evil thought raskolnikov

language: en

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.
    en: 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.

examples

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

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