This is a work which analyses not only the mind of a young man but a whole community. Crime and Punishment has been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times. Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov justifies his actions by comparing himself with Napoleon Bonaparte, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose. He also commits this murder to test his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of such things, and even have the right to do them. Raskolnikov argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while ridding the world of a worthless vermin. Petersburg, who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. It focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student living in St. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his return from ten years of exile in Siberia. It was later published in a single volume. (1866) This edition translated by Constance Garnett (1861-1946) in 1914.įirst published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly instalments during the year 1866.
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