Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment Essay -- essays research papers

In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov concocts a theory altogether men are divided into &8216 banausic&8217 and &8216extraordinary&8217. The extraordinary world should have the right to eliminate a few people in order to make his judgement known to all humanity however, the ordinary man has no right to transgress the law. Because he believes this theory is an idea that must be known to all humanity, he considers himself extraordinary however, in that respect is a legion of events that prove that Raskolnikov is not extraordinary.One can be sure that Raskolnikov believes himself to be extraordinary when Porfiry says, &8220...surely you couldn&8217t have helped...fancying yourself...an &8216extraordinary&8217 man, uttering a new word in your sense.... That&8217s so, isn&8217t it? to which Raskolnikov replies, &8220Quite possibly (247).Raskolnikov was potently prompted to murder Alyona when he recalled a conversation that took place between twain ordinary men in a bar. One declared I could kill that damned old woman and make off with her coin without the faintest conscious-prick.... For one life, thousands would be saved from corruption and decay.... Besides, what value has the life of that sickly, stupid, irascible old woman in the balance of existence? (63)Raskolnikov reasoned that it would be honorable to kill Alyona since it would supposedly benefit humanity, but the fact that &8220...