Character Development of Raskolnikov
Dostoevsky's novel, Crime and Punishment, develops the character Rodion Romanych Raskolnikov as a criminal seeking redemption. The Marmelodov family came into his life and Raskolnikov, with goodness still in his heart, helped support them though a time of need. Sonya, the oldest daughter of this family, showed Raskolnikov that Jesus Christ could guide him in the right direction toward atonement for his sins. This journey to redemption brought Sonya and himself to love and care for each other. As Rodion Romanych sat on his couch envisioning his great accomplishments, identifying with "Napoleon" (Dostoyevsky 309), his financial situation forced him to drop from the University. In his stubbornness, he refused help from family and friends and became ill with monomania. He conjured up a theory that made his homicide a great triumph. At one point he became unpleasant because he was hiding his emotions from his peers so they would not find out about his crime. What is interesting was that his illness highlighted his emotions so much that his sickness was taken as madness. Thankfully he was not mad. He was simply so taken by his own delirium that all of his thoughts consumed his actions.
s theory was created he had been creating the pedestal, which would advance him as an "extraordinary" person. While Donya became engaged for the welfare of her family and failed, Raskolnikov murdered for the welfare of mankind and failed. The torment inflicted by the police and others, such as Svidrigailov and Porfiry, caused him great anxiety. Porfiry offered Raskolnikov redemption. In this he acted selfish and pompous, thinking he was a Napoleon, a newly created savior. Searching for ways out of this predicament, he stumbled into a tavern and met a man by the name of Semyon Zaharovich Marmeladov, the drunkard father of Sonya and husband to Katerina Ivanorth. Raskolnikov knew that Lulzhin, Donya's finance, was a man who did not love her and did not have good intentions for marrying her. Raskolnikov, knowing his time was short, was advised by Sonya to accept his punishment and "kiss the crossroads" and proclaim that he was the murderer (Dostoysky). Christianity played a large role in how Raskolnikov decided to open himself up to confession. The psychological turmoil that Porfiry played on Raskolnikov brought out the many details of Raskolnikov possibly being the murder. After his crime, Raskolnikov found Sonya to be his greatest supporter on the road to redemption. All of these events gave Raskolnikov a great psychological torment. Sadly, he believed that if he used his intelligence, he would achieve a morally correct right to help mankind with a higher purpose. He would soon learn that man could not rely only on his own will, but on the will of God.
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