Joan of Arc as relates to Dostoevsky's "extraordinary man theory"
Proving herself to be a good deal more than ordinary, Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans and patron saint of France, united her nation at a critical hour in history and decisively turned the Hundred Years' War in France's favor, forever ending England's dreams of hegemony over France. The crimes and eventual triumph of this most amazing young woman are better understood when applied to Dostoevsky's 'extraordinary man' theory.
Dostoevsky's theory, as written in Crime and Punishment, claims that all of mankind is divided int…
