whoops

I didn't see that coming. He was just supposed to kill the wicked pawn-lady.

so many signs

SO our hero hears some things that lead him to his crime. It's as if reality is forming around him and pushing him towards murder.

I used to think reality could be formed in real time by my mind because I keep seeing red objects, and they were focal points in my reality. I would walk into a room and there would be a baby grand piano, covered in a big red cloth; my roommate decided to cover a table with a red table cloth. Those are the only two examples I can think of; for arguments sake this would not hold up at all, but--hey, is that a red unicorn? :0

Crime and Punishment drawings 2

Crime and Punishment drawings

what a dream

That poor horse. "Whip the eyes!" What a horrible dream.

Every other horror has been in Rasko's conscious world: the kids crying in the room while their drunken dad gets beat by mom and the drunkin girl who was probably abused, but the animal being brutally killed is in Rasko's dream as a child with his father--after visiting his little brother's grave. Good Questions.

the family

the young girl

the horse

The drunk girl on the bench

What a scene. I love the way it is written. The narrative is smooth, but there is still great description. When you read the scene, pay attention to the style. Why do you think it works so well without being verbose? I find my question is the thing to look at here. AT a time of romantic language, Dostoyevsky is to the purpose in his writing, but there is still a voice there. It will be important to pay attention to that voice.

Raskolnikov tries to do the right thing and defend this girl from that pervert, but he looses money and gets yelled at for intruding. Raskolnikov sees the trouble in trying to help. Why bother? Poor guy.

I'm starting to scan my cerebral database for a superhero comic that compares. Anybody?

Friedrich Nietzsche is a part of this book, so let's start with this

Crime and Punishment Trailer

Crime and Punishment so far

I started reading this beast last night, and I feel you guys should enjoy it. It really gets going right away. The guy we’re following around is Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov (the main character who is alternately called Rodya, Rodenka, and Rodka). The dude is freaked out constantly. He’s poor in a poor part of town where everyone’s drunk all the time. He always has to dodge his landlady because he owes her money. Oh yeah, and he wants to do something terrible to the moneylender or pawn shop owner Alyona Ivanovna.

cool words:

proclivity
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition.

Marmeladov is probably putting some ideas in Rodya’s head. Marmeladov is getting more and more drunk. BTW the yellow card that Marmeladov keeps talking about is like a passport for a prostitute, so his daughter had to become a prostitute. And, Mr. Marmeladov stays drunk because he feels he must be as miserable as his wife and children. And he stole some money from the moneylender. Egat. This is depressing. What are your thoughts guys?

I hope that was the last of him. What a creep. And what a depressing chapter. It may rain all summer because of this book. The kids crying in the corner, and one kid wakes up and starts crying. And Marmaledov drank all the money away, and he enjoys the beatings he gets because he feels he deserves the misery. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO YOU GUYS?

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