Smerdyakov and Neitzsche

Title: Smerdyakov and Neitzsche
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 2136 | Pages: 9.1 (approximately 235 words/page)

Smerdyakov and Neitzsche

The character of Smerdyakov in Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov appears to me to epitomize Nietzsche’s idea of the “slave revolt”. With a closer look at the book we see that Smerdyakov appears to have been plotting throughout the entire story. Upon a close analysis we see that he had both a reason and a means for revenge against almost all of the other characters. We also see that he comes out “ahead”. Much like …showed first 75 words of 2136 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 2136 total…Neitzsche’s slave revolt. He is the weak, who has no control over his situation. He is angry of his lot in life, and is determined to do something about it. In turn he takes revenge out on all of the people that put him where he is. He ends up the winner from his view, being that he believes that there are no repercussions in the after-life to what you do in this one.

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