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Crime And Punishment: Characterization
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In Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov's dream about the
mare can be used as a vehicle to probe deep into his mentality to discover
how he really feels inside. The dream suggests that Raskolnikov is a
"split" man; after all, his name in Russian means "split". He has a cruel
and thoug ....
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....or the
good of man kind.
On the other side of the coin, Raskolnikov could be represented by the
mare itself. However, the burden which the mare must carry (the cart, the
people, etc.) could represent two separate things, depending on if it is
viewed in context before or after the actual murder. Before the murder,
the burden could represent the moral question that is plaguing Rodion.
Should he kill Alyona? Or should he leave her be? Because of the
importance of this question to Raskolnik.... |
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