As Svidrigailov reveals more of his personality and perspective about the world around him, Svidrigailov most dangerous aspect to his character is his ignorance and resistance to believe in religion as well as not having a conscientious belief. In Svidrigailov’s conversation with Raskolnikov, Svidrigailov introduces the foundations of his belief of the world by stating that heaven is not vast and wonderful but “there will be one little room there, something like a village bathhouse, covered with soot, with spiders in all corners, and that’s the whole of eternity” (289). His disbelief becomes so dangerous so much so that it allows Svidrigailov to continue to commit crimes and physically abuse the women around him with the mindset that even if
