The rubric is mentioning to Raskolnikov ‘s offense, which was the slaying of Alyona Ivanovna. The novel besides chronicles the penalty Raskolnikov suffers following the slaying. The penalty is mental and it is non until the really terminal that the penalty becomes physical

Part 1 is concerned with the planning and acting of the offense while the remainder of the novel inside informations Raskolnikov ‘s penalty

With every offense that is committed, a penalty must follow, even if the individual is non caught or the penalty is non physical

2. Writer:

Fyodor Dostoevsky published this novel in 1866

It was published in 12 monthly installments in a Russian literary diary

In 1849, Dostoevsky was arrested and spent 8 months in prison,

He was sentenced to decease by hiting squads

However, the executing did non take topographic point was merely meant to penalize the captives psychologically

Dostoevsky so spent four old ages in a labour cantonment in Siberia

Raskolnikov ‘s clip in a Siberian prison, described in the Epilogue is based off of Dostoevsky ‘s ain experiences

His imprisonment besides influenced the tone and temper of Crime and Punishment

3. Fictional characters:

Raskolnikov is the supporter of the narrative. He kills the pawnbroker, Alyona, non for fiscal grounds but because he believes himself to be superior. Raskolnikov believes that he is above the jurisprudence and that he is the great Napoleon. After the offense he realizes that he is non a Bonaparte and he begins his long internal battle. He is invariably stuck between seeking to stay guiltless by maintaining the slaying a secret and merely squealing his offense to the constabulary. It is merely after Sonia ‘s intercession that Raskolnikov publicly confesses. In the terminal, he is sent to a prison in Siberia.

Sonia Marmeledov is the girl of the rummy, Semyon. Because of their household ‘s poorness, Sonia becomes a cocotte so that she may back up her household. Despite this, Sonia maintains her strong religion. Later in the narrative, she aids Raskolnikov in his pursuit for salvation. After he confesses, Sonia accompanies Raskolnikov to Siberia.

Dmitri Razumikhin is can be seen as foil to Raskolnikov. Even though he is Raskolnikov ‘s loyal friend, the two are about face-to-face. He shows much kindness and supports Raskolnikov when he is mentally unstable. Just like Raskolnikov, he excessively is an ex-student. In the novel ‘s decision, he marries Dounia, Raskolnikov ‘s sister.

Porfiry Petrovich is the investigator in charge of look intoing the slayings of Lizaveta and Alyona. He besides tries to acquire Raskolnikov to squeal by utilizing psychological mindgames and use. Porfiry is certain that Raskolnikov is the 1 behind the slayings even though he has no concrete grounds. He wants Raskolnikov to voluntarily acknowledge to the offenses.

4. Conflicts:

There are two chief struggles in Crime and Punishment. The first is an internal struggle and it is Raskolnikov ‘s pick to kill the pawnbroker. He believe in his head that he is above regular worlds, a sort of demigod, and that his title he will make will profit everyone. Raskolnikov attempts to apologize the violent death, but after the slaughter, he shortly realizes that he can non manage the guilt that accompanies the offense. As he struggles to maintain an guiltless calm, his mental status becomes unstable. Raskolnikov ‘s internal struggle permeates the whole novel while his overpowering guilt cryings him apart from the interior. Merely with Sonia ‘s counsel is he able to take to squeal and raise up his load.

The other large struggle belongs to Dounia. She is ab initio engaged to Luzhin, most likely to back up her brother and female parent. She has to cover with his clannish behaviour and Raskolnikov ‘s disapproval of the matrimony. After she realizes Luzhin ‘s true selfish nature, she deserts him. However, another adult male, Svidriagailov, pursues her. With bravery, she rebelliously resists him and even convinces him that she can ne’er love him. After all of the adversity, Dounia has to get the better of, she is rewarded with a happy matrimony to Razumikhin.

5. Opening chapter or scene:

The novel begins on a hot, steamy twenty-four hours in summer. The scene is St. Petersburg, Russia.

A adult male life in destitute conditions leaves a house. He starts to jog on in a random and rapid manner.

He seems stuck between making some title and non making it. As he approaches a edifice he seems to be traveling through a mental tally through of the title.

A old adult female, a pawnbroker, lets him come in the edifice. He introduces himself as Raskolnikov.

While in the room he notices every small thing. After a conversation with the lady, Raskolnikov leaves.

He feels agitated and enters a tavern. While he is contemplating his actions, he looks over at a retired functionary.

The gap chapter introduces Raskolnikov and his disturbed province of head. It besides tells us the scene and how the puting really irritates Raskolnikov even more.

All of the contemplating that Raskolnikov is making right now is boding the offenses he will shortly perpetrate. His mark is introduced as good.

6. Plot:

After the events of the gap chapter, Semyon Marmeledov and his household ‘s unfortunate fiscal state of affairs is introduced.

Dounia and Pulcheria Alexandrovna besides send Raskolnikov a missive explicating Dounia ‘s battle to Luzhin, selfish but semi-wealthy attorney.

The inciting incident occurs when Raskolnikov learns that the pawnbroker is traveling to be entirely in her house. This Raskolnikov a opportunity to kill her.

Raskolnikov murders the pawnbroker but besides kills her guiltless half sister. He rapidly flees the scene, traumatized by what he did.

Throughout the novel ‘s lifting action, Raskolnikov is mentally unstable. He went to the constabulary station and about confesses the offense

Svidrigailov and Luzhin both arrive. Raskolnikov dislikes both of them, Luzhin because of the attitude in get marrieding Dounia and Svidrigailov because he antecedently tried to score Dounia

Raskolnikov is interviewed by Porfiry who suspects Raskolnikov of the slayings. Around this clip he meets Sonia. Sonia is the lone individual whom Raskolnikov has any meaningful realationship.

Porfiry interviews Raskolnikov once more. Raskolnikov besides reveals Luzhin ‘s fraud to Dounia.

Raskolnikov, interrupting under force per unit area, tells Sonia about the offense. Svidrigailov overhears this information and attempts to ravish Dounia.

Dounia Rebels against him and he laters commits suicide upon larning that she can ne’er love him.

The flood tide of the narrative takes topographic point when Raskolnikov eventually confesses to the slaying after a small encouragement from Sonia.

7. Decision:

All of the falling action occurs in the epilogue. Dounia and Razumikhin acquire married.

Raskolnikov, on the other manus, is sentenced to eight old ages of imprisonment in Siberia.

Sonia follows him there and provides support and counsel.

Although Raskolnikov ab initio struggles, he begins the way to salvation with the aid and presence of Sonia.

The decision seems a small weak and out of placed compared to the remainder of the novel. It is appropriate because it explains Raskolnikov ‘s recovery and regeneration. It nevertheless is non wholly necessary. The novel would hold been if it had ended with the public confession.

8. Subjects:

One subject of the novel could be the thought of the superhuman. In the beginning, Raskolnikov believed that he was one of these demigods that could exceed human regulations and Torahs. This was his logical thinking for killing the pawnbroker. It is merely after perpetrating the offense did he recognize that he could non manage the emotional reverberation. Raskolnikov learned the difficult manner that he was non another Bonaparte.

Another subject of the novel could be that of isolation. When Raskolnikov kills, he commits an act that goes against the very nature of humanity therefore insulating him from the remainder of the universe. He is emotionally alienated and feels really lonely after the offense. The pride and high quality that the feels even further separates him. It is merely when Raskolnikov is able to squeal to the offense, he is ready to be reintegrated back into society

9. Symbols/Archetypes:

The cross that Sonia gives to Raskolnikov is a symbol. It represents all of the hurting, agony, and guilt that Raskolnikov bears before he confesses. The cross really belonged to Lizaveta, who gave it Sonia before she died. Just like how Jesus carried his cross through the town to Calvary to be crucified, Raskolnikov besides carries his cross as he walks across town to the constabulary station to do his confession

The crowded, cluttered, and soiled metropolis of St. Petersburg could stand for the province of head of Raskolnikov. Similar to how he can non get away the metropolis, he can non get away or allow travel of his hallucinating mental status. It is merely when he moves off from St. Petersburg and into Siberia that he is able to return to his normal province of head

Sonia herself is a kind of Christ figure. When she foremost discovers that Raskolnikov is the liquidator, she does non reprobate him. She encourages him to squeal. Besides when Raskolnikov exits the constabulary station thought that he was safely maintain his artlessness, it is the sight of Sonia that makes to return to squeal.

10. Parallel events/parallel plants:

In Bless Me Ultima, Antonio loses his artlessness when he sees the slayings of Lupito and Narcisso. Losing his artlessness makes Antonio self reflect, similar to what Raskolnikov does when perpetrate his offense. Both get after their traumatic experiences.

In The Stranger, Meursault goes to prison for killing an Arab. Both Raskolnikov and Meursault do non happen prison to be excessively hard and they even find it a topographic point where they can happen peace and alleviation. Neither of them are peculiarly afraid of traveling to imprison.

Dostoevsky besides went to prison in Siberia which was precisely what happened to Raskolnikov

While Dostoevsky was composing the montly installments of Crime and Punishment, he had to compose another book. If he did non complete the other novel, he would lose his publication rights.

He published The Gambler and Crime and Punishment within months of each other

11. Manner:

The novel is split into 6 parts and an epilogue. Merely one portion is devoted to the really offense. A bulk of the novel is Raskolnikov ‘s penalty

The novel is classified as a psychological fiction

Dostoevsky dives deep into Raskolnikov ‘s head and negotiations about human agony and his motivations

The text itself is largely simple and direct compared to the elegant manner of other pieces of literature written during the 1860s

The tone of novel is tragic and despairing

12. Significant lines:

“ I ‘ve known Rodion for a twelvemonth and a half: sullen, gloomy, chesty, proud ; late ( and possibly much earlier ) insecure and hypochondriac. Greathearted and sort. Does n’t wish voicing his feelings, and would instead make something cruel than talk his bosom out in words. At times, nevertheless, he ‘s non hypochondriac at all, but merely inhumanly cold and indurate, as if there truly were two opposite characters in him, altering topographic points with each other. ” – Razumikhin ‘s description of Raskolnikov. It is really rather accurate.

“ all at one time, in that same minute, she understood everything. Infinite felicity lit up in her eyes ; she understood, and for her there was no longer any uncertainty that he loved her, loved her boundlessly, and that at last the minute had come ” – Sonia recognizing in the epilogue that Raskolnikov genuinely does love her

“ Surely it is n’t get downing already! Surely it is n’t my penalty coming upon me? It is! ” – Raskolnikov says this right after he commits the slaying. He senses the penalty that is to come for his awful title.

“ The old adult female was a error possibly, but she ‘s non the point! The old adult female was simply a illness. . . I was in a haste to step over. . . it was n’t a human being I killed, it was a rule! ” – Raskolnikov seeking to apologize killing Alyona so that his slaying seems acceptable

“ Not far from the entryway, stood Sonia, picket and horror-strickenaˆ¦ He stood still before her. There was a expression of affecting torment, of desperation, in her face. She clasped her custodies. His lips worked in an ugly, meaningless smiling. He stood still a minute, grinned and went back to the constabulary office ” – Just the sight of Sonia ‘s unhappiness causes Raskolnikov to travel back to the constabulary office to squeal