Nytushka Nezvanovna-Dostoevsky

Tuchka Nezvanovna by Dostoevsky ... Here Dostoevsky precedes the psychologist Adler in depicting the inferiority complex and what it does to its owner. He also precedes Freud when describing the structure of Neituchka, who loves her father (her stepmother's husband) and hates her mother... "She felt towards him an endless love, a love that contained nothing of childhood" (Electra complex). When Neituchka is moved to the prince's house, she meets the prince's daughter there, and a bond develops between the two girls, a love of one individual for another of their kind, which Freud describes: kisses, embraces, confidences, and walks... At the same time, a connection develops between them that is a perfect embodiment of Adler's theory of "inferiority complex" or "dwarf complex." The third part begins with the story of the lady who shows kindness to the orphan girl, takes her in, and loves her, and the girl reciprocates the love. But Neituchka senses that there is something behind the apparent submission of the lady of the house. She notices that the lady hides worry, agitation, and fear whenever she appears happier and calmer. Then she discovers the secret: she finds in a book by Walter Scott an old letter sent to Alexandra Mikhailovna by a young man confessing his love, and he leaves her forever because the people around them started spreading rumors. Neituchka understands the secret behind the grief of the "innocent accused" who suffers torment from her husband because of this letter. Author: Dostoevsky Number of pages: 224 Publisher: Dar Al-Tanweer