Essays Tagged: "Raskolnikov"
Utilitarianism, Principles of Mill's utilitarianism with application to "Crime and Punishment" well-organized and good grip on Mill's theory
"One death, and a thousand lives in exchange--it's simple arithmetic."-RaskolnikovRaskolnikov's mathematical evaluation of the moral dilemma presented to him in Dostoevsky ... empts to distinguish between right and wrong by measuring a decision based on its calculated worth. Raskolnikov appears to employ the fundamentals of utilitarianism by pitting the negative consequence ... er money would bestow onto society. However, a true follower of utilitarianism would be outraged at Raskolnikov's claim that murdering the old woman can be considered morally right. Raskolnikov arbitr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
A Murder's Journey Through works of Dostoyevsky and Poe
n most cases the characters that end up carrying through with this crime are above average people. Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment is '... quite an extraordinarily handsome young man...' (Crime ... d Punishment is '... quite an extraordinarily handsome young man...' (Crime and Punishment, pg.21) Raskolnikov is a very gifted university student, with a very good talent for figuring people out. Ra ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
How the main characters from "Crime and Punishment" Fyodor Dostoyevsky and "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Cope differently to each of their own sufferings.
onditions that he has to deal with in the prison camp. In Crime and Punishment, the main character, Raskolnikov, suffers from his guilt which he induces on himself when he realises that killing the ol ... g each individual a huge incentive to push another person on to work harder.In Crime and Punishment Raskolnikov, deals with his sufferings in a different way as to that of Shukov. This is obvious as R ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
"Crime and punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Petrovich, and Nastaya. The antagonists of the story are Luzhin, Ilya Petrovich, and the landlady. Raskolnikov could be considered to be the primary protagonist, while Svidrigailov could be thought o ... e character that the reader cares most about. In Crime and Punishment the reader cares about Rodion Raskolnikov. He is the primary and most significant character in the novel. We are introduced to thi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The development of Rousseau and Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" and Camus' "The Outsider"
Punishment and Camus' TheOutsider , however, both protagonists ignored the values of their society. Raskolnikovand Meursault felt their own beliefs were significant, and through their actions they wer ... as a social deviant, while the otherman suffered psychologically. Through dealing with this strife, Raskolnikov andMeursault gained a better understanding of their values and personal worth.In the beg ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Personal motive vs. societal influences: The powerful role played by society in "Crime and Punishment" and "The Stranger".
me offers the possibility of such an outside force pulling him towards the direction of wrongdoing. Raskolnikov of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment contrasts himself with Meursault in that he ... t in that he continually wrangles with himself over the motivation of his crime. On the other hand, Raskolnikov is also unable to find a plausible explanation, hence opening the door to other likely r ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
"The Chess Players" Book Three Chapter Five We were assigned a chapter of Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky had to find major motifs in the chapter.
mouth. Dostoyevsky's use of the written word in this chapter shows the avoidable. Porfiry knew that Raskolnikov was a client of Alonia's b/c "Both items, the ring and the watch, were at her place, wra ... ms, the ring and the watch, were at her place, wrapped up in the same sheet of paper on which your [Raskolnikov's] name was clearly written in pencil." (pg 250) That solidifies the connection between ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
"Crime and Punishment" by Dostoevsky.
In the novel Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky portrays the main character, Raskolnikov, in a complex and unique fashion. He could have been portrayed as the good guy, bad guy, ... He could have been portrayed as the good guy, bad guy, or just your average man on the street, but Raskolnikov is displayed with more than one persona. "It would have been much easier for Raskolnikov ... his weekness, but it was more pleasant for him to consider himself a strong man" (Chizhevsky 164). Raskolnikov's dream reveals that his personality is complex and double sided. His range of actions a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
This discusses the duality of the characters in "Crime and Punishment."
ates are filled with beautiful contradictions that make them all the more human.The main character, Raskolnikov, is Dostoevsky's focus for his exploration of duality in character. "Raskol" in Russian ... lity in character. "Raskol" in Russian means "schism" or "split." This name gives an inside view to Raskolnikov. He is torn between a conscience that urges him to do good and a cruelly rational side t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Effects of Guilt in Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky's fictional but all to real novel Crime and Punishment. In the story, the main character Raskolnikov commits a murder and suffers with the guilt throughout. Eventually his own guilt destroy ... he guilt throughout. Eventually his own guilt destroys himself and he is forced to confess. Through Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky bestows on the reader how guilt destroys Raskolnikov's physical and mental w ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
One,Last,Time abortion speech
ts on an unborn child.In the novel 'Crime and Punishment' Dostoyevsky has his murderous protagonist Raskolnikov complain that 'Men can get used to anything, the beast!'The fact that we have been gagge ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Society For Need
Topic: The comparison of Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky with the boys from Sailor Who Fell From Grace W ... by Michima in the way they think and act upon things.Society's influence creates this new world for Raskolnikov and the boys. This "superman" theory which was created by Raskolnikov states that extrao ... mind plays a huge part of the plot especially if they are influenced by a critic called Nietzsche. Raskolnikov and the thirteen-year-olds felt their own beliefs were significant, and through their ac ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature
The Discovery of the Unconscious
n Dostoyevsky's great psychological novel 'Crime and Punishment'. In the novel the student murderer Raskolnikov's fraught condition is described as 'hypochondria' by the doctor who recognizes it as a ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Analyzes Eminly D's poem much madness to crime and punishment
ure. The same stands for Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, where the lead character, Rodion Raskolnikov, demonstrates multiple stages of craziness but when examined by the a sensible reader hi ... ut when examined by the a sensible reader his actions seem to be profound logic.As the novel begins Raskolnikov shows the first signs of madness, contemplating murdering an elderly pawnbroker for the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Raskolnikov a tragic hero
Crime & Punishment EssayThe character Rodion Romanovna Raskolnikov from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, Crime and Punishment, is a classic example of a tragic h ... rove his existence lead him to surrender to temptations that inevitably ruin his life. Fortunately, Raskolnikov's life does not end in tragedy, for he is able to find comfort and peace of mind through ... to find comfort and peace of mind through the unconditional love of his friends and family. Through Raskolnikov, author Dostoevsky implies that criminals want to be punished and that love is the great ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The reasons behind Raskolnikov's murder crime in Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment"
odor Dostoevsky. How, after such a graphic display of evil, can the reader be compassionate towards Raskolnikov? Superficially, Rodion Raskolnikov appears purely evil, but readers become sympathetic t ... etic towards his character through in a depth scrutiny of his personality. The full presentation of Raskolnikov's thoughts reveals his true reasoning behind his crime. Dostoevsky rationalizes Raskolni ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Crime and Punishment
In his book "Crime and Punishment", Dostoevsky explores the path of Raskolnikov who has many problems and obstacles throughout his life. He commits murder and is faced ... mits murder and is faced with the long and mentally extremely painful journey of seeking redemption.Raskolnikov believes that by a law of nature men have been "somewhat arbitrarily" divided into two g ... ure men have been "somewhat arbitrarily" divided into two groups of "ordinary" and "extraordinary". Raskolnikov believes that the duty of the ordinary group is to just exist, in order to form the worl ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Raskolnikov: Extraordinary or Just Ordinary?
just a plain killer? This is one of the great debates in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Raskolnikov is a poor man who lives in a poor, Russian society. He watches evil people have large su ... ety. He watches evil people have large sums of money and this makes him try to take the money back. Raskolnikov is basically Robin Hood in Russia, where he robs from the rich and gives to the poor. On ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) PART#2 Criticisms and Interpretations I. By Emile Melchior, Vicomte de Vogüé
s written with consummate skill and a truth and subtlety of analysis beyond all praise. The student Raskolnikov, a nihilist in the true sense of the word, intelligent, unprincipled, unscrupulous, redu ... consequences of that act; the shame of finding himself so weak and helpless; for the foundation of Raskolnikov's character is pride. Only one single interest in life is left to him: to deceive and el ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Raskalnikov's Psychosis is a psychoanalitical perspective on the book Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It's an awesome essay, one of my best. Period.
ould do. In the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the protagonist Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov must overcome these three parts of his subliminal, inner self before he can take action ... s directly after the murder, in which he becomes reborn and discovers his final realization of love.Raskolnikov's first major action in the book is when he kills the pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna. He set ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers