Crime And Punishment

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Colorado. You would think that a swing in attitude and emotion that Raskolnikov has would follow a deep impacting event, like the murders of the Ivanovna sisters. This is not the case though, even before the horrendous crimes he commits, you can see him sway from one side to the other. This is prevalent during and after his first dream. The dream is of a man brutally beating to death a horse. Raskolnikov is a child in the dream and like every child would is concerned and worried for the well being of the animal, for the mare is old and being asked to do something it is incapable of doing. The dream continuously gets worse and he ends up screaming and chasing after the owner of the horse, once he has killed it. While his father is trying to comfort him he awakes from the dream, and after standing up in horror says, "Thank God, that was only a dream." Then he questions what the dream represents; trying to figure out if it is a premonition of him killing the old lady, Alyona Ivanovna. ...

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the correct decision with each side having its pros and cons. The compassionate side gives one last futile attempt to set Raskolnikov straight when he prays "Lord, show me my path-I renounce that accursed… dream of mine." The events leading up to Raskolnikov's return to the scene of the crime and his visit are of great contrast to his actions towards Marmelodov and his family, after Marmelodov is run over in the street. With the immediacy of the scenes Dostoevsky is able to exhibit the vast differences within Raskolnikov's character. Raskolnikov is wondering all about the city after he awakens from a bout of delirium. He is in search of information on the crime that he has committed, ...

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