The protagonist, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, in Fyodor Dostoyevsky 's Crime and Punishment is a young ex-student living penniless in St.Petersburg. He lives in a tiny rented room, but is indebted to his landlord due to his low financial status.
From the start of the book Dostoevsky paints a clear image of Raskolnikov. For example, on page eight it says “he even knew how many paces he had to take in order to reach the front entrance of his tenement; seven hundred and thirty paces exactly” (8), the quote represents Raskolnikov’s attention to details. This reveals his obsessive psychological state, he knows exactly how many steps he must take to reach his destination.
Seven hundred and thirty is a key component in this quote. The number can …show more content…
In Christian literature, the number hundred is a symbol of the celestial beatitude, which means supreme happiness. In addition, the number deals with the election process of God’s chosen people. As mentioned before, the completeness represents the perfect murder plan which Raskolnikov has in his mind. But, the number one hundred could also refer to the protagonist’s mindset of being chosen to kill the Ivanovna. Another example of the significance of one hundred is a parable of the lost sheep. When a sheep from the one hundred is lost, the shepherd is not satisfied until he has found his lost sheep bringing his total back to exactly one hundred. This parable could explain the pawnbroker’s murder. Raskolnikov saw the her as an obstacle that stopped him from becoming complete, so he decided to kill …show more content…
Completeness does not correlate with being crazy, but it does correlate with perfection. Someone who is crazy thrives for perfection in their own little world. Which makes these three words relate to each other. A crazy person, especially one who has killed always believe that they were chosen to do the deed. Which make the relation of these two words obvious. Thinking about it when you are crazy you are only dedicated to one task, whether it is to kill someone or stalk someone. Killers and psychos sacrifices the lives of others to fulfill the plan they have in their head. The number seven hundred and thirty in the quote from page eight in Crime and Punishment symbolizes the already crazy state of mind in which the protagonist, Raskolnikov is in. His obsessive and overly detailed mind’s consequences can be seen later on in the book, when he kills Alyona Ivanovna. Dostoevsky uses the number seven hundred and thirty to tell readers about his interpretation of Raskolnikov’s mental state, which is that Raskolnikov is crazy even before killing the
From the start of the book Dostoevsky paints a clear image of Raskolnikov. For example, on page eight it says “he even knew how many paces he had to take in order to reach the front entrance of his tenement; seven hundred and thirty paces exactly” (8), the quote represents Raskolnikov’s attention to details. This reveals his obsessive psychological state, he knows exactly how many steps he must take to reach his destination.
Seven hundred and thirty is a key component in this quote. The number can …show more content…
In Christian literature, the number hundred is a symbol of the celestial beatitude, which means supreme happiness. In addition, the number deals with the election process of God’s chosen people. As mentioned before, the completeness represents the perfect murder plan which Raskolnikov has in his mind. But, the number one hundred could also refer to the protagonist’s mindset of being chosen to kill the Ivanovna. Another example of the significance of one hundred is a parable of the lost sheep. When a sheep from the one hundred is lost, the shepherd is not satisfied until he has found his lost sheep bringing his total back to exactly one hundred. This parable could explain the pawnbroker’s murder. Raskolnikov saw the her as an obstacle that stopped him from becoming complete, so he decided to kill …show more content…
Completeness does not correlate with being crazy, but it does correlate with perfection. Someone who is crazy thrives for perfection in their own little world. Which makes these three words relate to each other. A crazy person, especially one who has killed always believe that they were chosen to do the deed. Which make the relation of these two words obvious. Thinking about it when you are crazy you are only dedicated to one task, whether it is to kill someone or stalk someone. Killers and psychos sacrifices the lives of others to fulfill the plan they have in their head. The number seven hundred and thirty in the quote from page eight in Crime and Punishment symbolizes the already crazy state of mind in which the protagonist, Raskolnikov is in. His obsessive and overly detailed mind’s consequences can be seen later on in the book, when he kills Alyona Ivanovna. Dostoevsky uses the number seven hundred and thirty to tell readers about his interpretation of Raskolnikov’s mental state, which is that Raskolnikov is crazy even before killing the