At the beginning of the chapter, Raskolnikov is determined to get rid of all of Alyona's things. At first he wants to throw them into the canal so all traces would be gone, but then he walks through the park and hides them safely under a large stone. During all this activity, he never bothered to examine the items in order to determine their value. This failure to count his theft suggests that the murder was not committed either for need of money or for the purpose of helping mankind by using the money.
Earlier, he had maintained that he would go to Razumihkin's after he had committed the crime. This act of murder, if he can ignore it, would therefore make him a superior (extraordinary) person. But he is also in need of human contact. We later find out that part of Raskolnikov's theory about crime is that it isolates one from human contact. But once he arrives at Razumihkin's, he recognizes this need for society to be a weakness, that the Ubermensch must be able to stand completely alone. He must be above and beyond wanting, needing, or receiving any sympathy or help. It was a weakness on his part to go, and, as he recognizes this weakness, he immediately leaves Razumihkin's room. This same view will also separate him from his mother and sister because the Ubermensch must be able to stand alone and shun human contact, especially human sympathy.
The pathetic and confused state of Raskolnikov's condition is illustrated by his stumbling in front of a coach and being struck with a lash and then being mistaken for a beggar. This beating and the subsequent charity function as ironic contrasts to Raskolnikov's theory. It shows him to be one of the weak who are subjected to these indignities rather than being one of the extraordinary men who are above the need of help.
