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Redemption in Crime and Punishment
In Crime and Punishment, social plagues as well as internal conflicts cause the characters to seek a sort of escape from the hardships of their unfortunate social and emotional situation. The guilt-ridden thoughts and actions of the more sinful characters in Crime and Punishment portray an overwhelming need for redemption on both the mortal level of existence and the ethereal plain.
While Sonia seeks theological redemption throughout the course of the book, Raskilnikov fails to see the importance of repentance in a biblical sense. ... Sonia again makes her religious devoutness know to Raskolnikov when she implores him to seek redemption from God, “Go at once, this very minute, stand at the cross-roads, bow down, first kiss the earth which you have defiled and then bow down to all the world and say to all men aloud, ‘I am a murderer! ... The idea that Sonia offers is that one may atone oneself through suffering and through punishment. ...
Raskolnokiv, on the other end of redemption spectrum, seems to seek atonement from the authorities, but more importantly, from his own guilt. ... The analogy used in the latter quote ties in quite nicely with idea of redemption in the book.
Approximate Word count = 997
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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