1. Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
... becomes mentally overwhelmed by his contemplations of murder. Through use of an article Raskolnikov writes in the newspaper, the antagonist of the story becomes aware of Raskolnikov's justifications. Dostoevsky uses an argument between protagonist and antagonist to unveil Raskolnikov's philosophy. In this altercation, Raskolnikov says, " Solon, Mahomet, Napoleon, and so on these benefactors and leaders ... that all great men or even men a little out of the common, capable of giving a new word, must from their very nature be criminals." With these thoughts, Dostoevsky reveals Raskolnikov...
... is what you feel bad after." (Hemingway) Every person on earth follows a moral code that defines his or her actions. Mersault of Albert Camus" The Stranger and Raskolnikov of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment follow similar [existentialist] moral codes that regulate their attitudes toward death and religion. Mersault seems to possess none of the usual conventions of morality. He feels no ... woman was a mistake perhaps, but she's not the point! The old woman was merely an illness . . . I was in a hurry to overstep . . . I didn't kill a human being, but a principle! I killed the p...