This book is like the catcher in the rye in a way that in crime and punishment Rodion feels superior to everyone else, in catcher in the rye Holden feels lsort of superior to almost everyone else, he sees everyone as fake and phony people except children, this act causes both of them to suffer a great deal which causes holden to get kicked out of school and Rodion murder the pawnbroker.
I can tell you how it's UNlike Catcher in the Rye<br><br><br> Catcher in the Rye was a really great book.
I agree with Monica, in that they both feel supirior to everyone else. Yet, there is more. In Catcher in the Rye, Holden has mental problems and is telling the story from an insane assylum. He is reflecting on how troubled he was and how he is changing himself. In Crime and Punishment, Rodion has a mental breakdown and can't control himself anymore. All he does is live in the murder. He ends up turning himself in because he can't stand living like that anymore. So in a sense they both turned themselves in to become better people. Holden and Rodion are also two young radical thinkers, which at the time people did not like people to think out of the box, because it was too risky. They also don't have many friends, both believe their friends are the ones who are crazy yet they aren't. Also both avoid their families, so that they would not have to see them and break down. Lastly, both resort to drinking when problems get bad.
Does anyone have any information on how Crime and Punishment is like Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger?
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