Dostoevsky and World Culture Dostoevsky and World Culture 2619-0311 2712-8512 IWL RAS https://doi.org/10.22455/2619-0311-2018-1-257-282 Articles A Boy with a Bird Loseva Maria K. fedor@dostmirkult.ru 2021 1 1 257 282 archetype trauma symbol ego multiple personality orphan rescuer pursuer victim falcon raven sparrow dove canary Copyright © 2026, IWL RAS 2026 This article presents the images of birds in Dostoevsky’s novel The Adolescent. This metaphoric framework is used to analyze the unconscious family scenarios and relationships and the implicit aspects of the main hero’s character