TBK: More Story Lines

List each of the different story lines that occur up to this point in the text. Briefly summarize the three most important story lines. What has happened in each story line? What do you think will happen in the story line? What specifics lead you to believe this?

Write a short, children's version of the novel up to this point.

I.

There are several different story lines that separate and converge between the characters. In the beginning you have Fyodor’s, which branches off into Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha’s separate story lines, then off Alyosha’s, you have Zosima’s side line. In addition, off Fyodor’s you also have a side story from Grigory. Though everything either branches off Fyodor (corruption) or Zosima (sanctity), I believe that Alyosha’s tread carries additional strength.

A. Fyoder

Fyoder Pavlovich Karamazov, a “sponging” land-owner marries Adelaida Ivanovna and has a child, Dmitri. Adelaida runs away when the son is three and dies. Fyoder remarries Sofia Ivanovna and begins some Sixteen and Pregnant style shenanigans, and had two more sons, Ivan and Alexei (nicknamed Alyosha). Sofia dies after a long eight years, and yet again the children are sent off. Further into the story, the relationship between Fyoder and Dimitri becomes hostile, as Dimitri’s rage constantly serves as a threat to Fyoder. Fyoder’s is also very much hated by Grigory’s son, Smerdyakov, who despises him for his rudeness and obnoxious attitude.

                        1. Dmitri

                        After his mother’s death, Dmitri is sent off to a number of his mother’s  relatives. After some wild teenage years and a stint in the army, Dmitri returns to visit his father to inquire about an inheritance he had believed to had existed. His father doesn’t pay up, so he remained in the village to fight for his stolen wealth. Through this he meets his other brothers. His relationship with his father becomes dangerous for a number of reasons. Dimitri’s rage could become out of control if he ever discovers that Fyoder and Grushenka are getting together behind his back. At this point, Dimitri is often associated with traits such as hatred and rage, which can be seen when he pummels the captain in front of his son. 

                        2. Ivan

                        After his mother’s death, Ivan and his brother go to live with their late mother’s guardians. Ivan becomes a great student and eventually moves back in with his father despite hating his guts. Ivan continuously has debates with both Smerdyakov and Alyosha about whether there is a god and if the human soul is immortal. Ivan reads ‘The Grand Inquisitor’ to Alyosha, trying to make his point known. He planned to go to Moscow, but ends up staying near the village.

                        3. Alyosha

                        After living with his mother’s ex-benefactors, Alyosha joins a monastery under the esteemed Zosima, and after living there a year he meets his other brother Dmitri. He arranges a family consult with Zosima about the  inheritance issues. He seems torn between whether to go and solve problems and help people outside of the monastery, or to stay at Zosima’s side while he is sick. After establishing his love with Lise, he returns to the Monastery to stay with Zosima until his death.

                                    B. Zosima

                                    While waiting for Dmitri to show up to the family sess, Zosima goes to meet up with some women who request spiritual guidance. He  also meets with Madame Khokhlakov about her religious doubt.  Zosima returns to the monastery and participates in a debate about the separation of church and state. Zosima continuously tells Alyosha to leave the monastery and help the people of the village, leaving Alyosha troubled with this request. When Alyosha returns, Zosima tells him about a time when a philanthropist came to confess a murder to him. After telling Alyosha that he reminds him of his older brother, Zosima preaches goodwill and faith once again, and dies right afterwards.

Dmitri shows up late because Fyodor’s messenger told him the wrong time. Upon his arrival he gets into an argument with his father because the old man called him out for pushing aside his fiance Katerina and going after another biddy Grushenka. Ivan now wants Katerina and Fyoder is trying to get with his son Dmitri’s new doe.

                                    B2. Zosima leaves the room after kneeling before Dmitri. Alyosha follows him and Zosima tells him to drop out of the monastery and go find a wife.

                        3b. Alyosha discusses with Rakitin why the elder would say such a thing. Rakintin thinks that these conflicts are foreshadowing a bloody blood fest.  He also thinks Grushenka will try to seduce Alyosha to further paint the situation red. Before he leaves the Fyoder creates another scene and tells his son to quit the monastery.

Grigory

A backstory is provided on Grigory’s child dies and he goes to bury it. During this exploit he runs across Lizaveta who has just given birth, Fyodor is the suspected father. He and his wife adopt the baby and Fyodor names him Smerdyakov.

                        3c.Alyosha leaves the monastery and is sent a note by Katerina to come see her. He runs into Dmitri who tells him the backstory of him and Katerina, then tries to convince him to procure 3000 rubles from their                    father to pay off the engagement.

                        Alyosha returns to the house to find Grigory and Smerdyakov arguing about renouncing one’s faith to save their life. Fyodor is bored of the servants’ quarrel and dismisses them. Ivan and Alyosha have a similar               debate about faith and calls out his mama.

                        Dmitri gets home and starts ripping through the rooms convinced that Grushenka is there on Fyodor’s doing. He slaps dat old hoe and bounces leaving his brother’s to clean up their father.

                        Alyosha goes to Madame Khokhlakov’s and finds Grushenka there. She had aparently promised Katerina that she was going back to her old boo and she can have Dmetri back. Grushenka changes her mind again just to spite Katerina. Lise sends him a note via maid.

                        Alyosha runs into Dmetri again in they discuss how much Dmetri hates himself. He then goes back to the monastery and finds out that Zosima is dieing. Alyosha finally reads that letter, which is a declaration of love for Lise. Lise eventually stated that the note was not true, but later admits that she does love Alyosha and that note was in fact legitimate.

                        Alyosha eventually faces more hardships when Zosima dies. Alyosha understands that Zosima wants him to help the village, but has lost someone very close to him.

B. Predictions.

I believe that Rakintin is right, the family will be a bloodbath ending. As far as the women disputes, I think  Grushenka will run off with someone else and Katerina will die so noone will have the “nice girl”.  Methinks Alyosha will be the only one not to end up worse off. I also think Zosima will die fairly soon. METHINKS, Dimitri will end up harming, or maybe even killing another character. I believe that both Ivan and Alyosha will have a happy ending, but I do not believe that Fyoder will meet a good end. I also believe that Ivan may end up becoming religious, just like Zosima’s older brother did.

II.

Fyodor / Leech Life (can drain another’s magic power to fuel own stamina)

Dmitri/ Super Strength (muscle capacity 50 times normal human strength)

Ivan/ Super Genius (Employs philosophy and logic to become superior)

Katarina/ Whirlwind (Dissolves body into the wind only to reassemble in another location)

Grushenka/ Illusionist (Can convince target of anything the illusionist desires)

Alyosha/ Healer

Zosima/ Foresight (can see into the future)

In the garden of the monastery three were gathered: two newly met, the others in association. 

Three villains trying to escape involvement with an evil association. They wish to become heroes instead.

Dmetri, the oldest, was blessed with Superhuman Strength, able to lift up to two metric ton, which is to say he could bench a small baby humpback whale, even though he had rarely ever been to an ocean.

To his left was Ivan, a Super Genius. His papers are held esteem at the university, by age eight he and his lab staff had ultimately found the cure to the Black Death.

Also an impact to the medical field was his brother Alyosha, a great magical Healer. It’s been rumored that he had enough power to bring whole armies of men back to life right on death’s door. He would never overstep Death, as he had a great amount of respect for the gentleman. Unlike most everyone, Alyosha did not fear death, which earned Death’s respect in return. Some believe that Alyosha may even be immortal.

In fact they were all brothers of powerful qualities. Being as talented as all three are, it is to be expected that an evil association would indeed pick them up, and who better than their own father.

Fyodor, Super Villain by trade, was feared and facilitated by his rage among the townspeople. His signature move was Leech Life, sucking power and stamina from any who cross his path feeding to make himself stronger as well. With it, he could in evidently drain the life out of you, leaving you stone cold dead with a single movement. Fyodor was the perfect sinister villain: he could never be unarmed.

How they would escape from such a man one can only hope, so that is what they came searching for. A hope for a future is what Zosima held.

Zosima, an elder of the monastery, was blessed with the ability to foretell the future. Inside the mind of he, Zosima is able to transcend the boundaries of space and time to see the outcome of any event, including that of a person’s life, and therefore that of a person’s death. He never disclosed, not even to dear friends, what happens after death.

Zosima came out into the garden... as did Fyodor. Here would be decided the fate of the brothers of Karamazov.

Fyodor’s drain started like a stretch, but soon morphed into a pull. Suctioned to his father, Dmitri tackles Fyodor to the ground snapping off his active ability. Fyodor then directs his draining ability entirely towards Dmitri. Dmitri’s strength disintegrated to that of a toddler. Frail on the floor, Ivan takes on the task of Fyodor.

Alyosha guides old Zosima into a room. Going to heal the old man’s wounds, he stops him.

“Go,” said Zosima “Go fight with your brother.”

“But I am only a healer.”

The old man did not acknowledge the statement, he only pointed towards the door.

Meanwhile, in the garden, Ivan and Fyodor were in heavy discussion over their fate. Attempting to debate his way to freedom, Ivan began to have trouble organizing his thoughts. Eventually the drain became so strong, he could barely structure sentences. Once witty intelligent statements withered into silence.

When Alyosha appeared the only voice to be heard was Fyodor’s.

Several of the characters fear of the possible fight between Fyoder and Dimitri, knowing that draining abilities will be ineffective against super strength. The battle’s occurrence rests upon the interaction of the Fyoder, and the illusionist.

Smerdyakov suffers a vital injury, leaving the one who drains, vulnerable. Will this mean that the illusionist and drainer shall eventually meet?

Now that Zosima has died, none of the characters will be able to obtain knowledge of the future. Zosima, however, put his faith in Alyosha, the healer who can save the world.

On top of that, the philosphies of the Healer and the Genuis continue to clash… Can super intelligence beat super compassion?

Will Dimitri’s super strength be too much for the characters to bear? What is to become of Katarina? Can the genius Ivan and the Healer Alyosha bring this story to a peaceful end? Find out, next class….

Books V and VI

Fyoder Pavlovich	His relationship with Grushenka is putting him in danger. Dimitri’s anger and violent behavior might be directed at Fyoder if he ever finds out about his time with Grushenka. At this point, Fyoder’s attitude and habits have not changed.
Alyosha	Has lost Zosima, someone most dear to him. He retains his religious and moral behavior, and has recently declared his love for Lise.  He seems to be building his relationship with Ivan, as the two are having a debate on relgion.
Ivan	Seems to be losing his connection and desire to be with his father, Fyoder. Ivan continues to exhibit his aethistic beliefs by expressing his logic to Alyosha. His plans to go to Moscow were halted by Fyoder.
Dimitri	Continues to retain his hostile and violent behavior, which proves to be a threat to Fyoder.
Zosima	Before he dies, he once again tells Alyosha to leave the monastery and help the village. Shortly before his death, he once again preaches goodwill and love, and tells Alyosha that he reminds him of his older brother.