These extraordinary people also bring to mind Nietzsche's Übermensch.
I found this chapter particularly oppressive because of the way in which Porfiri tries to herd Raskolnikov into a corner. He seems to know exactly what Raskolnikov has done. And he just keeps on coming. As I've said before, I don't like Raskolnikov and yet I'm on his side. Dostojewski forces the reader to look at things from Raskolnikov's perspective.
Funny you should mention Columbo, because that's exactly who I was thinking of too. :-)
These extraordinary people also bring to mind Nietzsche's Übermensch.
I found this chapter particularly oppressive because of the way in which Porfiri tries to herd Raskolnikov into a corner. He seems to know exactly what Raskolnikov has done. And he just keeps on coming. As I've said before, I don't like Raskolnikov and yet I'm on his side. Dostojewski forces the reader to look at things from Raskolnikov's perspective.
Funny you should mention Columbo, because that's exactly who I was thinking of too. :-)
I read in a comment over on @Dana • Dostoevsky Bookclub’s Substack that Columbo was actually inspired by Porfiry. Figures!
I agree that the author has us rooting for Raskolnikov, even though he’s a double murderer. That never happened in Columbo though, right?
Ha ha, no!