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!
P.S. Am I the only one to comment? Or am I looking in the wrong place??
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!
I'm sure the numbers will grow! It's such an interesting book and your analyses are very thorough.