I asked you to read two fragments from well known classical Russian novels: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Gogol, Nikolai. Dead Souls. (Read the last two paragraphs of Part I, CHAPTER XI from “And indeed, Selifan had long been sitting with half-closed eyes . . .” to “. . . all empires to stand aside, to give you way!”), in English tr.: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1081/1081-h/1081-h.htm – link2HCH0011. (Link to the beginning of the novel: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1081/1081-h/1081-h.htm#link2HCH0011/) Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. Part I. CHAPTER V. Raskolnikov’s dream (from “Raskolnikov had a fearful dream . . .” to “. . . He tried to draw a breath, to cry out – and woke up.”), in English tr.: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2554/2554-h/2554-h.htm#link2HCH0005 (a direct link). http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2554/2554-h/2554-h.htm.
Would you agree that we may establish some connection between those two fragments and the ideas they express or not?
If yes, please explain what connection that you can see is.
If you disagree, please explain your opinion as well.
(200-500 words)