Ben Walker’s Reviews > Crime and Punishment > Status Update

Omg the drama ! That wake was like a soap, and I just actually hate Luzhin with a passion like he genuinely believes he’s still in the right! Poor Sonia and Katerina Ivanovna I feel so bad for them like they have genuinely suffered more than Jesus. I’m glad Raskolnikov is as smart as he is to realise his plan in framing Sonia for stealing just to get back at him and win back Dunia

This conversation between Raskolnikov and Porfiry is interesting, where they are talking about men being split into two groups: one of ordinary men who follow rules and do as they should, and men who break rules and laws and move humanity forward. I think Raskolnikov is potentially one of these men who thinks he is in the second group but is actually in the first

I like this bit about a man on his way to be executed who says he would rather live on a tiny platform surrounded by cliffs on all sides, only big enough for his feet, for all eternity, than die. You can tell this is about Dostoevsky’s own experiences in this he lead up to his own mock-execution