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This passage is the novel’s moral heartbeat. Amid guilt and chaos, Raskolnikov suddenly senses what Dostoevsky believes to be the truth of the human condition: the instinct to cling to life, even at its bleakest, is stronger than reason, pride, or despair. It’s the beginning of conscience reasserting itself — the pulse of humanity still alive beneath his crime.
— Nov 01, 2025 07:19AM
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I’m finding Razumikhin harder to like than most readers seem to. His energy feels performative—too eager, too self-conscious. Even when he’s helping Rodya or comforting the family, there’s an undercurrent of insecurity and self-importance, as if he needs to be the savior in every room. Dostoevsky makes even his “good” characters complicated, and Razumikhin’s kindness never feels entirely selfless.
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