And yet, they are ready to go through emotional hell in their quest for moral freedom and cosmic justice. They suffer from guilt (Rodion Raskolnikov) and anxiety (Mitya Karamazov), jealousy (Parfyon Rogozhin) and greed (Ganya Ivolgin), goodness and low self-esteem (Prince Myshkin) and a lack of love (Sonechka Marmeladova).
His characters, by far and large, are emotionally broken and mentally bruised. READ MORE: Is classic Russian literature really so depressing? Each of his masterpiece novels, including ‘The Brothers Karamazov’, ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘The Idiot’, ‘Demons’ and ‘The Gambler’, is basically an introductory psychology course. The workings of the human mind intrigued Dostoevsky throughout his entire life.
Dostoevsky’s novels are populated by characters full of angst and misery.
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