![]() ![]() It’s also important to note that when Raskolnikov is forced out of this murky, dark, and oppressive city and put into a Siberian prison away from society, that is when he begins to recover. Dostoevsky is saying that Raskolnikov is not the only victim of a flawed society. ![]() As noted by Chijioke Uwasomba, “There appears to be too much of uncertainty and indeterminacy in the behavior of these characters” (Uwamsoba 15). It is here, so early in the exposition, that the reader finds that Raskolnikov is one of these individuals. So was the mindset of the average Russian young adult at the time, swept away by the broad and poorly defined ideals of Karl Marx. Such a horrible place has caused Raskolnikov to come to hate life exponentially more. Petersburg, “The heat in the street was terrible…the unbearable stench from the taverns…an expression of the deepest disgust gleamed…in the young man’s refined face” (Dostoevsky 6). The reader is assaulted with gross details about his surroundings and can infer that a disturbed individual like Raskolnikov is a product of his disturbed surroundings. The novel begins with vivid descriptions of how much Raskolnikov suffers “in isolation”, setting the stage for his character and actions and allows us to get inside his head immediately. ![]() Raskolnikov is established as a character with many mental flaws even before he commits his crime. ![]()
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