/lit/ - Literature

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He killed in his own self interest to prove he is a great man, but he's delusional about the self improvement necessary to become this Napoleonic figure. Raskolnikov's wrongful theory that "being able to kill is the root cause of a man's greatness" is what drives him to murder. In his mind, this was the necessary first step in becoming a great man.
Pyotr Petrovich wanted to lift Dunya from poverty only to hold it over her head. He's manipulative from the start to achieve a controlling relationship. To him, a wife should be a slave rather than a partner.
If anyone, Svidrigailov is "the real monster."

>What is ultimately the point of the novel?
Chiggedy-czech yourself before you wreck yourself.