A Discussion of The Grand Inquisitor from 'The Brothers Karamazov' by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Grand Inquisitor is an adaptation from The Brothers Karamazov, a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It is a Russian novel, set in 19th century Russia. The Inquisitor, the part of the story that we are dealing with, is a discussion between two of four brothers, Ivan and Alyosha. Alyosha is the youngest brother, of about twenty years of age. He is preparing to become a monk in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ivan is older, …

…be happy for eternity. But, he does not want to have to work for it. He is just too damn lazy to work for it. That is what I get out of this story. Maybe I am wrong, maybe there is something else to see, and maybe I am totally on the wrong track. Whatever, What I see I think is true, and so I think that this is a well-written story, though somewhat complicated.