In Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, two of the underlying themes were "Man as a victim of society" and "Man as a victim of his dreams". Rodion Raskolnikov displays himself in these themes well. Rasko is a victim of his dreams, because he thinks he is an extraordinary person. He thinks he is better than society but he is a victim of society by thinking he can save those he cares for. Raskolnikov commits a crime that he thought he could pull off extraordinarily, but only messes up.
Raskolnikov killed an old pawnbroker and her sister to prove that he was an extraordinary ma, to benefit society, and to follow the example of his idol, Napoleon Bonaparte. However, he is more unprepared than expected, but follows through anyway. He made numerous mistakes and practically gave himself up when he confessed how he would do it if he were the murderer. He thought he was an extraordinary man, when actually he was a borderline schizophrenic, monomaniac who was experiencing delirium.......

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Title: Crime And Punishment
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Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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