“And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (John 5:210, English Standard Version) Fyodor Dostoevsky sought to portray these ideals using Prince Myshkin and Alyosha in his great novels The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov. However, because Prince Myshkin and Alyosha portray the same characteristics by no means makes them identical. Both characters were in isolation prior to the initial plot of the books, but for different reasons. Myshkin was in a sanatorium before his book's plot picks up, while Alyosha willingly leaves the chaos of the outside world to spiritually enrich himself. The main plot of both books hinge around different conflicts, and one may argue that The Idiot is less complex than The Brothers Karamazov, since its plot is centered around love, whereas the latter book's plot concerns a murder. Alyosha is more openly spiritual than Myshkin. Alyosha also understands the world better than Myshkin does; Myshkin tends to be more naïve, even though he probably had experienced the greed, vanity, lust, and general malice of society. The characters are similar in other ways, though. Like their creator, Dostoevsky, both Myshkin and Alyosha have epileptic fits in tense circumstances; Myshkin when Rogozhin tries to stab him, and Alyosha when under verbal abuse from his father. In both novels, Dostoevsky used the characters of Alyosha and Prince Myshkin to personify his ideal spiritual and Christlike man, so pure and good that they are pained by the evil they see in the world around them.
While watching the movie, I could see that the main characters in the book, both their names and traits, were the same in both the movie and book. However, aside from that there were many different as...
Although there are multiple examples of how these two characters are the same, there are very clear differences as well. One of the
Although Alyosha never questions God, he does question His justice. He doesn't understand why his Lord would allow such a shame to “occur to his elder. In the midst of such confusion, anger, and depression, Alyosha, for the first time in his life, gives way to temptations, displaying his carnal and human side. To show his defiance of his monasteric rules, he has a spiritual revolt: he violates his vows and accepts sausage and vodka during Lent, and goes to the house of Grushenka, who hopes to seduce Alyosha. However, once he sees the loving heart of Grushenka, who begins to denounce herself as an unholy sinner, Alyosha feels he cannot damn her.
“There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line” (“Oscar Levant Quotes”).
“Brave New World,” is a novel written by Aldous Huxley where he explains that everything is based on a futuristic science which he claimed sprang forth from him because of his experience as “an ordered universe in a world of plan less incoherence” (River 4 1974). People seem to care more about temporal things rather than emotions. Technology also seems to be the most important aspect and everyone is affected by it in one way or another, whether if it is negative or positive. This does not necessarily mean that everyone is fully happy with technology because in a way they are all slaves to it. Another thing discussed in the novel is the lack of freedom. Due to a lot of technological development there exists this division in between people even before their birth that their fate has already been decided where subsist these casts such as Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas e.t.c. They are pushed away from freedom of choice and forced to live in a bubble of their own.
Brave New World, a novel by Aldous Huxley was written at a tine in history when war had ravaged much of the nation, Depression was blanketing society, and people’s wills were being put to the test. Science had become an overwhelming force for better or for worse. People had witnessed science saving and preventing millions of lives with vaccinations and such, but on the contrary, had also witnessed it kill with horrifying “factory-like” efficiency in WW I (the age of machine guns and chemical warfare). Brave New World is not intended to be a happy book, it is more Huxley’s way of describing what he believes is coming to us. He is basically saying, “This is our future”. Huxley’s writings are known for dealing with conflicts between the interest of the individual and the interests of society. Brave New World addresses this conflict in a fictional future (approximately 500 years into the future) in which free will and individuality have been sacrificed to achieve complete social stability.
...ce and although they seem similar at the beginning of the drama, they are actually very similar beings by the end.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
One of England’s greatest literary figures, William Shakespeare, expressed the truth about coveting knowledge by saying that “ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven” (William Shakespeare Quotes). One must assume that Ray Bradbury, Author of Fahrenheit 451, learned from this. Bradbury’s novel shares a similar portrayal towards coveting knowledge. In the novel the protagonist realizes that he is living in a world where knowledge is lost. People abide by rules and restrictions given to them by the government. There is nothing in this society to make people think about how valuable knowledge is, except for books. The protagonist is a fireman whose job is to seek out books and destroy the contents. The mass population believes that books are a waste of time and useless. The protagonist also believes this until a change of heart leads to a journey of identity and curiosity. Bradbury believes that this type of world will eventually turn into our own. Clearly, Ray Bradbury’s outlook for the future of man is grim because he represses intellectual endeavor, lacks critical thinking, and becomes destructive.
Because he has no respect for himself, he can have no respect for others, either.
There were many differences in the characters' relationships with each other. For instance, Heather and Melinda’s connection were very different from book to film.
Monsters under the bed, drowning, and property damage are topics many people have nightmares about; nightmares about a dystopian future, on the other hand, are less common. Despite this, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and George Orwell’s 1984 display a nightmarish vision about a dystopian society in the near future. Fahrenheit 451 tells of Guy Montag’s experience in a society where books have become illegal and the population has become addicted to television. Meanwhile, 1984 deals with Winston Smith’s affairs in Oceania, a state controlled by the totalitarian regime known as the Party. This regime is supposedly headed by a man named Big Brother. By examining the dehumanized settings, as well as the themes of individuality and manipulation, it becomes clear that novels successfully warn of a nightmarish future.
Dostoyevsky's characters are very similar, as is his stories. He puts a strong stress on the estrangement and isolation his characters feel. His characters are both brilliant and "sick" as mentioned in each novel, poisoned by their intelligence. In Notes from the Underground, the character, who is never given a name, writes his journal from solitude. He is spoiled by his intelligence, giving him a fierce conceit with which he lashes out at the world and justifies the malicious things he does. At the same time, though, he speaks of the doubt he feels at the value of human thought and purpose and later, of human life. He believes that intelligence, to be constantly questioning and "faithless(ly) drifting" between ideas, is a curse. To be damned to see everything, clearly as a window (and that includes things that aren't meant to be seen, such as the corruption in the world) or constantly seeking the meaning of things elusive. Dostoyevsky thought that humans are evil, destructive and irrational.
Arthur Ashe once said, “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however makes a life.” Such is the case in Nikolai Gogol’s short story The Overcoat. Gogol takes a man without a friend in the world and gives him a new overcoat. The new overcoat represents a new life and a new identity for the man and instantaneously he is much happier. The man, Akaky Akakievich, basis his “new life” upon the love that he gives to his overcoat, and what he feels it gives him in return. Before long, Akaky begins to care more about his beautiful coat and less about the people around him. Thus is the theme of the story. Often material things are more important in our lives than people, resulting in the emptiness of one’s heart and soul. One cannot be truly happy with his possessions alone. He needs more than that. He needs people his life, whom he can call friends.
Dmitri suffers through realizing his own evil before he is able to realize his goodness. Raskolnikov also suffers before he is able to redeem himself. But in both novels, women led the men into redemption; Grushenka helps Dmitri to be a better person and Sonya aids Raskolnikov on the pathway to a new life. It’s like Dostoevsky’s meaning is for one to be redeemed he must suffer first, and one can’t find redemption alone. In Crime and Punishment, Sonya is quiet, very religious, and devoted to her family.She sacrificed her body to prostitution for the sake of her family. She was initially scared of Raskolnikov and thought he was delirious, but she began to understand and care for him. Sonya wasn’t scared nor horrified of Raskolnikov’s crimes but she was concerned for his life and wanted him to confess. The difference between Sonya and Raskolnikov are their transgressions, raskolnikov sins for no one but himself while Sonya sins for the sake of others such as her family. In The Brothers Karamazov, Grushenka is Dmitri’s female counterpart, she was deserted by her old love and made herself financially independent so she can be free spirit. Her change starts when she begins to lure both fyodor and Dmitri who are father and son in the Karamazov family. She teases them and makes them become jealous of each other. when she realized the consequences of her