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    Bibliography: Cicovacki‚ P (2012). Dostoevsky and the Affirmation of Life. Transaction Publishers. Dostoevsky‚ F (1877). Dream of a Ridiculous man. R. Srigley (ed.) RLST 1117 EL 10 Ideas of Love 11 Winson‚ J (1990) The meaning of dreams. Scientific American

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    she could be so naive and foolish with her acceptance of such a selfish man’s proposal. His care for them is so extreme‚ that he thought to himself that he would have “murdered Luzhin” if he had seen him on the street so that he could save them (Dostoevsky 43). However‚ this is the extent of his love for his family. He proceeds to reject them after their arrival to Petersburg and again after his committing of the murder. He is very cold towards them and continues to alienate himself from them. He

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    Crime and Punishment By: Your Name Date Professor Fyodor Dostoevsky in his fictional novel Crime and Punishment‚ written in 1866‚ explores redemption through suffering and the inner thoughts of a "criminal" by providing insight into a young man named Raskolnikov’s mind before and after the murder of a decrepit old pawnbroker. In Crime and Punishment‚ a young scholar named Raskolnikov murders a miserable old pawnbroker to prove a theory of his‚ which states that extraordinary people

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    not only of meeting his landlady but of meeting anyone at all. He was crushed by poverty; but even his strained circumstances had lately ceased to burden him.” By portraying the protagonist as an individual who is going through major suffering‚ Dostoevsky allows the audience to establish that Raskolnikov is beginning to detach and isolate himself from the world‚ thus allowing the audience to understand his actions later on in the novel. The second sentence creates a sense of apathy because even though

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    of Duncan to obtain his kingship displays a basic existentialist philosophy in that he eliminated his obstacles in order to fulfill his ambition (Gellrich 17). The witches who constantly taunt Macbeth drive him to his ultimate goal (Craig 255). Dostoevsky also employs an existentialist philosophy in his novel. The "set of unconscious drives" (Cox 42) that propel Raskolnikov to commit his crime reveal that "human nature is not entirely definable by its rationality"(Jalava 1). This relates to existentialism

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    Britannica Online Academic Edition. 25 September 2012 . Dostoevsky‚ Fyodor. The Norton Anthology World Literature Volume 2. Norton‚ 2009. Gurvich-Lishchiner‚ Sophia. "Chaadev-Herzen-Dostoevsky: Individual And Reason In The Creative Mind." Russian Studies In Literature 43.3 (2007): 6-54. Hooten‚ Jessica Lynice. "Demonic Authority Of The Autonomous Self in O ’Connor and Dostoevsky." Flannery O ’Connor Review 8 (2010): 117-129. Isupov‚ Konstantin G. "Dostoevsky ’s Transcendental Esthetic." Russian Studies In

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    The guilt of his crimes have come back to haunt him and are evident in his dreams and visions of those he has killed. In fact‚ he dreams of the girl he pushed to suicide and a five year old girl whose face turns into that of a “French harlot” (Dostoevsky 504). This shows that he has realized his obsession has gone too far and is eventually what drives him to suicide. However‚ it is Svidrigailov’s absence of love that truly sets the gears in motion. He had been experiencing visits from his ex-wife

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    Crime and Punishment was the second of Fyodor Dostoevsky ’s most important‚ mature fictional works. It was first published in the conservative journal The Russian Messenger‚ appearing in twelve monthly installments in 1866. Dostoevsky left three full notebooks of materials pertinent to Crime and Punishment. These have been published under the title The Notebooks for Crime and Punishment‚ edited and translated by Edward Wasiolek. Dostoevsky began work on this novel in the summer of 1865. He originally

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    In the book “Crime and Punishment”‚ Dostoevsky explores the path of Raskolnikov who has faced many difficulties and obstacles throughout his life. He commits murder and is faced with the long and extremely painful journey of seeking redemption. Raskolnikov believes that by the law of nature‚ men have been divided into two groups of “ordinary” and “extraordinary”. Raskolnikov believes that “ordinary” people’s purpose is to just exist‚ in order to form the world and the society. The second group is

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    Punishment" one witnesses a murder as it is graphically described by Fyodor Dostoevsky. How‚ after such a graphic display of evil‚ can the reader be compassionate towards Raskolnikov? Superficially‚ Rodion Raskolnikov appears purely evil‚ but readers become sympathetic towards his character through in a depth scrutiny of his personality. The full presentation of Raskolnikov ’s thoughts reveals his true reasoning behind his crime. Dostoevsky rationalizes Raskolnikov ’s actions by bringing the reader into an

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