Raskolnikov's suffering has a direct relationship with his guilt over his crime. It is also an indirect result of his dual personality and his obsession to prove his “Extraordinary Man” theory. He is represented as being either cold, intellectual and isolated from society, or as being warm and compassionate. In the novel, he is shown as warm and compassionate when he tries to help a prostitute being solicited by an older man and when he gives most of his money to the Marmeladovs, The murder of the pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, is the result of his intellectual side's need to determine whether or not he fits his “Extr

Katerina also suffers personally because she is very high-strung, emotionally unstable and alternately abusive and tender towards her children and husband. Some days she is uncontrollably abusive and wicked to her husband because she has to suffer with him being an alcoholic, which subsequently ruins her life. After the untimely death of her husband, Katerina’s suffering reaches a new level. She no longer has a husband to give her company and support. She has to raise her children all alone, with only Sonia to support her, which drives her to the edge of insanity. There are already elements in her life that added to her suffering, but this pushes her very close to the edge. By the end of the novel, the pressure of her poor life and her sickness that she has to suffer with totally pushes her off the edge. She has a mental breakdown in the middle of the street, in front of the public. Dostoyevsky states that, “Her wasted consumptive face looked more suffering than ever...”(395) Her suffering is out of control at this point and this eventually leads to her death. She has been through so much in her life and she has suffered so much, that she could not physically deal with it any more and she passes away.

ering will be too much for him to handle and he will give into confession. On the other hand, Raskolnikov is hoping to find his own redemption through suffering. He hopes that he will be reborn after all the suffering and turmoil is over. His way to find redemption is to ask Sonia for her Bible and going to the “crossroads”, kissing the ground and confessing his sins.

aordinary Man” theory. The humane and compassionate side of his personality was force

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