![]() ![]() She appears to want to marry Myshkin, but seems to think that she is not good enough for his staunchly moral, endlessly forgiving nature. Many men are in love with Nastasya due to her beauty and enticing nature, and want to control her and buy her affection. It seems that she behaves in this manner simply to rebel against the oppressive societal standards and male oppression that are inflicted upon her. She creates a spectacle wherever she goes, doing everything from making up stories about being involved in scandals to hitting a police officer who bothers her on the street. ![]() For example, she writes letters which simultaneously profess her love for Aglaya, another woman, and which encourage Myshkin and Aglaya to be together romantically. This leads her to act in an outlandish, scandalous manner that shocks everyone while successfully asserting her dominance and power. ![]() Orphaned as a child and sexually abused by her guardian, Totsky, she believes that she is now permanently corrupted and does not deserve lasting happiness or a healthy relationship. Nastasya is a young woman with a dark, haunting beauty. ![]()
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