نيتوتشكا نزفانوفنا

Author's name: Fyodor Dostoevsky Translation: Sami Al-Durubidar Publisher: Dar Al-Tanweer for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2021 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: Dostoevsky's arrest on April 23, 1849, interrupted his work on this novel, which was destined to be a great novel. The novel "Nytuchka Nezvanovna," in its current form, consists of three chapters linked by the character of the girl who narrates her memories: the first story is about the musician Yevimov, the second is about the girl's life in the prince's house and her friendship with his daughter Katya, and the third is about the secret in Alexandra Mikhailovna's life. This third story was not completed. Here, Dostoevsky precedes psychologist Adler in depicting the inferiority complex and what it does to its owner. He also precedes Freud when describing the structure of Nytuchka, who loves her father (her stepmother's husband) and hates her mother... "I felt towards him an unlimited love, a love that had nothing of childhood" (Electra complex). When Nytuchka is transferred to the prince's house, she meets the prince's daughter there, and a bond develops between the two girls—a love of an individual for his fellow, which Freud describes: kisses, embraces, confidences, and paths... At the same time, a connection develops between them that embodies Adler's theory of the "inferiority complex" or "diminished self." 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 Nytuchka senses that there is something behind the apparent submission of the lady of the house. She notices that the lady hides anxiety, 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 began spreading rumors. Nytuchka understands the secret behind the sorrow of the "innocent accused," whom her husband torments because of this letter.