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Crime And Punishment - School Essays

Crime And Punishment

In Dostoevsky's , 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 thoughtless side as well as a caring,
compassionate side to his personality. Through the dream and the
symbols therein, a reader can cast Raskolnikov, as well as other
characters from Crime And Puni shment, into any of the various parts
in the dream. Each part that a character takes on leads to a different
conclusion about that character. Raskolnikov himself "fits" into the
positions of Mikolka, the child, ...

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in this way.

On the same token, Raskolnikov's compassionate side could be
represented by the little boy. The child, watching the beating,
realizes the absurdity of it. He even rushes to Mikolka, ready to
punish him for killing the mare. This illustrate s Rodion's internal
struggle while contemplating the murder of Alyona. His humane side,
the child, tells him to live and let live. And his "extraordinary"
side, according to his definition, tells him that he should eliminate
Alyona altogether, for 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 befor e 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?
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Added: 10/19/2005 04:28:26 AM
Category: English
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