A Descent into the Mind: Why Crime and Punishment still haunts
BOOK REVIEW - I CRIME AND PUNISHMENT BY FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY To call Crime and Punishment just a novel would be an understatement! It is an unsettling journey deep into the human psyche. What struck me most was his engaging writing style right from the first chapter. He doesn't just tell you a story, but pulls you into the very consciousness of his character, 'Raskolnikoff' or as I prefer to call him 'Rodia'. The internal monologue, feverish dreams, and suffocating paranoia will keep you hooked till the very end. The author makes sure that you don't just observe Rodia's torment, but feel it as well. As far as I can observe, the author's psychological insight can truly be seen in the transformation in the character of Rodia from Part 4. In early sections of the novel, he is a man driven by an intellectual theory of "extra ordinary men" that extraordinary men have the right to transgress moral boundaries for a greater good. His act of murder of o...