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Title: Crime Analysis in Crime and Punishment
Description: Character by character, with evidence accompanied by analysis.
Description: Character by character, with evidence accompanied by analysis.
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ON CRIME: THE PHILOSOPHY OF FOUR
Raskolnikov
Evidence 1:
"Kill her, take her money and with the help of it devote oneself to the
service of humanity and the good of all
...
VI)
Evidence 2:
" “But, perhaps, there is no God at all," Raskolnikov answered with a sort
of malignance, laughed and looked at her
...
IV)
Analysis:
For the most part Raskolnikov looks upon society with disdain, and this
subsequently alienates him from the rest of the community
...
g
...
Throughout the novel, Raskolnikov holds that the murders were
justified, yet suffers from a number of internal fits that severely trouble him, exemplifying
the core concept that Raskolnikov almost acts like two separate characters
...
Although he has the same struggles as Raskolnikov, with
the lack of work and money, he has a very positive outlook on his future
...
‘I won’t leave him for a moment; devil take all the
people at my place, let them climb the walls! They’ve got my uncle for president
...
What, just a poor student, crippled by poverty and hypochondria, on the
verge of cruel illness and delirium…” (Dostoevsky 268)
Analysis:
In the both the quotes, it is seen how dedicated and caring Razumikhin is
towards Raskolnikov
...
Not only is he caring towards Raskolnikov, he is also defensive and
protective of him
...
Dostoevsky makes Razumikhin seem very greatful of the fact that
he and Raskolnikov are friends, and Dostoevsky illustrates Razumikhin’s disgust for
how offensive the police and detective were
...
Dounia
Claim:
Some may interpret Dunya’s willingness to marry a man she doesn’t love for the
sake of her family as a sign of her placidity
...
Dunya is a compassionate independent woman, who has made the choice to place
others over herself
...
Luzhin” (Dostoevsky 40)
Evidence 2:
“I won’t marry him unless I’m convinced that I can respect him”
(Dostoevsky 233)
Analysis:
Dunya is willing to make sacrifices for her family
...
However, she
does set standards for herself
...
In this sense, she
somewhat adheres to Kantianism, as even though she is helping her fellow man out,
she does not see herself solely as a means
...
Additionally, she believes that she has the judgement to
tell whether or not a man respects her
...
Sonya
Claim:
Dostoevsky portrays Sonya as an individual who sacrifices her own freedom and
selfrespect for the benefit of her family in order to critique the ideas of utilitarianism,
therefore revealing that the utilitarian principle is ineffective because it denies
individuals and minorities the right to their own pursuit of happiness
...
” (21)
Evidence 2:
“Sonya sat down, all trembling with fear, and glanced timidly at the two
ladies
...
She became frightened when she realized it that she suddenly
stood up again and in complete embarrassment addressed Raskolnikov
...
Instead, she
strives to isolate herself, because she fears that people will look down on her
...
This idea of
keeping her family’s happiness as a higher priority than her own reflects the ideas of
utilitarianism
...
Therefore, her character reveals that the utilitarian principle does
not value the individual, but instead places power on only a majority group
Title: Crime Analysis in Crime and Punishment
Description: Character by character, with evidence accompanied by analysis.
Description: Character by character, with evidence accompanied by analysis.