inf4m0us
04-03-2008, 11:15 AM
Hey all,
Whilst browsing Amazon, I came across a customer review of The Idiot in which the author wrote:
The book begins with his return to Russia as a young man, apparently cured. However, he is still labelled an ‘idiot’ because his sheltered upbringing abroad means that he doesn’t understand the complex rules governing social interactions among the Russian middle classes, and approaches these interactions with a simple good-heartedness and a willingness to do the right thing.
I bought the book based largely on this review because I was interested particularly in the xenophobic element (i.e. the role his upbringing in another country plays in his so-called idiocy).
I wondered whether anybody might be able to point me towards a specific passage that is related to this idea. If it helps at all, I have the Wordsworth Classics edition (1996).
Thanks
Whilst browsing Amazon, I came across a customer review of The Idiot in which the author wrote:
The book begins with his return to Russia as a young man, apparently cured. However, he is still labelled an ‘idiot’ because his sheltered upbringing abroad means that he doesn’t understand the complex rules governing social interactions among the Russian middle classes, and approaches these interactions with a simple good-heartedness and a willingness to do the right thing.
I bought the book based largely on this review because I was interested particularly in the xenophobic element (i.e. the role his upbringing in another country plays in his so-called idiocy).
I wondered whether anybody might be able to point me towards a specific passage that is related to this idea. If it helps at all, I have the Wordsworth Classics edition (1996).
Thanks