Crime and Punishment Novel
Crime and Punishment is one of the most famous novels written by Dostoevsky, and the events of the novel take place in the Russian city of Petersburg. Characteristics of the main character in the novel.
The novel embodies the suffering, misery, and misery of man in his daily life, by addressing the character of Raskolnikov, who is considered one of the main characters in the novel.
Raskolnikov is an eccentric, reclusive person. Involved in himself and hates social relationships In addition, he lives a life of misery and misery, and wants to improve his living and his deteriorating financial situation.
The events of the novel and the circumstances of the crime.
It is worth mentioning that Raskolnikov was mortgaging his valuables with the old woman, the usurer, in exchange for a sum of money.
Hence, the features of the crime are clearly visible in Raskolnikov's mind.
Undoubtedly, given his difficult living conditions, he resorts to committing the crime of killing the usurer, and hides its features and effects in various possible ways and means.
The writer shows us the absolute and contradictory duality, which mixes between good and evil in the character of Raskolnikov, as he is a criminal who commits a crime against humanity, loves goodness and provides assistance to others and seeks their friendliness.
The writer shows us that Raskolnikov was living an internal struggle between good and evil,
and deals with the noble and evil human motives and the psychological disorders that the protagonist suffers from.
Raskolnikov tries to ward off people's suspicions about him, so he goes out a lot, pretending to be calm, but he was suffering from a terrible fever that he wanted to go to the police station.
He gives everything and tells the details of the crime. He lives in a state of internal struggle between good and evil.
But investigator Porphyry was very suspicious of him, and knew that Raskolnikov was behind that heinous crime. But without any evidence against him, and the investigator came to this conclusion after trying to deeply understand Raskolnikov's psychology and behavior.
He delved deeply into Raskolnikov's personality.
And he realized that he was the real perpetrator, and the criminal who lacked all the meanings of humanity and good qualities.
Later, Raskolnikov meets a girl named Sonya.
He falls in love with her, feels love and affection for her, and tells her that he is the real killer who committed that terrible crime.
Sonya tries to convince Raskolnikov to confess to the crime.
And he actually goes to the police station, and makes his statements related to the crime.
The court sentences him to eight years in prison. The role of love in human life Undoubtedly love plays a big role in mitigation From Raskolnikov's pain, and the centers of good and evil in his strange personality. In this novel, the writer depicts human feelings.
And the struggle of good and evil that is eternal.
The writer explains to us the goals and objectives of the criminal to commit the crime Notably, the physical condition was poor for Raskolnikov is among the reasons Raskolnikov set out to commit that crime. In addition to the old woman's greed and greed, and her exploitation of the poor and toiling class.
Undoubtedly, from the anxiety and stress that followed the crime, Raskolnikov only stole a few things.
He suffered from hallucinations and anxiety. In this novel, the writer reviews the features of crime, its impact on the human psyche, and the sources of good and evil in the human psyche.