The Idiot

[Anonymous No.17274402]

>that part in The Idiot where the narrator describes Ganya and “ordinary people” who are extraordinary enough to know they are ordinary and thus wallow in their mediocrity unable/unwilling to do anything noteworthy, which they desperately crave to do.
I left that passage feeing utterly defeated. How did Dosto have such insight?

[Anonymous No.17275736]

>>17274402
Because everyone is the idiot at some point in their lives, so it is easy to relate to that feeling. Who hasn't felt like that? I know I have.

[Anonymous No.17276414]

>>17274402
I don’t think it is particularly insightful. A lot of people will realize this at some point in their life. Most of us know it and have known it for years now, ever since we realized the way life truly works for most people. It just takes someone skilled enough to put it into words that everyone can understand.

[Anonymous No.17276426]

yeah, that was a very memorable part for me too

[Anonymous No.17276466]

>>17276426
(cont.) although, i didn't feel defeated after reading it. it was actually very comforting, because it clearly laid out what i was feeling and it set me at ease with its explanation. so, in that respect, i'm more like varya, instead of ganya