The Double（I）双重人格（英文版）

TheDoubleisanovellawrittenbyFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedonJanuary30,1846intheFatherlandNotes.ItwassubsequentlyrevisedandrepublishedbyDostoevskyin1866.TheDoublecentersonagovernmentclerkwhogoesmad.Itdealswiththeinternalpsychologicalstruggleofitsmaincharacter,YakovPetrovichGolyadkin,whorepeatedlyencounterssomeonewhoishisexactdoubleinappearancebutconfident,aggressive,andextroverted,characteristicsthatarethepolaroppositestothoseofthetoadying"pushover"protagonist.Themotifofthenovellaisadoppelg?nger(dvoynik).Golyadkinisatitularcouncillor.Thisisrank9intheTableofRanksestablishedbyPetertheGreat.Asrankeightledtohereditarynobility,[3]beingatitularcouncillorissymbolicofalow-levelbureaucratstillstrugglingtosucceed.GolyadkinhasaformativediscussionwithhisDoctorRutenspitz,whofearsforhissanityandtellshimthathisbehaviorisdangerouslyantisocial.Heprescribes"cheerfulcompany"astheremedy.Golyadkinresolvestotrythis,andleavestheoffice.HeproceedstoabirthdaypartyforKlaraOlsufyevna,thedaughterofhisofficemanager.Hewasuninvited,andaseriesoffauxpasleadtohisexpulsionfromtheparty.Onhiswayhomethroughasnowstorm,heencountershisdouble,wholooksexactlylikehim.Thefollowingtwothirdsofthenovelthendealswiththeirevolvingrelationship.Atfirst,GolyadkinSr.(theoriginalmaincharacter)andGolyadkinJr.(hisdouble)arefriends,butGolyadkinJr.proceedstoattempttotakeoverSr.'slife,andtheybecomebitterenemies.BecauseGolyadkinJr.hasallthecharm,unctuousnessandsocialskillsthatGolyadkinSr.lacks,heisverywell-likedamongtheofficecolleagues.Atthestory'sconclusion,GolyadkinSr.beginstoseemanyreplicasofhimself,hasapsychoticbreak,andisdraggedofftoanasylumbyDoctorRutenspitz.