His kindhearted side seeks to save her from harm on the streets. Then “something seemed to sting Raskolnikov” and “in an instant a complete revulsion of feeling came over him” (page 41). His callous disregard for the girl pushed through when he was repelled by how evil society can be. He chooses to leave her by herself and yells at the police to “let them be” and to “let him amuse himself” (page 41). This part in the novel illustrates how quickly Raskolnikov goes from one component of his persona to another. From a readers perspective, I personally enjoy how Dostoyevsky casted Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment. Giving him two opposing personalities forces us to find a way to view him as a single running human being. To conclude, Raskolnikov can be seen as more than one character throughout the novel. He constantly changes his way of thinking from good to bad permitting us to see his true
His kindhearted side seeks to save her from harm on the streets. Then “something seemed to sting Raskolnikov” and “in an instant a complete revulsion of feeling came over him” (page 41). His callous disregard for the girl pushed through when he was repelled by how evil society can be. He chooses to leave her by herself and yells at the police to “let them be” and to “let him amuse himself” (page 41). This part in the novel illustrates how quickly Raskolnikov goes from one component of his persona to another. From a readers perspective, I personally enjoy how Dostoyevsky casted Raskolnikov in Crime and Punishment. Giving him two opposing personalities forces us to find a way to view him as a single running human being. To conclude, Raskolnikov can be seen as more than one character throughout the novel. He constantly changes his way of thinking from good to bad permitting us to see his true