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…Three notebooks with drafts and notes for Crime and Punishment have been preserved, that is, three manuscript versions of the novel: the first, short version ("the novella"); the second, lengthier version; and the third, final version. These correspond…

…After reading Crime and Punishment, I reflected on many aspects of the text: content, symbolism, and questions that were left marked in my mind. One of the most fascinating aspects for me, as a reader, was simply the plot. From the first page, I…

…“…the buzzing and struggling of some large fly as it swooped and beat against the windowpane.” (Crime and Punishment, pg. 332) In the novel Crime and Punishment by Fydor Dostoevsky the main character Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov consciously avoids…

…The character Raskolnikov in the novel Crime and Punishment is among one of the most realistic and believable characters I have ever read about. He is also the most confusing and distraught man I have been introduced to this entire year. Raskolnikov…

…Crime and Punishment Essay In war, a general has no room for his own personal feelings and emotions. He has to make logical decisions that will ensure his side victory, and relies on his intelligence, not his morals, to succeed. If he were to make…

…Crime and Punishment Essay In war, a general has no room for his own personal feelings and emotions. He has to make logical decisions that will ensure his side victory, and relies on his intelligence, not his morals, to succeed. If he were to make…

…Crime and Punishment Symbols from the text: The symbol of the cross is prominent in the novel, and represents the burden of suffering that Raskolnikov, as well as the other virtuous characters in the novel, must bear. This suffering can be seen…

…Dostoevsky uses the novel Crime and Punishment to depict the prejudices in society, and to show the world what they are doing by judging a person by their societal status. Why should the cold world tell us if we are good or bad based on how we appear…

…Intellect and Emotion In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, the main character is a man with two contradicting personalities a dark grim side and a warm loving side. The terms dark and grim used loosely to describe his intellectual side…

…Cesare Beccaria wrote is book 'On Crime and Punishments' in 1974, he believed that there was a great need for reform in the criminal justice system and he observed how few studies there were on the subject. His work I based on two key philosophical…