sophixzx 's review for:

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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When reading The Idiot, I initially perceived Prince Myshkin as a person who could cure the depravity of the secular society surrounding him, thanks to his pure naivety and childlike kindness. He is like Jesus, always forgiving, never seeking revenge. But the tragedy is that society destroys him: he arrives intelligent, sensible and compassionate, but ultimately turns into an "idiot." In the end, people reject him as if he had always been that way, when in fact they are the ones who broke him.

I felt deep pity for both him and Nastasya. Rogozhin is super creepy, and Aglaia is a spoiled bitch (sorry noy sorry:3).