| Raskolynikov is a student in Moscow, not very well off, having to pawn his belongings to survive. In time he becomes outraged at how little money he gets for some valuable things, and starts hating the old woman that owns the pawn shop. He makes a plan to kill her and take back his belongings, but, after doing so, his consciense stops him from taking anything, and he runs away from the scene of the crime, frantically. Thinking that he escaped, he starts recollecting the events, and, starts feeling immensely guilty for what he did. So guilty, in fact, that he gets physically ill, and feels like he is losing his mind. An excellent account of a disturbed psyche. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Crime & Police story Yes Story of Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 60's-90's Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () Europe Yes European country: - Eastern Europe Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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