Crime_And_Punishment_Summary

Crime And Punishment Summary Crime and Punishment The story begins with a guy named Raskolnikov. He is going to a pawnbroker to pawn his ring and watch. After he pawns his items he goes to a bar where he meets a guy named Semion Marmeladov. Semion tells him about how bad his life is and how much suffering he and his family goes through. After he leaves the bar he heads back to his house. When he wakes up in the morning he receives a letter from his mother. That tells him about how his sister Dunia, who was working as a tutor for the Svidrigailov's, was harassed by Mr. Svidrigailov who planned on seducing her. His wife, Martha Petrovna, misinterpreted a conversation she overheard and blamed Dunia. She then spread vicious rumors about Dunia all over town only to realize later on that Dunia was innocent. Martha Petrovna then apologizes and visits each home in the area to correct the damage to Dunia's reputation. Then the letter tells how Dunia received a marriage proposal from Peter Petrovich Luzhin, who had mentioned his interest in marrying a girl from a poor background. This all upsets Raskolnikov and he goes out to wander the streets. He crime, punishment, summary, raskolnikov, razumikhin, dunia, out, goes, tells, luzhin, svidrigailov, about, asks, sonia, katherine, porfiry, room, leaves, after, one, man, himself, go, apartment, while, mother, door, come, whether, police, leave, been, back, zamiotov, way, station, sonya, old