Raskolnikov bases his murder on the idea of utilitarianism. He thinks that moral decisions should be centered on what would be best for the greatest amount of people. In this way he justifies his murder of the old pawnbroker. He feels that by removing her from society he did a good deed. Along with the idea of utilitarianism he completely disregards social conventions by doing what he thinks is beneficial to his ideal world and murders for the sake of improvement. Raskolnikov's bitter and contemptuous personality helps detach himself from the rest of humanity. His elevated sense of pride relays a message of superiority over the rest of society. Ras
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