Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov

occupation. The higher order of society is obtained less through strength of character, but the acquisition of considerable funds. As a learned and intelligent man, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is able to see through the social order and judge men by their sacrifices and their moral worth. This sets him apart, in his eyes, from the rest of society and effectively alienates him. The separation between Raskolnikov and the rest of the world is a major theme that translates into his actions throughout the novel. This dividation…

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is the protagonist of Crime and Punishment. He is a broke man living in a beat down apartment at the very top of a building. He faces many interior struggles throughout the novel that are very hard and intense for him to deal with. These struggles include his decision on whether or not to murder the pawnbroker, and his conflict with confessing his crime and feeling normal again. Due his great loneliness and hatred towards himself, Raskolnikov drives himself insane…

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”…

soaked with sweat, and gasping for breath. Raskolnikov recalls the dreadful way the mare was murdered and he says aloud to himself that of course his plan was just a fantastical one and he reassures himself that “yesterday I realised completely that I could never bear to do it” (62). He exclaims, “...I couldn't do it!”, but his belief in his inability to complete the plan wavers when he then says in the same breath, “there is no flaw in all that reasoning…” (62). The flip from disgust in his…

thoughts and ideas are not as concrete as he believes. Throughout the story, Raskonlnikov’s mind proves to hold him back from acting under his own free will, by constantly contradicting himself and applying incorrect insinuations to the everyday world. In one instance, Rodya strolls down the street, muttering to himself, “Am I capable of that? Is that serious? It is not serious at all. It’s simply a fantasy to amuse myself; a plaything! Yes, maybe it is a plaything.”(2) At this point in the…

They share the same goal of redemption and equal inevitability of their failure. Dunya was the same objective to Svidrigailov as the superman theory to Raskolnikov. When either was faced with the failure of reaching their goal, they suffered a massive psychological breakdown. Their different perspectives on life drove them to choose different outcomes of their journeys. Svidrigailov would have rather died than spent life in prison. He was very egotistical and didn’t like to admit he was wrong,…

The happiness of many can be gained at the expense of a few. As a result, the interests of others is taken into account over one’s own interests, showing that the greater number of content people in a society the better it is. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is a tortured and desperate young man seeking a better future and he does so by upholding the theory. Raskolnikov wants to test his own courage, but is physically and emotionally wrecked. His views of himself as an extraordinary and…

about the his/her struggles? With the author’s usage of such techniques, it helps to further advance the reader’s understanding of the characters. The novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky demonstrates how the author uses setting to highlight Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov’s internal conflicts throughout the novel. The author’s depiction of Raskolnikov's lodging reveals the origination of Raskolnikov’s nihilistic nature. It is a “little yellow room that was like a cupboard or a box”…

on a theme of alienation. The book starts when the main character- Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov- goes to a pawnbroker,Alyona Ivanovna. While there Raskolnikov trades his watch for the money he needs to pay his rent and to plan out how he could rob Alyona. This entire sequence of events makes up the exposition of Crime and Punishment and introduces alienation as the theme. From there the rising action begins and Raskolnikov ends up going to a bar, where he meets and listens to Semyon…

religion is strong with many characters but is seldom with others. The main protagonist, Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, breaks one of the Ten Commandments, “shall not murder,” within the first few chapters. Raskolnikov is troubled and angry with his pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, as he believes that she has continually cheated him out of his money, and he was determined to get acquire revenge for himself and others she has done wrong. Following his hostile actions, biblical references reoccur,…