Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is a fascinating detective mystery that takes you through the psychological paths of an intelligent but emotionally distressed man, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov. From beginning to end the reader is swept away into another world, filled with miserable nightmares, atrocious crimes, and agonizing suspense. Dostoevsky illustrates how people must pay for their crimes against each other, endure the punishment, and emerge as a better person for it.Dostoevsky's style and structure make Crime and Punishment an easy to follow yet challenging novel. Raskolnikov's tale is told by an omniscient narrator, an anonymous voice that reports to the reader everything that the characters do, say, and think. Since the narrator is not an actual character in the story, I feel the reader is pulled into the drama and actually feels the emotions and concerns that the characters deal with. While reading it, I felt like I was on an emotional roller coaster, hoping that Raskolnikov wouldn't get caught for his crime, yet I felt bad for the victims of his crimes. The all-knowing narrator also allowed the reader to explore the
There are many messages that the author tries to convey to the reader. One of the major ones that I picked up was the impact of environment: " The heat in the street was terrible: and the airlessness, the bustle and the plaster, scaffolding, bricks, and dust all about him, and that special Petersburg stench, so familiar to all who are unable to get out of town in summer-all worked painfully upon the young man's already overwrought nerves" (2). Raskolnikov lives in isolation in a garret that is "more like a cupboard than a room" (1). When he lived at home with his loving mother and sister, he lived a productive life, making money by giving lessons. As soon as he moves to Petersburg, his surroundings make him miserable and contribute to his horrific murder plan. views of several characters, which was needed in this complex novel. The novel is clearly split into main parts: the plans for his crime, the execution of it, the effects on him and others, and his eventual punishment and rebirth. This allows the reader to follow along all of the events with little confusion. One th! Dostoevsky also introduces us to Raskolnikov's thoughts on
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Approximate Word count = 774
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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