Crime and Punishment
A highly used theme in the book crime and punishment is alienation. Raskolnikov alienates himself from society because he feels as if he is "superior" to others. He feels as if he doesn't need to relate with others because of his superiority. After murdering Lizaveta and Alyona Ivanova, Raskolnikov isolates himself because he feels guilty. Raskolnikov sees himself as a being a superman, and is above all rules that govern society. Raskonikov probably thought he was extraordinary when he wrote the Ubermensch theory. Murdering Alyona, the pawnbroker led him to believe it was right and he gained his superiority through that. But he was unable to cover up his emotions of guilt. Many situations throughout the book proved this, such as when he was at the police station and the fresh paint smell led him to faint because it reminded him of the murders. According to Raskolnikov's theory, he thought the reason he committed the crime was because he thought he as superior. After committing the crime, he became ill, either the crime commited makes you become ill, or illness makes you commit the crime. Raskolnikov thought he was helping the society by his right to eliminate unneeded people. But he felt guilt from murdering Lizavet
Another part of the book that is a theme, or symbolism is the cross Sonya gives to Royda. By confessing to his crime, Raskolnikov is redeeming himself. He told her not to give it to him until he leaves to go to prison. By this he is ready for a journey to change his live for a better and returning back to humanity. He has confessed his sin and admitted it was a wrong. Sonya giving Raskolnikov the cross shows that she cares for him. He tries a first time to confess at the police station but cannot do it. When he walks outside it he sees Sonya and it reminds him he needs to confess. She helps Raskolnikov redeem himself by being willing to suffer with him during his time in prison. The other character that helps Royda redeem himself is Porfiry. He lets all of Raskolnikov's guiltiness get to him, so it will bring him to confess instead of arresting him. a out of fear. This was the guilt that led him to become ill. Raskolnikov did change the world, but nobody benefited from it. This proves that Raskolnikov is not a superior man, because he could not overcome his guilt. He could be superior, if repressed his feelings of guilt. Raskolniklov's theory states there are tow types of people in the world, "ordinary" men and "extraordinary" men. "Ordinary" men have no right to reshape the laws because they are not superior, yet "extraordinary" men has the right because he is
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Approximate Word count = 935
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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