534 Dostoevsky and "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man"
The History of Literature
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
It feels overused now to put dreams in there to comment upon one's psychological state. But remember that Dostoevsky was Freud's predecessor, not the other way around. Dreams are psych, fictional, psyche, magic. Even if we, in real life, yawn a little when others talk about their dreams. Next theme, utopia. Paradise on earth. What we could be if we were good,. what the world could be if only it were decent and an individual who envisions all this. And all this happening in an instant. It's epiphany on steroids. Nobody saws like Dostiessen soaring. His dial goes to 11.
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