Part one of term paper
In Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky develops a character with a split personality. Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov is a high strung, complex man. Throughout the novel Raskolnikov undergoes many changes brought about by many different things. Dostoevsky uses complementary characters to give Raskolnikov his redemption. One such person ...

Part two of term paper
... and fanciful. He has a noble nature and a kind heart.” Raskolnikov’s two characters are best interpreted as (1) his detached, cold, intellectual side which emphasizes “power” and “self-will” and (2) his warm, compassionate humane side which suggests self-submissive and meekness. The intellectual side is a result of his deliberate and premeditated actions, such as the theories he formulated about the crime. The other side of his character, the warm compassionate side, operates wit ...