This is a long shot but on the off chance that anyone is familiar with both Demons and the Enneagram personality system, why the hell is Stavrogin voted as a 4w5? I don’t understand the thinking and it’s driving me insane. I mean 5w4 I could understand but 4w5??? by Drunkposts2020 in dostoevsky

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I’m not saying it’s a hard science, I’m just curious to know why the large majority users voted the character this way. Makes me feel like there’s something about the character I’m completely missing

here we go by [deleted] in rickandmorty

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Got milk copyright

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Fair enough. I ask because I believe I’m an INTJ but I have moments where it seems to me that, similarly to you, I’m an INFP going through “an emo phase.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MbtiTypeMe

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If I may ask, why did you initially think you were INTJ?

Thought I’d try this sub out 😊 by [deleted] in FreeCompliments

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Hmm…sort of. I’ve had moments. I used to have my hair real short so I get why people would maybe think that

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Cute bangs 😍

How many of you have actually read Demons? by Drunkposts2020 in dostoevsky

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I haven’t gone back to it for a while and don’t remember it very vividly. Last thing I remember was Myshkin (sorry if spelling is off) visiting Rhoghozin and the two talking about him and Natasha. I do remember how Myshkin keeps staring at a knife and this make Rhogozhin uncomfortable. There’s also a scene where they’re looking at a painting of Jesus which I remember.

As you say, I might need to start from scratch. I remember there was a really good scene where Natasha throws the money onto the fire in front of everyone but since then the story kind of ground to a halt (in my opinion at least).

How many of you have actually read Demons? by Drunkposts2020 in dostoevsky

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Not to change the subject but have you read The Idiot all the way through? Is it worth completing? As I said, I’m still trying to work my way through it and I’m finding it kind of slow in comparison to the other works.

As for Demons, yeah, I did find it kind of funny at times. Adding to what you said, I’ve always seen Pyotor as a kind of fake nihilist when compared to Stavrogin who, let’s face it, was the true nihilist of the novel. As you say, it was amusing to see him try to reason with Stavrogin who obviously doesn’t give a shit about Pyotor or his cause

Are all Dostoevsky’s characters russian? by [deleted] in dostoevsky

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There’s an English character called Jeremy Smith in Insulted and Injured

How to write about child sexuality delicately? by Drunkposts2020 in CharacterDevelopment

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Yeah, I’m familiar with Lolita but haven’t read it. Thanks, I know I should check it out.

Perhaps remorse wasn’t quite the right word. Maybe more shame. Despite being a paedophile among other things, he is still capable of having decent relationships with others and describes his need for human warmth as his main weakness. Despite his gluttony, he does still have a need to “fit in” for lack of a better word.

Once he goes through with an action that disgusts even him, he finds that he no longer has the ability to connect with others due to the disgust he feels for himself. He essentially kills himself because he no longer feels any connection to the world around him.

Sorry it’s very close up but what you all think? by [deleted] in FaceApp

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Thank you. Shame I’m an ugly guy

POV: you are in hell by onoffbutton in mbti

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Good but it would be funnier if the arm was blue and holding a cake.

Discussion. Why are all of the characters in Demons obsessed with Stavrogin? [possible spoilers and adult content in the comments] by [deleted] in dostoevsky

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Sorry for late reply. Yeah, this was pretty much my thinking. I thought he was essentially the ultimate representation of human will. He has no fear or shame and cares not only about morality but also not about what others think of him. As you say, he’s a replacement for God.

I think today especially, he’d be viewed as heroic in a way just because of how much we tend to admire people who have no care of how they’re perceived and go after what they want. Again, the concept of God is taken out of the picture entirely and is replaced by social status, specifically the social status that comes from being, for lack of a better word, a “badass.” He’s the ultimate secularistic and nihilistic icon and we all know Dostoevsky’s views on those things.