Journal Eight - 1/22/08

Common Ground Between Smerdyakov, Fyodor, Ivan, Dmitry, and Alyosha.

Smerdyakov was born into a broken family. His mother is known as Stinking Lizaveta and his father is not around. After Smerdyakov was born, Marfa found him next to his dead mother, after she found him she decided to take him in. Currently, the reader knows that Smerdykaov wants to have a better life for himself than what he was born into. So far, he has working for Fyodor as a chef. However, it is too soon to judge him! He mostly keeps to himself, however, he is very intellectual and he longs to leave Russia behind. It is simple for the reader to make connections and recognize similarities between Fyodor, Ivan, Dmitry, and Alyosha.

Smerdyakov and Ivan are similar in that they are both are intellectual and they both keep to themselves. They go with anything, but the status quo. Ivan and Smerdyakov are similar as they are both not the "Typical" russian stereotypes. Smerdyakov would like to move to Moscow and Ivan has a passion to move to Europe.

Sadly, or not, Smerdyakov does not have much in common with Dmirty and Fyodor. Dmitry is more eccentric and Smerdyakov is nothing like that. Alyosha and Smerdyakov are completely. Smerdyakov does not share the same religious views as Alyosha. Concerning Fyodor... Fyodor is only interested in himself and getting things that will make him happy. He is only concerned with himself and the things that make him happy.