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Fyodor DostoevskyThe Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1877A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Should “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man” be considered a religious short story? Why or why not?
The narrator does not share details of his past or his family, but he does mention his brother, who died a few years ago. What is the significance of this? How might the death of the brother have influenced the narrator?
In the end of the story, the narrator says that he “tracked down that little girl” (248). How do you imagine this reunion? What has changed in the narrator’s attitude toward the child, and how would he try to help her?
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