evil thought raskolnikov

language: fr

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.
    fr: Pensée maléfique de Raskolnikov

examples

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

    La descente du protagoniste dans la folie a commencé par une pensée maléfique, rappelant l'idéologie nihiliste de Raskolnikov.