In Crime and punishment by Fyodor Dostooevsky, Guilt is shown and leads to problems such as confession and mental illness. In many works of fiction, Guilt plays in the thoughts of one of the main characters. The guilt affects the thoughts of Raskolnikov as he thinks he’s not a bad person. Raskolnikov visits Porfiry's office and he gets asked a couple questions about his presence at the crime scene; he feels as if he is being trapped into a conversation he doesn’t want to have. Nikolai who had been the prisoner for being a suspect spoke up to confess about the murders, Raskolnikov storms out and goes home to think about if he’s a bad person. It connects back to my thesis as Guilt plays a big part in this scene because it messes with Raskolnikov’s head he thinks he might be in the wrong.
Raskolnikov visits Sonia to tell her to confess on what he had done.he was very indecisive but he confesses to the two murders, Sonia judges him harshly as he feels guilt Sonia reminds him that he is dead inside “No one in the world now so unhappy as you”. This specific scene connects back to my Thesis as Guilt is shown with Raskolnikov he feels the need of confessing, It’s eating him up inside so he tells someone he feels he can trust.
My name is Erick Reynosa and I'm enrolled here at Northbrook High school as a senior and am looking forward to graduating. I got inspired to write this essay by specific Moments in the book Crime and Punishment, Pages that caught my attention as being significant and well rounded with information, As well as a personal experience on what guilt can make you do. In the process of writing this essay I struggled with putting it together. I wasn't sure if I should've included certain details such as the Nikolai scene. I did have to keep going back and forth to the book to make sure I got the point of view and thoughts of each character.
What I found effective on this essay is that it gives examples of the book which is really helpful at understanding.
--Esli Compean
I like how the author explains how guilt plays such a huge role in Crime and Punishment, not only in the story line but in the characters whole persona as well and the way they behaved and acted throughout the book. I also liked how he used text evidence to support his explanation/claim that guilt is an important idea throughout the book.
--Emma Garner
I like how the author gives specific examples of moments throughout the book Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky to support his idea that the theme of guilt plays a big role throughout the book and throughout the characters' stories/moments and that's what makes the story's tension more defined.
--Kennia Mundo