The Brothers Karamazov Sparknotes
The Poisoned Apple
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), known as one of the greatest novelist of Russia. Dostoevsky’s novel, “The Brothers Karamazov” depicts a culture unable to comprehend or understand the essence of human morality. Bringing to light ethical disputes of God, conflicts and, contrasting views of the world in the 19th century. These are some of the same questions and issues that extend into the 21st century because, evil and suffering do, very much, still exist. To be human and to not know suffering is unattainable but, the biggest question is why? We suffer along with the diabolic evils of the world, in hopes to one day walk in the light of the divine.
Practically a monolog, The Brothers Karamazov, is told by Ivan, who challenges the belief in a God that would cause such suffering towards innocent children. Children so innocent they don’t understand why, or what they did to deserve the evil going on in their lives. Ivan makes this argument towards his brother, Alyosha, Alysoha is silent for most of the reading. Until urged to respond, Alysoha does not comment but, just sits quietly as Ivan rants on and on about his frustrations with God and, not being able to understand Gods reasoning. Even though throughout the reading Alysoha only speaks a …show more content…
Ivan ask Alysoha, “Why should he know that diabolical good and evil when it costs so much? Why, the whole world of knowledge is not worth that child’s prayer to ‘dear, kind God’!” Ivan is driving himself mad looking for answers and for the purpose of all the evil among the world. He looks to Alysoha for answers because Alysoha somehow still has faith in God and God’s bigger picture, even after seeing the pure evil that happened to the little girl and boy. Ivan just can’t wrap his head around why a loving God wouldn’t listen to their prayers and save them from the unforgiving
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), known as one of the greatest novelist of Russia. Dostoevsky’s novel, “The Brothers Karamazov” depicts a culture unable to comprehend or understand the essence of human morality. Bringing to light ethical disputes of God, conflicts and, contrasting views of the world in the 19th century. These are some of the same questions and issues that extend into the 21st century because, evil and suffering do, very much, still exist. To be human and to not know suffering is unattainable but, the biggest question is why? We suffer along with the diabolic evils of the world, in hopes to one day walk in the light of the divine.
Practically a monolog, The Brothers Karamazov, is told by Ivan, who challenges the belief in a God that would cause such suffering towards innocent children. Children so innocent they don’t understand why, or what they did to deserve the evil going on in their lives. Ivan makes this argument towards his brother, Alyosha, Alysoha is silent for most of the reading. Until urged to respond, Alysoha does not comment but, just sits quietly as Ivan rants on and on about his frustrations with God and, not being able to understand Gods reasoning. Even though throughout the reading Alysoha only speaks a …show more content…
Ivan ask Alysoha, “Why should he know that diabolical good and evil when it costs so much? Why, the whole world of knowledge is not worth that child’s prayer to ‘dear, kind God’!” Ivan is driving himself mad looking for answers and for the purpose of all the evil among the world. He looks to Alysoha for answers because Alysoha somehow still has faith in God and God’s bigger picture, even after seeing the pure evil that happened to the little girl and boy. Ivan just can’t wrap his head around why a loving God wouldn’t listen to their prayers and save them from the unforgiving