Crime & PunishmentCrime & Punishment
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Raskolnikov, an impoverished law student, plans to commit the perfect crime by murdering an old female pawnbroker. He hopes to gain money for himself and others and to demonstrate that he belongs to the portion of mankind not subject to conventional morality. No sooner is the murder committed than events begin to call his theory-- that an elitist few are justified in pursuing their objectives through any means--into question. When the pawnbroker's half sister arrives unexpectedly, Raskolnikov kills her also. In his haste and confusion, he overlooks most of the money and is unable to use the small amount he does take. Following the crime, he rapidly sinks into physical and mental illness. Wracked by guilt, Raskolnikov eventually realizes that he must choose one of two alternatives--confession or suicide.
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- Norwalk, Conn. : Easton Press, [1980], ©1980
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