Pawnbroker

is written by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental pain and moral dilemmas that Rodion Raskolnikov faces, an impoverished ex-student in St Petersburg who creates and execute a plan to kill an unethical pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov, in attempts to defend his actions, argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to repent for the crime, while simultaneously getting rid of a worthless vermin. He also committed the murder to…

Raskolnikov: A Freudian Psychoanalysis of the “Extraordinary Man” Raskolnikov is the type of character that Freud would have obsessed over: a man with a perceived sense of mental stability but with a realm of repressed desires — all the more reason to explore the unconscious, the uncharted realms of the human psyche. Contrary to Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious, the dreams in Dostoevsky’s novel function as something beyond the characterization of archetypes common to multiple…

In Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov’s sense of guilt serves as his primary motivation for finally confessing and serving his punishment. After murdering Alyona the pawnbroker and Lizaveta, Raskolnikov hides from the law, trying his best to avoid punishment. He would have been successful if not for his sense of guilt. Porfiry figures out Raskolnikov is the murderer because Raskolnikov “went to rent the apartment… and asking about blood… because [he is] sick of these stupidities and…

The Babylon Empire, one of the most prosperous and long lasting empires of Ancient Mesopotamia, a fertile region due to its location in correspondence to important rivers, such as the Nile and Tigris River, in what is now modern Iraq. For any good civilization to be great, like the ancient Babylon empire, it will need a good law code. A law code is a set of rules all citizens of a society must follow. A law code is necessary because it makes sure that criminals will always receive their…

Coping with guilt, how does each person function with the pressure of a moral compass? When someone commits a petty crime such as theft they might not be left with overwhelming, strangling guilt, but as soon as someone commits a life altering crime, such as murder, it has life altering effects on that person's identity. In Crime and Punishment the main character Raskolnikov commits the crime of homicide. The reader begins to see the thought process that Raskolnikov went through when he decided…

In the book, Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, there is a repetitive theme of religion and repentance. The main character, Raskolnikov, is constantly at battle with himself, after committing a horrible crime, of repentance. Through his process, Raskolnikov wants to have that desire to repent and be renewed of his sins, but deep down, he can not take those steps to redemption. He is not sincerely repentant for his crimes, and relies only on those around him as he tries to bear the…

Back in the 19th century, Russia was, to put it quite lightly, a disaster. While Czar Alexander II did attempt to make progress, those who were not wealthy or of high prestige suffered greatly. This is partially due to the overpopulation in the cities. Upon the release of the serfs, many flooded into cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg for a new start. Due to the influx of unpredicted people, the cities were ill adjusted. It was a horrific environment that created many problems. Similarly, in…

of the church gathering, and began walking and preaching to people in the street. General Booth knew poverty and what it was to be poor, because when his father loses all his money due to misfortune. He had to go find work. Booth went work at a pawnbroker as an apprenticed to help support his family. This deprived him of a formal education. His education was limiting to a private tutor form the Methodist Church, due to the long hours of work with very little pay. At the age of thirteen, his…

how to properly interact with them. Not only does he not know how to interact with them he doesn't understand what they’re feeling and has no sympathy for anyone so he can do extremely cruel things and feel nothing. When Raskolnikov kills the old pawnbroker he does not do it sensibly nor think…

Stave 1--Dismal Gray seemed to shroud the entire section of this story, hanging low like the mist over England. Although bleakness is not the main theme in A Christmas Carol, it is certainly present and important. As evidenced by the author’s word choice when he was adding description to the Christmas Eve night: it was cold, bleak, biting weather, and he could hear the people in the court outside….candles were flaring in windows of the windows of the neighboring offices, like ruddy smears…