Crime and Punishment
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Release Date: 2011-01-20
- Genre: Classics
Description
Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money. Raskolnikov argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while ridding the world of a worthless parasite. He also commits this murder to test his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of, and even have the right to, do such things. Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov justifies his actions by connecting himself mentally with Napoleon Bonaparte, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose, only to find out he "... is not a Napoleon."
Reviews
Crime and Punishment
5By Papaof9Loved the redeeming quality of the story.Great
5By matthew galloIt's a great book. Everyone should read it onceRead it
5By AxisofinfinityRead it!Wonderful
5By blabby17Such a deep book with so many motifs... A truly beautiful novel.
