Sunday, August 17, 2014

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This is a classic. Set in Russia it deals with the psyche of humans. Each individual carries a mental notion of ethics and morality with him. Whenever actions are committed outside of the boundary, it creates a sense of guilt. Some over power the guilt but some get overpowered by guilt. When guilt overpowers once, it's in itself is a punishment. The "punishment" in "Crime and Punishment" is about the internal punishment which leads to external punishment as mandated by law.

A classic piece of work which brings out the shades of human mind and how it reasons with itself. The story is very simple but it grips you.

1 comment:

  1. I like the way F.M. Dostoevsky writes, his descriptions the tempo of storytelling, and the characters this all makes him one of my favorite writers ever.

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