Didn't read all that much today. The current section deals with the legal proceedings that occur as a result of Mitya being accused of a horrendous crime. I don't wish to insinuate that this section proves a boring one; I didn't read all that much because it was a rather lazy, busy day today. One of my favorite aspects of this section was the development of the relationship between Mitya and Grushenka. It's been established from the beginning of the book that Mitya has strong feelings for her, but whether she reciprocates has been up in the air. In the previous section, Grushenka resolves an issue that has been plaguing her heart in secret, and probably as a result of this shedding of weight, her feelings for Mitya rise to the top. The resulting ecstatic, hysteric feelings that these two share with each other warms the heart. I read that Mitya represents men, with all our blemishes and aspirations. With this in mind, the relationship between these two paints a sharp still life of the highs and lows of romance. Another interesting aspect deals with the details of Mitya's crime. While the question of guilt in regards to the main sin remains purposefully undecided, Mitya undoubtedly has committed a different crime: he savagely beat a lower class older man. One of the big ideas of the book seems to be the relationships between wealthy landowners and their impoverished servants. As Mitya comes from the upper classes, I'm wondering if that crime will receive the treatment that it should.
In real life, I drove my Mom and Aunty around on errands for much of the day, went out to eat, then came home and relaxed for a bit before heading to the gym to hit upper body. It was a good workout. I also watched an episode of Frieren when I got home. Something I noticed from today is that I waste so much time on my phone just scrolling instagram when I could be actually doing things I want to do. I'm not even sure why I do it. I'll come home, and instead of engaging in an activity that I actually like, I'll just scroll. Before I know it, an hour or so has gone by, and I've accomplished absolutely nothing. I want to delete instagram, but I do use it for social reasons. I don't really post anything, but I like knowing what people close to me are up to. I just have to control it and not let it control me. I think whenever I get the urge to scroll, I'll just sit there and do nothing. I'll try that for a week.