OISC&P-Discussion Room!!!!

[MiZz XxClUsIvE]

Theme discussion.... this should be fun, I'm soooo excited...really.

[MiZz XxClUsIvE]

Alienation: just one of the themes of this book. Throughout the book, we observe scenes in which Raskolnikov distance himself away form his family, his friends, and if you really think about society as a whole. what i want to know is, was Rodya always like this (maybe some mental/psychological disorder), or was it because of the aftermath of committing a murder?

[MiZz XxClUsIvE]

we're having a discussion at school about crime and punishment. today we discussed how Dostoevsky switched the gender roles, example raskolnikov's constant fainting and emotional breakdowns and his sister's calm and rational behavior. personally, and no offense to my instructor, i think its sexist to come to that conclusion. why can't guys display what they feel? why do girls always have to be an emotional time bomb?

[gulliver]

we're having a discussion at school about crime and punishment. today we discussed how Dostoevsky switched the gender roles, example raskolnikov's constant fainting and emotional breakdowns and his sister's calm and rational behavior. personally, and no offense to my instructor, i think its sexist to come to that conclusion. why can't guys display what they feel? why do girls always have to be an emotional time bomb?

Your point is valid, but only in today's context. All literature has to be read in the context of it's time, and the situation of the author and or narrative voice.

Consider the social mores of the time - whether we agree with them or have moved past them today is irrelevant, we step back in time when we read the literature of another age.

[bucky08]

Redemption plays a huge role through the character of Sonya. The power she has to redeem Raskolnikov, the power she has to redeem Katerina, and then eventually how redemption is granted to Sonya herself through the love she shares with Raskolnikov. Any thought...?