... showed His love for His people. The kiss moves the Inquisitor, but does not change his idea. I think because the Inquisitor is too much controlled by power, instead of God. I really enjoyed "The Grand Inquisitor." I did not like "The Metamorphosis" at all. "The Grand Inquisitor" is based on things that can actually happen. "The Metamorphosis" is a story that could never happen. It really made no sense whatsoever. "The Grand Inquisitor" makes me stop and think of ... the freedom I have. Am I being a slave to others? Am I really ... ...

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am in disagreement with the argument that the Grand Inquisitor puts forth having to do with burning Jesus as heretic. The Grand Inquisitor talks about the three temptations in the desert, and Jesus' rejection of them. The inquisitor, along with the church, is secretly teamed up with Satan, in providing the people with more secure and stable lives. The reasoning he gives in saying that people are not strong enough for free will and are ... not as happy is because they feel that they have to try and avoid temptation as Jesus did in the desert, and have to ... , after death. Some might say that...

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... about people, Machiavelli's writings seem to be aimed toward aristocrats because they make oppression and deceit acceptable means to an end. Dostoevsky, through the Grand Inquisitor through Ivan, gives us a very disheartening outlook on human nature. The Grand Inquisitor tells us that people don't need to think for themselves; in fact, they would rather not think for themselves. Indeed, people are much ... happier if they are told what to think, at least according to the Grand Inquisitor. Dostoevsky's reasoning appears to be that people are just too simple-minded to be concerned with fr...

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... caught him kissing his daughter. This was not acceptable because of the differences of their ranks due to birth. Another example nobility arrogance shows when Candide traveled to the Paraguay and met Cunegonde's brother. Even though he told her brother how he got her away from Don Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor, the brother slaps Candide when he said that he wanted marry Cunegonde ... . He disapproves of this marriage proposal because Candide is not of the nobility. These examples prove of the nobilities? arrogance towards the common folk. Social ... classification was a major deal du...

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