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\nThe
\nbook Crime and Punishment, <\/i>written by
\nRussian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky is based on a random murder of an old moneylender by a former student of law. But the book is not a crime
\nthriller, for the murder takes place in the first part in a seven-part long
\nstoryline. Regarded as Dostoevsky\u2019s magnum opus and one of the best literary
\nworks of Russian literature, Crime and Punishment<\/i> offers a view into
\nRaskolnikov\u2019s mind (the murderer and the protagonist). The novel can be best
\ncharacterized as a psychological thriller. In his book, Dostoevsky grapples with
\nquestions like- what pushes a man into committing a hideous crime as murder in
\ncold blood?  <\/span>Unlike the ideal state of the human mind and soul, as is often depicted, Crime and Punishment<\/i> shows the turbulent state
\nof the mind of Raskolnikov and the contradictions within his soul- completely naked. In the plot,
\nRaskolnikov, a bright young student, has to drop out of university because of the lack of money to support his studies. Sinking into an abyss of hunger and
\nfever, he decides to murder and rob the moneylender to whom he pawns his
\nvaluable belongings. Having convinced himself that he has a \u2018right to kill such
\na louse and old crone\u2019, Raskolnikov puts the axe into the feeble body of his victim, without remorse or regret.<\/div>\n
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\nStaged
\nlike a play, the novel offers a holistic view of the city of St. Petersburg but
\nunderlying every scene are the thoughts of the murderer and his torn apart
\nsoul. Dostoevsky paints a very gloomy picture of the 19th century St.
\nPetersburg, embellished with its stifling streets and abject poverty. In Crime
\nand Punishment,<\/i> the fictional suffering becomes almost palpable for the reader. Page
\nby page, scene by scene the book reveals the character of Raskolnikov- a
\nrational man, an egoist, who starts to think of himself as the benefactor of
\nmankind. The book allows the reader to peek into the consciousness of the
\nprotagonist which starts to engulf him like fever even before he commits the
\nheinous act. But the real art of Dostoevsky lies in combining the opposites in
\na perfectly balanced manner. Opposites like the oppressor and the victim
\ncombined in a single fictional character, harmoniously. The only drawback of
\nCrime and Punishment<\/i> that can be repulsive for the reader is the length of the novel
\n(a massive account of 720 pages). But the effort in treading through the book
\nis worth it. As even if the book is one hundred and fifty years old, it leaps
\nout of its time and confronts us as if it has not yet said its final word. And
\nso the magic of Crime and Punishment<\/i> persists!<\/div>\n
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* picture credit: <\/span>Spencer Baum<\/a><\/div>\n

**picture credit<\/span>: <\/span>Robin R. Bates<\/a><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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