Crime and Punishment

It is the novel of Fyodor Dostoyevsky one of the well-known novelists of Russia written Crime and Punishment. It is a psychologically oriented work that was written in 1866, the topic of the story is about the criminal and psychological characteristics of murder (wrapper) Aside from being a crime story, the book raises issues on moral issues, sin, atonement, and regret.

The narrative occurs in St. Petersburg, Russia and it is a period of social transformation of society. Raskolnikov, the main character, is a poor ex-student whom the reader sees as becoming increasingly aimless in his life. He is confident in the notion that some people are destined to do extraordinary things and they have every right to commit crimes with the bark of attaining their destiny. With this philosophy in mind, he decides to murder an old pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, because he considers this woman a worthless hostile element, who lives at the expense of the suffering toilers. He persuades himself that what he is doing to her is to favor society by annihilating her.

But after he committed the crime he is full of guilt and fear of being caught and exposed. As a result, his mental and emotional condition gradually deteriorates because of the pressure of the outcomes of that decision. He falls out sick and isolates himself from his loved ones and his close pals. He feels guilt and decides to make himself suffer; he becomes confused and doubts what he knows.

The strength of the novel is that the reader can see Raskolnikov dragging his sin, conscience, and hatred through his mind all depicted by Dostoyevsky. As seen from above, this scene gives the audience an inside view of a man’s psychological torment. The reader is exposed to a growing conflict when he deals with other characters like a faithful friend Razumikhin and a suffering sister Dunya or wise and compassionate Sonechka. Sonia has an important part in the novel as an example of the prospect of change. She stays a good and innocent woman raising Raskolnikov to face the realities of the sins he committed.

Another subject of the book is justice and its connection with crime. In the case of Raskolnikov, the young man buries his crime under such theory which states that someone can commit an immoral act if it is in the best interest of many people. But the novel proves that nobody can turn his back on the moral requite of one’s sins. Suffering here, as well as for the remaining part of the novel, is not only disciplinary, not only legal and, hence, not only physical but also mental and emotional; and is inflicted not only by the law but by the protagonist’s conscience; and is much greater than the legal punishment Raskolnikov fears.

Dostoyevsky’s prose in *Crime and Punishment remains passionate and detailed, so the viewers can certainly grasp the turmoil in Raskolnikov’s character. But the social setting of the novel can also be viewed to describe the life of Russian people as long as the poverty of the lower classes and the differences between them and the richer people.

Overall, *Crime and Punishment* is an engaging and intellectual work that raises profound ethical and existential issues. Dostoyevsky combines the very narrative of the crime with the question of the human conscience extremely skillfully. It is a timeless work that serves to remind us today and make us rethink particular questions we happen to pose to ourselves and to our ability to understand guilt, justice, and redemption. If you are into psychology thrillers or books that get you to think deeply about human behavior this novel is a good one.

i loved it i love all the charcters

ps sorry english is not my first language

highly sophisticated plot by actual characters, actually and besides of being one of the greatest novels, it's a reference in psychiatry.

I managed to listen and read this book. This is not very suitable book for practicing of English.
The plot is not so exciting. There is a lot of psychology and little action for me.

Él libró bajo en ingles

Delirium I tell you.

I found this book to be much easier to read than most classics. The personalities and culture took a little getting used to, but became endearing after a while. The language was sometimes confusing, but not unbearably so. I do think this book is worth reading.

Incredible book!
I just couldn't put this down before it was finished. Dostoevsky really makes you think about what Raskolnikov(Main character) is thinking and get inside his mind. One would just despise Raskolnikov when heard of what he had done and his reason, but when we are able to feel and interpret his thoughts through Dostoevsky we are able sympathize with it.
Right as I finished the book I jumped to Brother's Karamazov, which I am still reading.

Well Done Dostoyevsky!

I wanted to kill myself after trying to read this. All I could think to myself was get up and go kill him get it over with.

Dostoyevsky got paid by the word.