White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X

"White Nights and Other Stories" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a compilation of short stories from the 1800s, that highlights people and their private struggles. The main story, "White Nights", tells the story of a lonely man in St. Petersburg who meets a captivating woman called Nastenka. This set of stories shows how lonely people feel, what they want, and how complicated relationships can be, using Dostoyevsky's deep understanding of people's minds. Early in "White Nights," we see the narrator walking alone in St. Petersburg, talking about how sad he feels because everyone leaves the city for the summer. Then, he finds Nastenka crying by a canal, and they start to connect. The shy narrator makes her feel protected when a drunk man bothers her. They talk and show how much they want to connect and their inside problems, which leads to a strong but difficult relationship filled with hidden feelings and dreams mixed with real life. As the night goes on, the narrator falls more in love with Nastenka, but she is already in love with someone else, making a sad situation that is common in Dostoyevsky's stories.