Raskolnikov's Pride

Throughout Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov goes through a continual evolution of emotional instability, while never ceasing to hold onto the pride which leads to all of his problems throughout the book. Before the murders were committed, Raskolnikov showed immense pride by believing he was entitled to murdering the older women. This turned to regret at the murders, and eventually into varying levels of remorse and disgust in his acts. The book ends with him finally being reborn from this and plans out a happy life with the women of which he has fallen in love. This complex rollercoaster of emotions through the book provides a near perfect foil for Meursault’s emotional state throughout The Stranger. Through seemingly tragic events such as