The concept of unfinalizability is particularly important to Bakhtin's analysis of Dostoevsky's approach to character, although he frequently discussed it in other contexts.Morson and Emerson (1990). p. 36–37 He summarises the general principle behind unfinalizability in Dostoevsky thus:Nothing conclusive has yet taken place in the world, the ultimate word of the world and about the world has not yet been spoken, the world is open and free, everything is still in the future and will always be in the future.Bakhtin (1984). p. 166Morson and Emerson (1990). p. 37
