The part of my essay with him in it: Later that evening when Ivan is rethinking the events of the day, he has a delusional conversation with the Devil. This strange visitor is nothing other than Ivan's own mind, or rather, Smerdyakov in Ivan's mind. From the book of French phrases in Smerdyakov's quarters, this Devil now speaks French. "Le diable n'existe pointe," he says (583), "The devil does not exist at all." Ivan's memory has ceased to be his own and he is left only with the twisted, broken surrogate memories that he has been spoon-fed by Smerdyakov. One can see a truly broken Ivan here, with scattered thoughts and irrational actions. At one point, Ivan becomes so frustrated with the unwelcome visitor that he yells, "Hold you tongue or I'll kick you!"(580), showing that he can no longer distinguish reality from fantasy and has fully succumbed to Smerdyakov's manipulation of his thoughts.
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The part of my essay with him in it:
Later that evening when Ivan is rethinking the events of the day, he has a delusional conversation with the Devil. This strange visitor is nothing other than Ivan's own mind, or rather, Smerdyakov in Ivan's mind. From the book of French phrases in Smerdyakov's quarters, this Devil now speaks French. "Le diable n'existe pointe," he says (583), "The devil does not exist at all." Ivan's memory has ceased to be his own and he is left only with the twisted, broken surrogate memories that he has been spoon-fed by Smerdyakov. One can see a truly broken Ivan here, with scattered thoughts and irrational actions. At one point, Ivan becomes so frustrated with the unwelcome visitor that he yells, "Hold you tongue or I'll kick you!"(580), showing that he can no longer distinguish reality from fantasy and has fully succumbed to Smerdyakov's manipulation of his thoughts.