No, roadtrippin doesn't pretty much have it down...
Dmitri Karamazov is one of the three titular brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous novel "The Brothers Karamazov".
Dmitri is not the son of Fyodor Dostoevsky, given that Dmitri is a fictional character. The Patriarch, the father of the three brothers is Fyodor Karamazov (see how the last names match up?)
The "where is my mother" lyrics tie in the fact that Dmitri Karamazov's mother left Fyodor shortly after giving birth to him, and Dmitri was abandoned at around the age of 3 by his father. Therefore the lines reflect the fact that Dmitri never really knew his mother.
The "broken bottles of brandy" lyric is significant in that one of the novel's chapters is named "Over the Brandy", in which two of the novel's characters debate the existence of God over brandy, hence "abstract views through broken bottles of brandy"
The lyrics of the song also tie in Dmitri's sensuality (one of his main character traits) - "my life enslaved by passions"
Most importantly though are the final lyrics - "though I didn't kill you, like you tried to do to me, I'm just as guilty". Though Dmitri did not kill his father in the novel, he is in part guilty, as are the other brothers (in different ways). One of the main themes of the novel is universal guilt, etc.
Fantastic novel, slightly long though at 800 some pages
No, roadtrippin doesn't pretty much have it down...
Dmitri Karamazov is one of the three titular brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous novel "The Brothers Karamazov".
Dmitri is not the son of Fyodor Dostoevsky, given that Dmitri is a fictional character. The Patriarch, the father of the three brothers is Fyodor Karamazov (see how the last names match up?)
The "where is my mother" lyrics tie in the fact that Dmitri Karamazov's mother left Fyodor shortly after giving birth to him, and Dmitri was abandoned at around the age of 3 by his father. Therefore the lines reflect the fact that Dmitri never really knew his mother.
The "broken bottles of brandy" lyric is significant in that one of the novel's chapters is named "Over the Brandy", in which two of the novel's characters debate the existence of God over brandy, hence "abstract views through broken bottles of brandy"
The lyrics of the song also tie in Dmitri's sensuality (one of his main character traits) - "my life enslaved by passions"
Most importantly though are the final lyrics - "though I didn't kill you, like you tried to do to me, I'm just as guilty". Though Dmitri did not kill his father in the novel, he is in part guilty, as are the other brothers (in different ways). One of the main themes of the novel is universal guilt, etc.
Fantastic novel, slightly long though at 800 some pages