Thursday, October 28, 2021

The Brothers Karamazov

Novel written by Dostoyevsky in nineteenth century


Personal Characters

Fyodor for Pure sensual Passion, Dmitri similar but has heart of an angel, Ivan the Philosopher stung by Karamazov truth  Smadykv who could not face the truth himself and Alyosha the  observer. all these characters are strung by conflicting passions of two women Katerina proud aristocratic with lot of money at disposal Grushenka passionate and fiercely primal, Final choices of Katya and Grushenka is in a way indicative of Bigger Dilemma that awaited nineteenth century Russia

National Characters

Reforms in Europe crystallised has Hamlet who is worried about what lies beyond worried every day Russian, for essentially its a nation of Karamazovs. Smadykv and  Ivan have escape plans to Moscow and Beyond, but couldn't fully come at it themselves, But Ivan suggests a American Escape to Dmitri which he dislikes rather would Choke in Russia. Machinery and all, Novel happen at the beginning of Serf Emancipation reforms  indicating widespread agitated mood about the future, Novel ends with the surmise that Alyosha will take the lead on lines of Father Zossima traveling length and breadth of the nation, reminding Gandhi s Travel which would happen in early part of the next century. Dostoevsky smirks at Science which deals the question in parts, Government seem to be on science side where as Church positions itself as all inclusive including of those left out by Government or Science, Novel discusses end goals of Chirch Vs Government in a Shrill Manner, Science I have added to the Government side for we have more trusted the  science since this novel for the past 150Years, Government and God not mutually exclusive and all that, Can a Boodhan movement happen now anywhere in the world ? Can any government force a schematic like that with Process and Technology, possible but can it be done without invoking God ? 

God

For what is god why we expect him to appear some time in front of us , as he arrives in the form of Love he arrives in the form of Kindness he arrives as Natural justice, He also arrives to Shatter the designs of Godmen for they have their own reason,they say we undertake to preserve the mystery of non existent god so that except for preistly minority and others, rest beleive in existence of god, why appear now in front of all and create confusion as all things are going smoothly, God Returned but comes back in the form of Love Good Deeds and Natural Justice. Arrangements for confessions turned out to be nightmare for many but easy way of betraying conscience for a few for them all is acceptable. Smadykv and Ivan started with all is acceptable and got challenged, Alyosha remarkably unwavering wondering only once why Natural Justice sleep like that when its moment of truth came.

Being good is one but struggling to keep a good name is another, In trying to get a good name for us we put others in inconvenient spots undeservedly, Our Lust for Pride of Goodness overtakes the simple goodness we wish to see, Katrina and Dmitri in that Order.Katrina could be the priest who sent the god back for he/she knows much more than God Himself where as Dmitri is Father Zossima who refused a miracle even in death for he knows where exactly God Lies and how he arrives.