Comparing Luzhin In 'Crime And Punishment'
Joanna Martinez
Ms. Tobenkin
AP Literature, Period 4
8 February 2016
Crime and Punishment
Guiding Questions - Part IV, Chapters 2-6
Dunya and Luzhin are different characters by the way they act. Dunya does not believe any gossip unless there is evidence and Luzhin believes anything he hears. Even though she doesn’t like Svidrigailov, she doesn’t let Luzhin demean his character incorrectly. Whereas Luzhin is just basically passing on thing and even possibly embellishing them. Luzhin is not a reliable witness because he didn’t actually see what he is telling everyone, he is exaggerating and making things up as he goes along. Dunya encounters everyone with things that she has heard that are not as awful as what Luzhin is telling.That speaks …show more content…
Lizaveta was enslaved by her half sister and she acted like a dealer for poor families which need to sell things to make money. Lizaveta walks in while Ivanovna is getting robbed and murdered and he decides to murder her too. Later he finds out that she had been a friend of Sonya’s. The bible give to Sonya was a gift from Lizaveta which Sonya treasured.
At the beginning Porfiry tells Raskolnikov that the questioning going on is a technique of police interrogation but that they are have a “free-flowing conversation.” Then he talks about craving “mathematical certainty of proof.” Lastly, he talks about noticing Raskolnikov’s recent behavior which were fainting at the police station and a playful confession. All these mind traps were effective because at the end Raskolnikov admits that he committed the crime and talks about his theory to admit as much as possible.
Raskolnikov is kind of talking to himself by saying that it would be a struggle but it will be worth it. He is suddenly becoming confident after Porfiry and the tenant “falsely accused” him. Since the tenant swears he doesn’t know anything else, Raskolnikov believes that he will get away. Raskolnikov says he is “in better spirits than ever” because of his resolve to fight back because he thinks he can win. He realizes everything is a struggle but he feels hope that he won’t get
Ms. Tobenkin
AP Literature, Period 4
8 February 2016
Crime and Punishment
Guiding Questions - Part IV, Chapters 2-6
Dunya and Luzhin are different characters by the way they act. Dunya does not believe any gossip unless there is evidence and Luzhin believes anything he hears. Even though she doesn’t like Svidrigailov, she doesn’t let Luzhin demean his character incorrectly. Whereas Luzhin is just basically passing on thing and even possibly embellishing them. Luzhin is not a reliable witness because he didn’t actually see what he is telling everyone, he is exaggerating and making things up as he goes along. Dunya encounters everyone with things that she has heard that are not as awful as what Luzhin is telling.That speaks …show more content…
Lizaveta was enslaved by her half sister and she acted like a dealer for poor families which need to sell things to make money. Lizaveta walks in while Ivanovna is getting robbed and murdered and he decides to murder her too. Later he finds out that she had been a friend of Sonya’s. The bible give to Sonya was a gift from Lizaveta which Sonya treasured.
At the beginning Porfiry tells Raskolnikov that the questioning going on is a technique of police interrogation but that they are have a “free-flowing conversation.” Then he talks about craving “mathematical certainty of proof.” Lastly, he talks about noticing Raskolnikov’s recent behavior which were fainting at the police station and a playful confession. All these mind traps were effective because at the end Raskolnikov admits that he committed the crime and talks about his theory to admit as much as possible.
Raskolnikov is kind of talking to himself by saying that it would be a struggle but it will be worth it. He is suddenly becoming confident after Porfiry and the tenant “falsely accused” him. Since the tenant swears he doesn’t know anything else, Raskolnikov believes that he will get away. Raskolnikov says he is “in better spirits than ever” because of his resolve to fight back because he thinks he can win. He realizes everything is a struggle but he feels hope that he won’t get