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A review by sidharthvardhan
The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
3.0
"Do you know that sometimes I could kill you?—not because I do not love you, or am jealous of you, but, because I feel as though I could simply devour you..."
Droversky was once obssessed by gambling and that must had helped him in bringing out Alexi's obssession for same. Alexi is a youth full of spirit. Like most young man he is too optimistic and this optimism along with his love for Polina takes him to roullete. Despite his constant ramblings, he fails to see that Polina's love for himself. Polina's outburst and Alexi's ramblings towards the end shows the genuis in Droversky's understanding of human psycholgy.
Droversky meant to point out that gambling is a vice. All who gambled on behalf of finally end up in major losses. This was in tone with his own experience.
P.S. Blanche De Cominges is now one of my favorite characters.
Droversky was once obssessed by gambling and that must had helped him in bringing out Alexi's obssession for same. Alexi is a youth full of spirit. Like most young man he is too optimistic and this optimism along with his love for Polina takes him to roullete. Despite his constant ramblings, he fails to see that Polina's love for himself. Polina's outburst and Alexi's ramblings towards the end shows the genuis in Droversky's understanding of human psycholgy.
Droversky meant to point out that gambling is a vice. All who gambled on behalf of finally end up in major losses. This was in tone with his own experience.
P.S. Blanche De Cominges is now one of my favorite characters.