WORDS WITH MR. KAUMANS- KEVIN KAUMANS
“Crime & Punishment” is one of the most famous philosophical books of all time. Before I can tell you anything about this book. I first have to go into the history of the author behind it.
Born in Nineteenth-Century Russia, Fyodor Dostoevsky, lived a life of sorrow. Losing both his parents at a young age, getting arrested for being a socialist, and being spared at the last second from execution only to be exiled. It’s not hard to see that this fiction writer has been through more hardships than most.
Despite his parents getting promoted into noble hood, Mr. Dostoevsky was very pessimistic about the government, seeing it as morally bankrupt.
“Crime & Punishment” is about Rodion, a law student who kills an elderly pawn shop owner and her sister in order to make ends meet. At first, the young man tries to justify to himself why what he did was ok. But no matter what he tells himself, Rodion’s mental state gets worse and worse as the book progresses.
I won’t get into explicit detail, as I don’t want to ruin your experience of reading this book for the first time, but just know this book is one of the deepest books I’ve ever read. It goes over morality, philosophy of the famous general Napoleon, and the narcissism of men.
My name is Kevin A. Kaumans, thank you for tuning into this week’s column. Make sure to pick up a new newspaper from NWOSU News every week, and until next time friends:
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