Saturday, September 12, 2009
Plot Development
Why does Dostoyevsky break the novel between Parts III and IV, especially with so many relating elements in each part?
Details
The regular mention of trifles throughout the novel have become more pronounced in Part IV. How do these trifles add to the tone of the novel?
Philosophy
What suppositions are being explored during the discussion of philosophies in this section of the novel?
Friday, September 11, 2009
Allusion
How is the discussion of the story of Lazarus appropriate, ironic, and then seemingly realized at the end of Part IV?
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Characterization
How are the characterizations of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov and Porfiry Petrovitch developed in Chapter V? In Chapter VI, what surprise events occur that reveal more of Raskolnikov's psyche?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Plot Development
Why does Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov, who initially revealed he loved his mother and sister so devotedly, now express a hatred for both of them?
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