Which Karamazov brother are you?

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I guess I am going to have to go back and read the book again.......


Dmitriy Fyodorovich Karamazov

Mitya, Mitenka, etc.

"Did it set me right? Never! Because I'm a Karamazov. Because when I fall into the abyss, I go straight into it, head down and heels up, and I'm even pleased that I'm falling in just such a humiliating position, and for me I find it beautiful. And so in that very shame I suddenly begin a hymn. Let me be cursed, let me be base and vile, but let me also kiss the hem of that garment in which my God is clothed."

Dmitriy is the eldest son of Fyodor Karamazov, and is considered the sensualist. It is said by some critics that he is intended as a portrait of Dostoevsky's Russia. He is impulsive and given to vice, and either commits or comes very near to committing various crimes of passion--but in the end, he does have a good heart. A bit of a masochist, perhaps, in some of his speeches, and often misguided, but still somehow lovable. His temperament comes back to bite him when he is charged with killing his father despite the fact that he did not--he came very close several times before.

You are likely to be:

-Somewhat religious, but it doesn't necessarily affect your life

-A hedonist and lover of fine things

-Emotional, impulsive, and unpredictable

-Good-hearted and at least trying to be selfless

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Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov

Vanya, Vanechka, etc.

"Let it be known to you that I will always protect him. But as for my wishes in the matter, there I reserve complete freedom for myself. Don't condemn me, and don't look on me as a villain."

Ivan (Vanya, Vanechka, etc.) is the intellectual. The second legitimate son of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamozov and the first by his second wife, Ivan is a deep thinker--too deep, perhaps. His religious views are controversial--he professes atheism, but has trouble justifying his own morality without a basis on religion. Nevertheless, he is a good man, though he blames himself for his father's murder as he spoke his own views too freely in front of those who could not handle their implications safely. He made a name for himself anonymously, essentially doing freelance journalism, while paying his own way through the university. He slowly drives himself to insanity through self-inflicted feelings of guilt, however, finally breaking down completely at Dmitriy's trial. Luckily for him, Katerina has no problem with him staying at her house--though whether to recover or to die, the book never says.

You are likely to be:

-Moral and philosophical, but not necessarily religious

-Intelligent and rational

-Hardworking, loyal to those you care about

-Hide your emotions, but that doesn't mean they're absent

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"Let it be known to you that I will always protect him. But as for my wishes in the matter, there I reserve complete freedom for myself. Don't condemn me, and don't look on me as a villain."

Ivan (Vanya, Vanechka, etc.) is the intellectual. The second legitimate son of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamozov and the first by his second wife, Ivan is a deep thinker--too deep, perhaps. His religious views are controversial--he professes atheism, but has trouble justifying his own morality without a basis on religion. Nevertheless, he is a good man, though he blames himself for his father's murder as he spoke his own views too freely in front of those who could not handle their implications safely. He made a name for himself anonymously, essentially doing freelance journalism, while paying his own way through the university. He slowly drives himself to insanity through self-inflicted feelings of guilt, however, finally breaking down completely at Dmitriy's trial. Luckily for him, Katerina has no problem with him staying at her house--though whether to recover or to die, the book never says.

You are likely to be:

-Moral and philosophical, but not necessarily religious

-Intelligent and rational

-Hardworking, loyal to those you care about

-Hide your emotions, but that doesn't mean they're absent

All of them!

Alyosha.

I always had a soft spot for him. Though truth be told, if you combined Ivan's mind and Alyosha's heart, that's who I think I would be like. I understood Ivan from the outside, I understood how his mind worked, but Alyosha I understood from the inside and knew his heart. Father Zosima I also admired highly, and if I could have even a tiny part of that in me, and help people like Alyosha and Zosima did...it would be wonderful

Prince Myshkin I also identified with in The Idiot, though he is way, WAY beyond anything I would ever become. Also, the main character in "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man."

How I LOVE Dostoyevsky...few authors have spoken straight to my soul as he does.

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Alexey Fyodorovich Karamazov

Alyosha, Alyoshka, Alexeichik, etc.

"No, I'm not angry. I know your thoughts. Your heart is better than your head."

Alexey (Alyosha, Alyoshka, etc.) is the youngest of the Karamazovs, and the character that Dostoevsky states in his intro to be the intended hero. He is the spiritual character, religious but not condemnatory. He is trusting, but knows the dangers he faces. He is loving, patient, kind, and the most innocent of his father's murder.

You are likely to be:

-Religious and with strong morals, but able to understand others

-Intelligent but more interested in spiritual than academic things

-Emotional, but able to act rationally as well

-Loyal and kind to all