Several times in the novel, Raskolnikov justifies himself by comparing himself to Napoleon, saying that murder is allowed for a higher purpose. He also murdered her to test his idea that some people are naturally better than others and have the right to murder. Raskolnikov argues that with her money he can do good things, and that he was simply killing a person who was not worth anything. He plans to kill a selfish old pawnbroker for her money, and he acts on his plan. He used to be a student, but he became so poor he had to stop studying. It is the second of Dostoevsky's novels, written after he returned from his punishment ( exile in Siberia).Ĭrime and Punishment is about the troubles of Raskolnikov, a young man living in St. It was later published in a single volume. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in 12 monthly series in 1866. It was the first great novel of his mature period. Crime and Punishment is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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