Fyodor Dostoyevsky Relationship Between Crime And Punishment

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As Fyodor Dostoyevsky states,“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.” (Dostoyevsky, Chp 19); this seems to encapsulate the Raskolnikov’s life. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is set in St.Petersburg, Russia; the main character, Raskolnikov, murders two women without a clear reason, driving him mad, until he slowly finds redemption and faces the consequences of his actions. Dostoyevsky explores the intertwining causes and effects between poverty, mental illness, family conflict, and crime on his characters as they deal with the negative consequences of their actions. Born in Russia in 1821, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was the second …show more content…
During his adult life, he joined a group of socialism-supporting intellectuals. Through this group, he discovered a similar, more radical, group of revolutionaries. His dislike towards serfdom partially inspired him to take this path and their radical views and actions led them to be arrested in 1849. While being imprisoned for eight months, he began experiencing epileptic seizures. After undergoing a mock firing squad, he was sent to a prison camp and eventually forced to become a soldier. The events of those years completely changed him. …show more content…
After graduating from college he became a sub lieutenant, but he soon resigned to pursue writing. His first novella, Poor Folk (1846), was praised by an influential critic and instantly garnered him fame. He wrote extremely quickly, and published many less successful works during the years. His later, more famous works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1872), The Possessed (1872), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His works were inspired heavily by mental illness, religion, and his radical political views. During his life, Dostoyevsky amassed a large gambling debt and often fled from creditors tracking him down. (Crime and Punishment) He married a widow in 1857 who died 7 years later, (Morson) and later remarried; his new wife helped Dostoyevsky gain stability in his life. They had four children, two of which survived into adulthood. (Crime and
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