Characterization of characters in Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamozov"

        The main characters of Dostoevskys novel The Brothers Karamazov are, as the title suggests, the members of the Karamazov family, if it can then be called such. The only things that the members of this family share are a hasten and the Karamazov curse, a legacy of base impulses and voluptuous lust. References to this tendency towards reprehensible are sprinkled heavily throughout the novel; phrases such as a brazen brow and a Karamazov conscience, voluptuary streak, and Karamazovian squalidness abound.         Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, the father of the brothers Karamazov, is the embodiment and the source of this immorality. In him Dostoevsky creates such crotchetiness and depravity that one can feel no authoritative emotions for the man. His physical appearance--he is flabby with small, suspicious eyes and a long, erect mouth with puffy lips, behind which could be glimpsed small fragments of blue teeth--accurately reflects his f oul, disgusting character. He has no respect for himself; he enjoys playing the part of the shameless buffoon for attention, even though the attention he receives is negative. Because he has no respect for himself, he can have no respect for others, either. He has no respect for women, for example; he is a despicable voluptuary, and he satisfies his lust at either cost. He drives his wife to lunacy by bringing women of ill-repute into their house right in showcase of her. Even more shockingly, he rapes a mentally wispy down woman, who later dies giving birth to his il true(a) son, Smerdyakov, who grows up as his fathers servant.         Fyodor is even more blatantly disrespectful to his collar legitimate children. After his wifes death, he abandons them, for they would have been a chit to his debaucheries. He is never a true father to any of them. When his oldest son, Dmitry, becomes an adult, If you hope to g et a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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