his theory is wrong, but he has been created by the society in which he lives, which allows him to conjure up wild fantasies and delusions of grandeur. Eventually, he does come to the realization that he needs to be punished for his heinous crime. The sympathy Dostoyevsky enforces upon the reader for Raskolnikov is headed by the overwhelming signs pointing towards the notion that he knows that he is wrong in his doings.
             The first indication of Raskolnikov's need for punishment for his crime appears in his preparation for the crime itself. It is by no means meticulous. To be sure no one will suspect him, he rehearses the crime, counts the steps to Alyona's house, and even devises a noose in his jacket to inconspicuously carry his axe. Yet as incredible as it may seem, he makes only the most elementary plans for securing the axe and returning it unseen. Everything rests upon Natasya's absence from the kitchen at the precise moment he needs it. It is almost obvious that Raskolnikov is attempting to set himself for failure in this crime so that he may be caught and brought back down and in to society again. The reader may also feel sympathy because Raskolnikov is looking for a way out of his destitute condition. And while his methods are not those of a normal person, the intention prevails, making him seem as if he knows the right solution, just not the path to it. Furthermore, he tries to sabot!
             age his plans and takes a nap; oversleeping the time at which he knows his victim Alyona will be alone.
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