Literary Analysis "Crime and Punishment"

General

1. There is a man named Raskolnikov who lives in Russia. He plans to kill Alyona who is a mean old lady that works as a pawnbroker. After, he decides to murder this lady and actually kills her and her sister. The whole story is about him and his internal conflict on weather to confess or not to the police. He meets a girl named Sonia who is his new friend's daughter. He ends up confessing to her that he murdered these women and then confesses to the police. He was sent to Siberia to work for eight years and Sonia follows him there.

2. Surprisingly, the main theme I pulled out of this book was love. Throughout the story, Raskolnikov kinda treated Sonia like crap. She liked him though and stuck with him. When he confessed to the police and was sent away to Siberia, she followed him there. It was in Siberia where he realized that he loved Sonia. Also, his sister Dounia loves her brother so much, that she is willing to marry a guy just to help her brother. And at the end, Dounia ends up finding love with Raskolnikov's friend Razumihin.

3. The authors tone in this story was very dramatic. There were a lot of minor characters that and plots in the story that were there just to entertain us while we weren't focusing on the main plot. Like the main story was Raskolnikov and his murder. But there were also little minor stories going on. There was his sisters problems with her fiance, and Raskolnikov's problems with him as well. There was also a story with that creepy child molester trying to get at his sister. As well as being dramatic, it was also a very dark and cynical book with the murders and the guilt he felt.

4. 1- In chapter 7, the author uses a simile. "...which flows and has always flowed in streams, which is spilt like champagne"
2- In chapter 6, he uses repetition “fresh air, fresh air, fresh air!”
3 – In chapter 6 again he used personification. “...his heart seemed to stand still for a moment, then suddenly began throbbing as though it were set free”
4 – He makes an allusion to Napoleon Bonaparte - “I wanted to make myself a Napoleon...”
5- The ax symbolizes two sides of his nature.
6 – In the whole story, there is a metaphor saying that the criminal won't always be caught and punished, but sometimes their own mind and guilt is punishment enough.
7- There is definitely foreshadowing that he is going to kill the pawnbroker because he states his intentions but says that he is not sure if he will go through with it or not.
8- It is ironic that he is a criminal but looking for a way to turn himself in.
9 – The cross in the story symbolizes human sin.
10 – Personification in chapter 3. “...eyes grew more penetrating every moment, piercing into his soul...”