Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky debuted in the literature as a Gogol's immitator, ie. in the middle of the so-called Natural School. In 1847 he published his first novel "Poor People", which made him popular. But what he became world-famous and enter into the history of world literature is his five novels written in the period 1866-1880. This course is an in-depth analysis of the Russian classic "Crime and Punishment" and "Idiot", with the emphasis on personality typing in novels. The works have no single acting person and an idea to express themselves, but many actors, intertwining many destinies, many consciousnesses, many ideologies and human dramas.

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The main points involved in this work are the motifs on which the two novels, their distinctive features and the points of contact between them are built. A review of the characters is made and the proximity between them is emphasized, emphasizing how they realize themselves and how they realize the reality, the contradictory and opposing ideological positions of the characters, their personal drama and tragedy.

Identity with the characters

Dostoevsky's life is linked to two fatal and unfortunate events. In 1849, he was only 28 years old arrested on charges of being a follower of the Nihilist movement, the so-called "nechaevci". He was sentenced to death. At the last minute, the death sentence is replaced by a lifetime of imprisonment. Then the young man gets his first epileptic fit. He does not remain in prison for life in Siberia, but has been deprived of four years of liberty. The literature, which later writes Dostoevsky, is more or less related to the above-mentioned dramatic experiences. This is clearly felt in "Crime and Punishment" and "Idiot" - his first novels written after the bat. In these works the author identifies himself with the main characters. In the first work, the common point is the fall of the hero in Siberia and the revival of man through suffering, and in the second - epilepsy. The idea of ​​rebuilding the human being, the Russian classics perceive in the barracks where he completely changes his convictions, is reborn, "knows Christ", as Dostoevsky himself says. This is so with Raskolnikov. Knyaz Mishkin carries the heavy burden of his creator's disease, but also expresses his moral, philosophical and religious beliefs.

Models of building the novels

The motives on which the two novels are built are different. "Crime and Punishment" is built on the opposition crimes - punishment and sin - redemption. Raskolnikov carries out a crime, which is subject to irrevocable punishment imposed by his own conscience, follows the sense of sin and ultimately comes the redemption. In Idiot, the author introduces the motif for the three sisters, which is opposed to the patriarchal appearance, i. the model for the three brothers who have long been present in folk art and literature. The three sisters are the three daughters of General Epanchin and Lizaveta Prokofievna. The names of all three begin with the letter "A". Aglaia is the youngest and is the beauty of the family. She falls in love with the "beautiful prince" - Prince Mishkin, but here the familiar model of the fairytale falls apart. Aposta Filippovna, which is the inheritance image, appears. She takes the place of the third sister, but only to spoil her happiness.