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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky

In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, you meet Raskolnikov, a conflicted man with dual personalities: cold, detached intellect and warm compassion. He develops the theory of the Ubermensch (superior man) — who stands alone and above the law — and uses the theory as justification for murder. Dostoevsky's masterpiece of Russian literature joins these opposing parts of Raskolnikov's personality into a single functioning person, and sets him on the road to redemption.

Take the Quiz What game does Roskolnikov believe that Porfiry is playing?
  1. Cat and mouse
  2. Chicken
  3. Russian roulette
  4. Odd man out
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