The Significance of Limits. The Parallels between Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" and Shelley's "Frankenstein"

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Transgression of limits is explored in the novels of Dostoyevsky and Shelley, where characters grapple with feelings of entrapment and the desire to break free. Their attempts reveal deeper limitations, illustrating the struggle of consciousness against its own finitude. The narratives highlight the conflict between self-assertion and the constraints of reality, ultimately leading to the insight that true liberation comes from connecting with a genuine other. This connection offers meaning and value to both the embodied world and individual consciousness.