Analysis Of Crime And Punishment By Dostoyevsky

The ability to rationalize the darkest of actions is what makes the human brain so unpredictable and frightening. To be able to store horrible information without telling a soul, to be able to seclude oneself out of society without anyone realizing the difference is truly incredible. Dostoyevsky is able to put these ideals into a character, Raskolnikov, as he is able to store the brutal truth of what he had done one night. Of course secrets are bound to come out, and it makes it nearly impossible to store these memories without one day slipping up. When the truth comes out about what had happened however long ago, the mental damage has already been done and there is no way to come back from it. Part of what makes Raskolnikov such an enduring,
It is good to look into how Raskolnikov’s thoughts and actions compare to real life criminals. Most criminals are able to make up a way in their brain that the crime was all for a reason and had to be done, vice.com. Criminals are able to make up excuses in their heads which makes them feel as if it is alright for what they had done to these for the most part innocent people. Many will come up with ideas just as Raskolnikov’s, in the way that it is for the better good of the society that they live in, but is it really. As criminals use this defense it is usually not true because it just hurts people around them and nobody should be able to choose who can live and who will be killed. This is called ‘denial of responsibility’ even though it is clear that it is the criminals fault, for their own mental benefit they deny any accusations being thrown at them saying that it had to be done. This clearly relates to how Raskolnikov was able to keep a sane mind by repeatedly telling himself that it was for the better of the people around
But, in fact a murderer is never just born he is created over a vast amount of time, “Raskolnikov had a terrible dream...To shouts of ‘Giddap!’ the little mare starts pulling with all her might, but she can scarcely manage a slow walk, much less a gallop... ‘Take an axe to her! Finish her off fast,’ shouts a third... The nag stretches out her muzzle, heaves a deep sigh, and dies... ‘Papa! What did they...kill...the poor horse for!’ [Raskolnikov] sobs, but his breath fails, and the words burst like cries from his straining chest.” (54-59). Dreams, thoughts, and ideas, are great for most, but can destroy others. As Dostoyevsky writes about this terrible dream, it is hard to think about how most people would react. For everybody it will do something different, but unfortunately for Raskolnikov this terrible act implements in his brain the idea to