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    In its basic form‚ nihilism is seen as extreme cynicism where humans neglect existence and reject aesthetic and religious moralities. Thus‚ values‚ customs‚ and beliefs are bare and unfounded according to nihilistic behavior. Crime and Punishment‚ a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ displays this dangerous skepticism in a literary sense. While Dostoyevsky writes this novel‚ nihilism grows among the many young activists in 19th century Russia. Through historical evidence‚ nihilists during this

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    Position Paper In the novel Crime and Punishment‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky introduces a complex‚ contemptuous character known as Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov. Living in a poor urban setting of St. Petersburg‚ Russia‚ Raskolnikov retains his proud mental state emotionally-detached from humanity. This semi-delirious mental state presents Raskolnikov with two choices: murder his pawnbroker or rejoin humanity. Many critical events occur leading up to the brutal murder‚ shaping Raskolnikov’s personality‚

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    When a parent sends their child off to college‚ it is a transition‚ not only for the parent‚ but for the student. The transition from high school to college is one of the most critical developmental periods in the student’s academic career. The difference between high school and college is different in every way; from studying to testing and even grades. The adjustment process may be a huge wakeup call for someone who highly succeeded in high school. The transition from high school to college is

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    Feminist theory shows the ways of a gender structured life. This culture is also displayed in Crime and Punishment by Sonya and Dunya. Feminist criticism is a type of literary criticism that was well known in the 1970’s. Women would begin taking apart the classics and analyzing how the author portrayed women. The women in Crime and Punishment ‚ especially Sonya and Dunya have a stronger state of mind and are able to handle the pressures and struggles of life better than the men in the novel.

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    Involvement of Youth Attitudes in Crime: A Study Conducted in Four Jails of Upper Assam‚ India KARABI KONCH* and JOYANTA BORBORA *Research Scholar‚ ** Professor Department of Sociology‚ Dibrugarh University Abstract: Youth and crime is not a new phenomenon. In the past as well as in the present day in societies‚ there have been always a good number of crime cases found like murder‚ theft‚ sexual involvement ‚ kidnapping ‚ robbery ‚ attempt to murder‚ cheating etc where the youth are involved

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    Joanna Martinez Ms. Tobenkin AP Literature‚ Period 4 8 February 2016 Crime and Punishment Guiding Questions - Part IV‚ Chapters 2-6 Dunya and Luzhin are different characters by the way they act. Dunya does not believe any gossip unless there is evidence and Luzhin believes anything he hears. Even though she doesn’t like Svidrigailov‚ she doesn’t let Luzhin demean his character incorrectly. Whereas Luzhin is just basically passing on thing and even possibly embellishing them. Luzhin is not a

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    Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment is a dramatic story about a poor man by the name of Raskolnikov and the conflicting journey he undergoes. The story is about his aims at ameliorating himself through theory and murder. However‚ it is not as cut and dry as the prior statement may make it seem. In fact‚ this morally ambivalent story uses Raskolnikov’s subconscious struggle‚ the effect of love on other characters‚ and Raskolnikov’s redemption to exemplify Dostoevsky’s idea of man’s need for emotional

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    In Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky‚ the reader follows Raskolnikov from a first-person perspective‚ witness to both his actions and feelings. However‚ most‚ if not all of the supporting characters are just as important‚ as they serve as warped mirrors of Raskolnikov‚ warping‚ exaggerating‚ and twisting his personality. None though‚ are as eerily similar as Razumikhin‚ who serves as a baffle to Raskolnikov. Where Raskolnikov sequesters himself mentally – inside his own head‚ and physically

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    Upon waking up after a night out in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment‚ Raskolnikov feels irascible and can only concentrate on the horrendous act of murder he might commit. His visit to the desolate Marmeladov house from the previous night forces him to withdraw into a neurotic and isolated state. He wishes to dissociate from society‚ and even the servant girl Nastasya bringing a meal ignites anxiety within him. Raskolnikov’s first character trait that is established by Dostoevsky is his

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    deeper than the surface. People’s minds and body’s are overpowered by the guilt that consumes them every second they live with their burden. The devastating effects of guilt are portrayed vividly in 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 destroys himself and he is forced to confess. Through Raskolnikov‚ Dostoevsky bestows on the reader how guilt destroys

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