Being Bullied and Insulted
by G
About This Novel
"The Bullied and the Insulted" is the masterpiece of the great Russian writer Dostoevsky. The novel was written in 1861. The whole book consists of four parts and an ending. The story takes place in Petersburg in the late 1950s, during the period of the collapse of serfdom. The main content of the novel is the conflict between the adventurer and liar Valkovsky and the people he insults and harms. With a desolate and tragic tone, the novel unfolds the two main lines of the story, one is the tragic fate of Nellie's family, and the other is the misfortune of Natasha's family. The culprit of the destruction of these two families is Duke Valkovsky. He abducted Nellie's mother, defrauded Nellie's grandfather of all the family property, and finally caused three generations of Nellie's family to die out of hatred. He also falsely accused Natasha's father and bankrupted his family. Natasha was also deceived by the Duke's son. The writer angrily reveals the dark reality of society and expresses deep sympathy for the "insulted and damaged" people at the bottom of society.
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