Joseph Frank Explains That The "Button Scene" In Poor Folk Contains The Central Social Theme Of The Book - "Which Is Dostoevsky's Variant Of The Same Plea One Finds In The French Social Novel Of The 1830's And In _________ - The Plea Addressed To The Wealthy And Powerful To Assume Some Moral Responsibility For Their Less Fortunate Brothers" (Frank - 80).

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881) is one of the greatest writers / philosphers of all time. Dostoevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He is also considered one of the greatest psychologists in world literature.