Thursday, September 18, 2008

Did Raskolnikov Repent?

"... His exasperated conscience found no particularly terrible fault in his past, except a simple blunder which might happen to anyone.  He was ashamed just because he, Raskolnikov... must humble himself and submit to 'the idiocy' of a sentence" (Dostoevsky 498).

"... He did not repent of his crime" (Dostoevsky 499).

  Despite imprisonment, Raskolnikov still does not recognize his own crime.  Although he has regrets, killing another human being is not one of them, and Raskolnikov is not willing to repent and admit his sin.

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