Question by fan12ec: Could Fyodor Dostoevsky be considered a moralist?
It’ a school paper due to friday, so anyone who knows about literature, please help!
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Answer by Little Gal
He certainly comments about society and the psychological motivation of his characters. He criticized elements of society and that is making moral comments.
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thessayist says
Most definitely. As is evident from his `Notes from the Underground,' `The Brothers Karamazov' and `Crime and Punishment' amongst others, crime, ammorality and immorality fascinate Dostoevsky. His works may be interpreted as an exposition of the underbelly of society and the associate dissection of the root causes of such behaviour/activities. The fact that none of his protagonists eds up in a `happily ever after' state and is often portrayed as miserable, indicates his belief that crime, immorality and ammorality do not pay. He is, in essence, preaching morality by painting a dark and bleak vision of the consequences of immorality.