You're in the right place. It's a small Substack of a select few, ha ha. Simon has over 7000 subs on his so it's a lot chattier. He's set a high bar for sure! I'm grateful to have you with me on the Crime and Punishment read-along. Thank you!
Dostojevski has written this nerve wrecking chapter in such a way that the reader has to identify with Raskolnikov. We want him to escape. The murder of Lizaweta is cruel - we really don't care to be drawn into that, and yet we understand R has to do it if he wants to get away unseen from the scene. And so we sink deeper and deeper in this messy business. Well done Dostojevski!
Yeah, fancy identifying with a killer. Are we rooting for Raskolnikov because we're waiting for his redemption? You're right though - it's certainly a mess. I fear it's only going to get worse!
P.S. Am I the only one to comment? Or am I looking in the wrong place??
You're in the right place. It's a small Substack of a select few, ha ha. Simon has over 7000 subs on his so it's a lot chattier. He's set a high bar for sure! I'm grateful to have you with me on the Crime and Punishment read-along. Thank you!
Dostojevski has written this nerve wrecking chapter in such a way that the reader has to identify with Raskolnikov. We want him to escape. The murder of Lizaweta is cruel - we really don't care to be drawn into that, and yet we understand R has to do it if he wants to get away unseen from the scene. And so we sink deeper and deeper in this messy business. Well done Dostojevski!
Yeah, fancy identifying with a killer. Are we rooting for Raskolnikov because we're waiting for his redemption? You're right though - it's certainly a mess. I fear it's only going to get worse!
I'm sure the numbers will grow! It's such an interesting book and your analyses are very thorough.