evil thought raskolnikov

language: de

definitions

  1. A reference to the dark, nihilistic, or megalomaniacal psychological state experienced by Rodion Raskolnikov in Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', specifically the impulse to commit a crime to test one's status as an 'extraordinary man' who is above moral law.
    de: Raskolnikows böser Gedanke

examples

  1. The protagonist's descent into madness began with an evil thought, reminiscent of Raskolnikov's nihilistic ideology.

    Der Abstieg des Protagonisten in den Wahnsinn begann mit einem bösen Gedanken, der an Raskolnikows nihilistische Ideologie erinnerte.