Sonja's goodness towards Roskolnikov was something that was nonetheless from the female sex. Her goodness was something natural and was meant to happen. Sonja seems to be the principle of what Dostoyevsky was looking to portray in her characteristic feelings. She seems to be the essence of all goodness through Roskolnikov's being. The love that she depicts is something that Roskolnikov considered necessary to go through with his life after he had killed. She was …
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…short hand in his repentance. Sonja's compassion was what set off the positive characteristics that Roskolnikov played and with that it seemed to bring his character out more in the since of the compassion or sympathy he had felt. Through all that happened with Roskolnikov I think that it was best that Dostoyevsky made known of Sonja's goodness towards Roskolnikov and how it had such a powerful effect throughout the books exposé.