Theme Of Alienation In Crime And Punishment

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In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov and Sonia faced alienation. Raskolsdtnikovs detachment from moral codes allows him to rationalize his actions and mentally set himself apart from the world that he finds so hateful and ordinary, while Sonia uses her religion as a means to deliberately isolate herself, this sanctuary is the only source of hope and purity within her destitute life.
Raskolnikov is lacking in many emotional areas, but the most noticeable area across the bored is that of adherence to basic human morals. He ponders the concept of boundaries wondering if in fact, “There are no barriers and it's all as it should be (22).” Though one might interpret such a statement as a positive opposition to negative connotations of various professions

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