Crime and Punishment Throughout Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky creates Raskolnikov, a complex main character whose actions are driven by two very different sides of his personality. Raskolnikov believes himself to be superior to most other people, even though he is poor and lives a life of degradation. This feeling of superiority transforms him into a completely self-interested individual and causes him to be alienated from almost everyone in his world. Raskolnikov's complete ... maul Marmeladov, Raskolnikov tries to help by yelling, "Somebody get a doctor! I"ll pay!" (pg. 170) He as...

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