Sažetak djela The Brothers Karamazov, Part 3, Chapter 4

Što se događa

1. Dmitri recalls his sexual cruelty and reckless spending, while Alyosha says their desires differ in degree rather than kind.
2. Dmitri describes his friendship with Agafya Ivanovna and his resentment of her proud sister, Katerina Ivanovna.
3. After receiving six thousand roubles from his father, Dmitri offers money if Katerina secretly visits him during her father’s financial crisis.
4. Trifonov denies receiving the regiment’s money, and Agafya prevents her father from shooting himself when repayment becomes urgent.
5. Katerina visits Dmitri to request 4,500 roubles, and he struggles with desires to exploit or humiliate her.
6. Dmitri gives her a five-thousand-rouble note; she bows to the floor, and he describes nearly stabbing himself afterward.

U ovom poglavlju

Na što obratiti pozornost

Alyosha responds to confession with identification rather than condemnation. His response challenges the moral distance Dmitri assumes between them.

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