Crime_and_Punishment_by_Fyodor_Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment is a book written by Fyodor Dostoevsky who spent four years at a labour camp in Siberia, followed by four years of military service. Raskolnikov's time in a Siberian prison, described in the Epilogue of Crime and Punishment, is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences at a similar prison. Crime and Punishment is the story of a poor man in Russia who can only purge himself of his guilt through suffering. The book deals with the mental and physical tribulation brought upon him by his crime. His troubles are compounded by the conflicting personalities, which he possesses. The reader is inclined to characterize him by his cold, intellectual side. Yet, without the contrasting humane side of his nature, Raskolnikov never realizes the errors in his theory and actions. Raskolnikov is defined by the dualistic nature of his personality, with each facet being just as vital as the other. During his time in prison Fyodor Dostoevsky underwent something of a political conversion, rejecting the radical socialist positions that had led to his arrest in favour of a conservative concern for traditional values. His dismissal of leftist political thought is evident in Crime and Punishment. For instance, Raskolnikov's crime is crime, punishment, raskolnikov, two, time, through, view, sonya, reader, raskolnikov's, prison, points, novel, ivanovna, dostoevsky, being, years, theories, suffering, society, side, russia, process, poor, political, physical, personalities, own, nature, murders, much, man, however, himself, generous, fyodor, four, evil, especially, character, both, book, between, because, alyona, actions, younger, yet, written, writing