Anna-Theresa Tymieniecka says that Alyosha , like Prince Myshkin , the protagonist in another Dostoevsky novel , The Idiot , are almost Jesus-like characters , who are , however , unable to stop the greatest suffering of those around them . Anna-Theresa Tymieniecka states that Alyosha , like Prince Myshkin , the protagonist in another Dostoevsky novel , The Idiot , are almost Jesus-like characters , who are nevertheless unable to prevent the suffering of those around them .