Sunday, January 14, 2007

Student Reflection

A typically-excellent SFU-student casual reflection on course material: showing why we're still great.

Regarding Crime and Punishment, it "appeared" in 1866, before Sorrows of Satan in 1895. I think why Crime and Punishment reminds me so much of Sorrows of Satan, is the desperation of the main characters. Yet whereas Raskolnikov, provokes sympathy, Mr. Tempest provokes disdain. Both books seem to provoke thoughts about tour human nature and its split in character about what is right and what is wrong. It is certainly an interesting read after Milton's Paradise Lost!

P.S. Pp. 108, 111,137,138 are some points of interest where Mr. Tempest shows his division of character best so far

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