1. Why does Raskolnikov reject his mother and sister? (One paragraph)
In part four of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, Rodion Raskolnikov rejects his relationship with his mother Pulcheria Alexandrovna and his sister Avdotya Romanovna for a very unusual, yet understandable reason.
Rodion Raskolnikov has had to deal with the psychological troubles of murdering two people since the end of part one of the novel. As parts two through four progressed, he realized that he did something so terrible that he became unapproachable to any human being in terms of having a relationship in the future. After he murdered Alyona and Lizaveta, it was shown gradually that he would never be normal around society again.
However, he decides to break off his relationship with them for an unselfish reason. Since the middle of part two, he had been trying to isolate himself from society including his family and friends. But, he wanted to make sure that his mother and sister were going to be in good hands. Once his friend Razumihin promised to look after Pulcheria and Dounia after their incident with Luzhin, Raskolnikov realized that he could now safely be away from everybody (whether he was still free or if he was found guilty of murdering Alyona and Lizaveta) without having to worry about the well-being of his mother and his sister.
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Take a look at p.269. What tone does the third-person, omniscient narrator have toward Pyotor Petrovich Luzhin? How do you come to this conclusion? Is it all right for a narrator to evaluate a character in this way?(2
In part four of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, Rodion Raskolnikov rejects his relationship with his mother Pulcheria Alexandrovna and his sister Avdotya Romanovna for a very unusual, yet understandable reason.
Rodion Raskolnikov has had to deal with the psychological troubles of murdering two people since the end of part one of the novel. As parts two through four progressed, he realized that he did something so terrible that he became unapproachable to any human being in terms of having a relationship in the future. After he murdered Alyona and Lizaveta, it was shown gradually that he would never be normal around society again.
However, he decides to break off his relationship with them for an unselfish reason. Since the middle of part two, he had been trying to isolate himself from society including his family and friends. But, he wanted to make sure that his mother and sister were going to be in good hands. Once his friend Razumihin promised to look after Pulcheria and Dounia after their incident with Luzhin, Raskolnikov realized that he could now safely be away from everybody (whether he was still free or if he was found guilty of murdering Alyona and Lizaveta) without having to worry about the well-being of his mother and his sister.
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Take a look at p.269. What tone does the third-person, omniscient narrator have toward Pyotor Petrovich Luzhin? How do you come to this conclusion? Is it all right for a narrator to evaluate a character in this way?(2