(HELP!) Crime & Punishment- Raskolnikov Change over Time?

Question

pleasepleaseplease i need to do and essay for school, and me being stupid chose Crime and Punishment as a choice book....


What are some ways that Raskolnikov's character changed throughout the course of the book??????


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Answer 1

Summary: Chapter I
Raskolnikov is in prison in Siberia. He has been there for nine months, and a year and a half has passed since the murders. At his trial, Raskolnikov confessed to the crime, establishing his guilt by explaining why Lizaveta was murdered and identifying the location of the stolen goods. The examining magistrates and judges had trouble believing that Raskolnikov would not know how much money was in the stolen purse, which was hidden under the rock along with the pawned items, but the psychologists at the trial explained this ignorance as a symptom of his temporary insanity and “monomania.” The testimony of his friends corroborated his deteriorated condition. Raskolnikov himself refused to offer or accept any defense of his actions, although he told the court that he sincerely repented his crime. He received a relatively light punishment, largely because Porfiry Petrovich kept silent about his knowledge of Raskolnikov’s guilt, which enabled Raskolnikov to confess without being forced. He thereby saved Nikolai from wrongful punishment. Razumikhin also testified to Raskolnikov’s acts of charity while at the university, and his landlady testified about his heroism during a fire. Five months after first confessing, Raskolnikov was sentenced to eight years of hard labor in Siberia. Sonya went with him, while Razumikhin, Dunya, and Pulcheria Alexandrovna stayed in St. Petersburg. Before leaving St. Petersburg, Raskolnikov realized that his mother was on the verge of death.
Two months later, Razumikhin and Dunya married. They attempted to keep the truth about Raskolnikov’s crime and imprisonment from his mother, but she eventually became delirious and died, revealing her knowledge of her son’s fate before her death. Sonya serves as a link between the family in St. Petersburg and Raskolnikov in prison. She also lightens Raskolnikov’s burden in the prison by winning favor with the authorities. Eventually, Raskolnikov falls dangerously ill and spends some time in the hospital.

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In Part One, Chapter IV, Raskolnikov protects the defenseless girl on the bench who’s attracted the attention of a lecherous onlooker. Almost immediately, he changes his mind and scorns his recently expressed concern:
“I saw myself how he was watching her and following her, only I hindered him, and now he’s waiting until I go away. How can we keep him from her? How can we get her home?” Then, a moment later, taking some money out of his pocket to hand to the policemen, he says: “. . . here, hire a coachman and tell him to take her to her address. If only we could find out her address!” (p. 48)

Explore the others along similar lines.

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Answer 2

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