The inner life of the characters of the novel “Poor people” by F. M. Dostoevsky: emotions - impressions - imagination - ideas

Abstract

oeuvre, as an artist and psychologist. However, in Dostoevsky Studies, the inner world of the writer’s characters has PHILOLOGICAL CLASS. Vol. 26. No. 3 64 never been considered in terms of the interconnection of emotions, impressions and imagination, which determines the novelty of the study and popularizes the hermeneutic method. The movements of the soul of Dostoevsky’s characters follow a certain paradigm: emotions – impression – imagination – ideas. In some cases, when it comes to such a type as character-ideologist, this can lead to the generation of an idea, its emotional experience at a new level and the submission of a character to their own idea, which may turn into an obsession. The mental experiences of the characters, their emotions and the content of ideas include an evaluation element, which means that in the future they can be considered from the point of view of axiology. The purpose of this study is to trace on the basis of the analysis of the novel “Poor People” how the mental life of the main characters is depicted: the emotional mismatch between Makar Devushkin and Varen’ka, the impressiveness of each of them and the peculiarity of the work of imagination, stimulated by emotions. Varen’ka is more focused on thoughts about her own fate in the present and past. Makar Devushkin has “too kind a heart”, and therefore he is more emotionally responsive to the feelings of another person than Varen’ka. Therefore, he perceives the grief of another person – Gorshkov or Varen’ka – as his own. At certain points, Makar Devushkin arrives at the formulation of “ideas”, which he calls “freethinking”, although in this image, the ability to ideologize is not more important than characterizing the personage. The analysis of the novel in the indicated aspect allows us to enrich the idea of psychologism of Dostoevsky’s novels and the writer’s artistic individuology. The results of the study can be used by teachers of Russian Literature and scholars exploring Dostoyevsky’s legacy to develop their own scientific concepts. K e y w o r d s : characters-ideologists; inner world; creative imagination; character’s imagination; literary characters; novels; Russian writers; literary creative activity; literary genres. Д л я ц и т и р о в а н и я : Макаричев, Ф. М. Душевная жизнь героев романа «Бедные люди» Ф. М. Достоевского: эмоции – впечатления – воображение – идеи / Ф. М. Макаричев, Н. А. Макаричева. – Текст : непосредственный // Филологический класс. – 2021. – Т. 26, No 3. – С. 63–75. – DOI: 10.51762/1FK2021-26-03-06. F o r c i t a t i o n : Makarichev, F. V., Makaricheva, N. A. (2021). The Inner Life of The Characters of the Novel “Poor People” by F. M. Dostoevsky: Emotions – Impressions – Imagination – Ideas. In Philological Class. Vol. 26. No. 3, pp. 63–75. DOI: 10.51762/1FK-2021-26-03-