!
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia public domain images and KZitem music library.
@joetheperformer
2 жыл бұрын
21:00 interesting take on that correlation. I’m curious if you dismiss the causality or at least some subtle relation between epilepsy and great literature? What would you say to the idea that epilepsy brings the conscious mind close to the chaotic interrelatedness of reality?
@masonart4950
2 жыл бұрын
I'd say you're just guessing and trying to look smart. Just like everyone else.
@Tracker947
2 жыл бұрын
An off the cuff surface thought for me would be that epilepsy brings about suffering, and suffering tends to lend itself the most to that force of character and madness necessary for many of the great minds in the world. So, I wouldn't attribute it so there being something special about epilepsy, just that it is a vehicle for suffering, and thus for very painful growth.
@joetheperformer
2 жыл бұрын
@@masonart4950 Along with trying to look cool 😎 , I’m also fascinated with the idea, just like many others I would imagine.
@joetheperformer
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tracker947 I agree with that, suffering is a major influence in the creation of art. And epilepsy could also contribute to isolation then to deep introspection of life. So that makes sense. It’s also a fact that we know very little about how the brain actually works. Aside from electrical imaging like CT scans. Having worked closely with neurosurgeons (many of them have some very strange theories about brain function). What we mostly know is mostly electrical impulses. But like the heart, electrical impulses is only a small part of the actual clockwork behind the machine. The brain is far more complex than the heart.
@donaldquirk7801
Жыл бұрын
He doesn't judge people unless you are a Catholic of course. Now that's funny.
@danielarciniegas550
2 жыл бұрын
No this is too coincidental, i was just wondeeing when where you going to make a video on this masterpiece. Cheers
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@ciscosebanes
2 жыл бұрын
Love this book.
@vaccaphd
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Love Dostoyevsky.
@markofsaltburn
2 жыл бұрын
I’m a complete idiot, but I somehow, just occasionally, notice things that “smarter” people don’t.
@dragonfliesbutterfliesandb4367
Жыл бұрын
Hope you don't mind me saying this, the text on the whole screen is very intimidating, and very strange! Smaller letters might be more helpful....thanks
@Fiction_Beast
Жыл бұрын
Noted. Thanks for the feedback.
@dmtrpp276
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve yet to find a good analysis of The Idiot on KZitem. Sometimes, you really do have to be an Orthodox Christian to understand Dostoevsky. Most people do decent job, they understand about 90% of it but the other 10% always remains as the “extra bonus content” for “premium members”.
@robertrasmussen5690
11 ай бұрын
One analysis I heard was that Myskin was like Christ if he came in our day. His values are so different and simple seeming to us modern people that we would think he was sick in the head or an "Idiot."
@zhengyangwu8289
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great jobs. But I think that you got some important details wrong. As I understand it Myshkin wanted to marry Nastashia not because he loved her, but he felt a such strong pity on her. And Nastashia ran away from their wedding not because the bad boy Rogoshin attracted her more, but she felt her unworthy Myshikin. Ans she felt her worthy only when she was with a such worthless boy with nothing but stupidity as Rogozin. After all Rogoshin is no match for her in any possible way. Despite that Nastashia at several occasions assured others (and more importantly assured herself) that it was not her fault, but she never got her much deserved self-esteem after being Tutsky´s "concubine". Therefore her wanton way of being.
@Endymion766
2 жыл бұрын
I just want to somehow exist without having to work at a job. That's about all the meaning I need out of life.
@antonbresure1054
2 жыл бұрын
I haven't even watched the video, but as someone who has read the book, I can answer the thumbnail question to say that the "idiot" wasn't distinguished by his intelligence, but by his morality. Some may point out that that is a different kind of intelligence.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
give it a watch if you have time.
@docmix
8 ай бұрын
A great analysis thank you. At 27.35 shouldn't you be saying '...Buddhist philosophy of non-attachment...' rather than '...non-detachment...'?
@ministerofjoy
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you🙌🏻👏🏽
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome 😊
@ReesZzz
Жыл бұрын
“No longer an idiot because he has money” In the business… we call this foreshadowing.
@rahuljha5615
2 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with this man buddy you're reasearch is far too streched 🙏🏻
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it.
@kludgedude
2 жыл бұрын
The world is only painful because we are conscious of it
@theskyizblue2day431
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Women have always sought not after good men, but men who can provide. They have literally always been this way. Woe is us.
@carpepoulet4943
2 жыл бұрын
An excellent review, well told. Many who review this excellent novel miss an important element. Dostoyevsky's high birth, education and mastery of language argue that he knew the origins of the word "Idiot". The word is the same in English and Russian because it's origins are earlier than both. In ancient Greek, an idiot was a common man, unskilled, without land, something like "uneducated peasant". It's most recognizable use is in Plato, (With which Dostoyevsky was most certainly familiar), where it appears a multitude of times to refer to the class of Athenian that lives in the city without owning land, and thus having no vote in the democracy. So an idiot is a powerless man, a victim of his environment, in part due to his wealth and genealogy, an idiot is also the majority of the population. What referent Dostoyevsky intended with the use of this word as his title, I leave to you. A last observation... it is quite an odd book title for it's day.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a really interesting history of the word. Dostoevsky was fascinated by the simple people.
@LokeshSharma-me5pg
2 жыл бұрын
can you also do Fear and trembling of Soren Kierkegaard?
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
I will check it out. Thanks!
@LokeshSharma-me5pg
2 жыл бұрын
@@Fiction_Beast thanks :)
@rareword
2 жыл бұрын
Very good summary.
@Fiction_Beast
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@helenbostock2350
2 жыл бұрын
That's why I glad I single
@Balrog325
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@t8r507
2 жыл бұрын
I might catch hell for this comment but so be it... @17:15- Regarding- "Dostoyevsky five minutes" Here he is...even when faced with death.. In his last 5 minutes and we get... WORD SALAD!! If this isn't a classic I don't know what is... Even when faced with death he couldn't bear to speak the plain truth...even to himself. I've not read any of his books to even begin to have an educated estimation of the man but these little summarys give me enough of a glimpse to know he's adept at slinging the salad even at the chance of death. One other thing made me laugh a little is how hard the text became to read when it came to this part of "Dostoevsky five minutes" The text got hard to read it blended in with the background like "visual word-salad" So safe to say the "Ole tongs" where heavily used and not far from the salad bowl.
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