Crime And Punishment Nature Vs Nurture

Max, a fifteen-year-old honors student, loves cars. He and his baseball buddies love talking about their favorite cars and looking at a diversity of car magazines. One of Max’s neighbors owns a car that he and his friends are obsessed with, so one of his friends suggests they take it out for a “joy ride.” Max realizes that if he gets caught he will endure punishments such as being grounded and kicked off the baseball team. Unfortunately all of Max’s friend enjoy the idea of taking the car and convince him that they won’t get caught. Max agrees to steal the car even though he would never consider doing such a things. Peer pressure has overcome Max. He understands that stealing the car is wrong however he wants to have fun with his friends.
Some might claim that other people have a strong influence on him and others might mention that he feels inferior to everything so he can do whatever he wants and not get in trouble. One may show the characteristics of an intelligent and caring person yet perform acts they wouldn’t normally do. Throughout Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, the protagonist often demonstrates the theme of nature and nurture. The nature of Raskolnikov’s character portrays an intelligent and generous man influenced by his feelings of superiority; however, his character becomes shaped by his poverty and the people around him. Over time, Raskolnikov’s external environment, for example Sonya, influence him in a positive way in addition to his renewal that comes from absorbing the wisdom from those around him. Luzhin, however, is a character Raskolnikov reacts much more strongly towards, although it may only be because Luzhin becomes involved with his family. Without nurture, interaction with others, and affection from others, one cannot properly function and will eventually suffer from