Jiang contrasts Dostoevsky with modern literature: Dostoevsky's psychology responds to external events and requires surrender to others, while modern literature promises self-discovery, self-mastery, and self-redemption.
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Self Mastery
Jiang contrasts Dostoevsky with modern literature: Dostoevsky's psychology responds to external events and requires surrender to others, while modern literature promises self-discovery, self-mastery, and self-redemption.
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"...When we get to modern literature, self -discovery will allow for self -mastery. Our psychology responds to suppressed memories. We can be our own..."
"...When we get to modern literature, self -discovery will allow for self -mastery. Okay. Our psychology responds to suppressed memories. We can be our..."
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