| Rodion Raskolnikov is a student living in poverty, struggling to make ends meet. He is obsessed with the idea of great, "extraordinary" people who have the right to overstep human laws in order to make a difference, to help the society. Some are doomed to live miserable lives because they are unable to think and rise above the rules; but others are bigger than that. Determined to find out whether he is one of "the great", Rodion carefully plans and commits a murder. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Crime & Police story Yes Story of Brain/Body disability? - mental illness Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Europe Yes European country: - Eastern Europe City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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