>reading Karamazov >get to the court scene >something

>>8359151
dostoyevsky himself was sent to a forced labour camp in siberia, much like mitya. read it again, it bears great insight

>>8359158
yeah i know but he spoils the rest of the court scene with one little line

why couldn't mitya's fate have been concealed until the very end of the scene.

also, he was sent to siberia for protest against the government wasn't he? whereas mitya is sent for murder.

>reading for the plot

>>8359169
>reading

>>8359165
well, although he spoils it, he does it with intention. he intends to show the lenghts to wich people go to. his fate was decided much before the court even hapenned. to show that even though mitya is innocent. there was little to be done

he was actually sentenced to death (dostoyevsky) and then the sentence was nulled and he was sent to siberia. he was actually in the firing line when they nulled the sentence.

i also felt bad for mitya. shit got out of hand. but i love the book, it's one of my favourites. i should re-read it. it's getting blurry (maybe it's the whiskey)

>>8359151
>>8359165
It's not a spoiler, it creates tension and focus. Rather than sit there and wonder or hope that things will work out, you are brought to the utmost anger at injustice, and delight with the indefatigable righteousness of the defense.

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>>8359151

>>8359270
>>8359250
I was originally intending to shitpost, but you've actually explained it all better than I've seen anywhere else. I can understand why he made the decision he did, and I now see the scene in a different, and better, light.

Thanks anons

Then read tolstoy