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Life lesson study from Crime and Punishment



1)Who wrote the Novel Crime And Punishment?

Russian Stream of Consciousness (Poor Folk) writer Fiyodor Dostoevsky wrote this Novel "Crime And Punishment" that was published in 1866 in the literary journal The Messenger. It is the Second successful Novel following his return from ten years of exile in Siberia.


2)What are the Major Characters of the Novel?

* Raskolnikov: The main fictional and intelligent character of the Novel and Split Personality Disorder person who killed Alyona Ivanovna, an old pawnbroker and her sister.


* Sonya: The Daughter of a drunkard named Semyon Marmeladov. She forced into prostitution to help her poor family but helped to confess of Raskolnikov's guilty for salvation.


* Porfiry Petrovich:The head of the Investigation Department in charge who knew that Raskolnikov is the murderer of the pawnbroker without solid evidence but the help of Sonya, He confessed Raskolnikov to save his life from Capital Punishment.


* Razumíkhin: The close loyal friend of Raskolnikov and  admires Raskolnikov's intelligence. He also looks after Raskolnikov's family when they come to Petersburg, and falls in love with Dunya, sister of Raskolnikov.


3)What kind of novel is Crime and Punishment?

 

* Crime novel for Murder of Old Pawnbroker and her sister,

* Psychological Realism for Raskolnikov's guilt punished him mentally.

* Philosophical fiction to salvation is possible only through atonement.

* Psycho-Epic for Raskolnikov's Split Personality Disorder



4)What is the main theme of Crime and Punishment?


* Alienation: is the basic theme of Crime and Punishment. 

* Pride: Raskolnikov's pride separates him from society.

* Intelligence: He sees himself as superior to all other people and so cannot relate to anyone without Razumíkhin

* Personal philosophy: He became a Psycho for his Personal philosophy.



5) Is Raskolnikov a good person?

Raskolnikov's self struggles against poverty for a better life. He is a loving son and good friend of Razumíkhin. He helped the family of Semyon Marmeladov two times, from this comes his acts of kindness and great love for others but he is also a victim of Dual Personality Disorder only for  that he can't take the decision of right or wrong and killed an old pawnbroker and her sister. After he realised his guilt and punished mentally and physically every moment. He does not feel guilty if he would be a bad one and not confess his guilt before Sonya and Porfiry.



6) Is the title appropriate for the story?

"Crime and Punishment" based on  Raskolnikov's Guilty, he kills the old woman, and for that he is punished for spending the rest of the novel sick with guilt and fear that matched the title.



7) What is the most striking thing about Raskolnikov?


Poverty of Raskolnikov is the most striking thing .Raskolnikov's poverty becomes part of his motivation for killing the pawnbroker, since he perceives of her death as a chance to get enough money to resume his education and helped his family also  Marmeladov to make progress toward a better life.


8) What happens to Raskolnikov in the end?


After the confession of his guilty, he saved his life from Capital Punishment by the help of Porfiry Petrovichand and  spend nine months in the jail of Siberia also  recognizes his love in the embrace of Sonya does he begin to heal because he feels that she is “his only hope, his only way out”.




9) What is the biblical interpretation of Crime and Punishment?


In the Novel, biblical allusion is used primarily to support the theme of redemption. As Marmeladov describes the pain his alcoholism has caused his family, 

The Cross represents both faith and suffering. Sonya gives Raskolnikov 'A Cross' before he confesses, symbolizing both the burden of suffering and the redemption promised by surrendering to faith. Raskolnikov embodies the author's belief that salvation is possible only through atonement.


10)What does Crime and Punishment teach us?

@)Do not take any decision which gives you the feeling of guilt for a long time mentally and physically.

@) Need proper medication and counseling if anyone is suffering from a mentally disorder.

@) Pride and Intelligence are good to achieve  goals in a positive sense, not in a negative sense.

@) Society is the mirror of life, take good once and leave bad once.







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