"Crime & Punishment"...what is the crime and what is the punishment..?

Question

kindly explain in simple and direct way...no riddles please

regards

Answer 1

The crime is that Raskolnikov imagines himself not bound by "conventional morality" as he is a "superior man"

"Crime and Punishment focuses on Raskolnikov, an impoverished student who formulates a plan to kill and rob a hated pawnbroker, thereby solving his money problems and at the same time ridding the world of her evil. Exhibiting some symptoms of megalomania, Raskolnikov thinks himself a gifted man, similar to Napoleon. As an extraordinary man, he feels justified in his decision to murder, since he exists outside the moral constraints that affect "ordinary" people.
Raskolnikov believed that he was a "super-human," that he could justifiably perform what society considered a despicable act—the killing of the pawn broker—if it led to his being able to do more good through the act. Throughout the book there are examples: he mentions Napoleon many times, thinking that for all the blood he spilled, he did good. Raskolnikov believed that he could transcend this moral boundary by killing the money lender, gaining her money, and using it to do good. He argued that had Isaac Newton or Johannes Kepler had to kill one or even a hundred men in order to enlighten humanity with their laws and ideas, it would be worth it. Thus he is thrown into a moral existential confusion over the death of the pawnbroker's sister. Never at any time in the novel is he repentant over the death of the pawnbroker."

The main punishment is the pangs of his own conscience after he commits the murder. Raskolnikov's real punishment is not the labour camp he is condemned to, but the torment he endures throughout the novel. This torment manifests itself in the aforementioned paranoia, as well as his progressive realization that he is not a "super-human", as he could not cope with what he had done. His confessing to the prostitute, not his turning himself in, is the means to end his suffering."

"However, immediately after the crime, Raskolnikov becomes ill, and is troubled by the memory of his actions."

Answer 2

No no longer interior the authentic experience. Punishment is given for 2 motives-retribution and deterrence. As deterrence punishment has no relation to the proportion of crime. it particularly is an insignificant gadget interior the hand of society to decrease such destiny crimes, As retribution it seeks to inflict a honest punishment to the offender for the incorrect he has dedicated to the society..lower back revenge does no longer come into photograph. under retribution plenty punishment is inflicted that makes the offender somewhat repent for what he did. the combination of the two concepts could be seen for any quantum pf punishment. Revenge or proportion is a bad criterion and primitive. yet i think of you're in seek of approval and already made up your concepts.

Answer 3

It's interesting to note that each generation has it's own form of punishment for criminal offenses. In the 20s and 30s you could get hung for stealing horses. The 1800s all you had to do is be a witch and you got burned. In each generation the reality is what the masses say it is. There is no single opinion on the matter. We all have to agree together...or go along with it. Ultimately its the leaders that get to decide. ... or is it the lawers?

Answer 4

literally: killing two women is the crime, prison camp is the punishment

metaphorically: sinning against g-d is the crime, internal torment is the punishment

intellectually: committing a crime to prove a flawed theory is the crime, paranoia and mental anguish are the punishment


sorry there is no simple,direct answer to such a complex and amazing novel

Answer 5

Punishment is poetic justice. Crime is the uncertainty somehow seemingly resolved by other forces..

Answer 6

uh, dont be lazy, read the book, its quite good.