Analysis of The Inquisitors Argument in Dostoevskys The Brothers Kara

Analysis of The interrogators Argument in The Brothers Karamazov Dostoevsky makes a strong flake against the Nazarene in The princely interrogator deliverer did not pick out humanity sufficiently to c be for the greater good of the race. The majority of people, consort to the Grand Inquisitor, are flimsy and like sheep. deliverer prized immunity of assurance above all else, and because he cared more for that freedom than for the happiness of people, the Grand Inquisitor and the Catholic Church, as led by he Inquisitor, disown Jesus. Only the strong, like the Inquisitor, who can go the forty days and nights in the desert, are capable of attaining the reward of Heaven, while the weak millions, who are weak but still love Thee... must exist for the sake of the strong. The Inquisitor states that the reason the weak cannot take the narrow road to Heaven is that they are afraid of freedom, that they can never be free. Trent Reznor of the musical group nightspot Inch Nails s ummarized the Inquisitors view of humanity in Happiness In Slavery. In the second verse, Reznor sings, Slave screams But hes glad to be chained to that seawall The central argument that the Grand Inquisitor makes involves the temptation of Jesus by the Devil in a desert. Satan poses Jesus three temptations, all(prenominal) of which would better the earthly lot of man but decrease his freedom, and Jesus rejects each. First, Satan says, You must be hungry, turn these stones into bread and feed yourself and the people. Jesus says, Man does not live by earthly bread alone. Jesus was not just refusing to assuage his hunger by performing a miracle, he would have lessened mans freedom of faith. Satan was asking the analogous question, on the behalf of humanity, that Jame... ...e harmful than any vice (sin) is active pardon for all the failures and all the weak Christianity. An interesting test of the Inquisitors view of freedom pass on come on this next election day. Our state se nator, and numerous other people, claim that we need more restrictive laws help stir crime in our neighborhoods and that new laws will assist our law enforcement officials... in their efforts to control the pornography industry. I dont intend to argue the pros or cons of more restrictive pornography laws, but one thing is certain these laws will limit Americans freedom of speech. Will Americans give up some freedom for a possible publication in lower crime? I think Dostoevskys Grand Inquisitor would be interested in finding out. References Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. Trans. Andrew MacAndrew. New York Bantam, 1981.