1.Quote:"I thought as much! This is worse than any of it! It is exactly this sort of nonsense, some vulgar trivial detail, that could ruin the whole plan! Yes, a hat that's too conspicuous...It's absurd, and that's why it's conspicuous...What I need to go with my rags is a peaked cap - any old flat-top will do, but not this museum-piece. Nobody wears things like this, it would be spotted a mile off, people would remember it...the main thing is that it would be remembered afterwards, and bang! - they'd have their evidence. In this sort of business you have to be as inconspicuous as possible...The details, it's the details that matter more than anything else!...It's that sort of detail that ruins everything..."
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This quote does a lot for the reader. It makes the reader think about what the plan could be. Obviously, we can see that the plan is something dangerous and the protagonist clearly doesn't want anyone to know that he is the one who carries it out. This indicates it must be something unlawful, a crime of some sort. But what is the plan? What is the crime? This is what the reader still does not know. The interesting thing that we learn from this quote is that for some reason, he can't go back and change his hat. There are many different ways to look at this. One could infer that the plan is something can only be carried out at a specific time. One could also infer that the protagonist has planned for this event for an extended duration of time and is simply impatient. It could be that he could go back and change his hat, but chooses not to because he has waited too long for this moment. The author uses this quote to make the reader curious about what the plan is and why he isn't going back. He only does so to show what kind of person this character is. We can see that he has thought about the plan extensively and is very dubious regarding it's success. He is constantly worrying, as seen in both this quote and when he talks about the landlady. This reminded me of the criminals in Sherlock because no matter how smart the villains are, they always slip up due to some kind of human flaw or error. The main character in C&P is very worried that this flaw(in this case, the hat) will ruin everything he has worked for.
2.Quote:"My dear respected sir, poverty is not a sin - that is a true saying. I know that drunkenness is not a virtue, either, and that's an even truer saying. But destitution, dear sir, destitution - that is a sin. When a man is poor he may still preserve the nobility of his inborn feelings, but when he's destitute he never ever can. If a man's destitute he isn't even driven out with a stick, he's swept out of human society with a broom, to make it as insulting as possible; and that is as it should be, for I will admit that when I'm destitute I'm the first to insult myself. Hence the beverage! Dear sir, a month ago Mr Lebezyatnikov gave my lady-wife a most unmerciful beating and that's not quite the same as if he'd given it to me, now, is it? Do you take my meaning, sir? Permit me to ask you another question, sir: have you ever spent the night on the Neva, on the hay barges?"
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Every character is in a work for a reason, so we must ask ourselves what Marmeldov's purpose in the plot is. I think his purpose is similar to that of Myriel from Les Miserables. He also foreshadows a key part of the plot. Marmeldov uses an his own life as an example to show Raskolnikov that destitution is not the way. Like the Bishop, Marmeldov shows Raskolnikov a way out, but in Raskolnikov, unlike Jean Valjean, seems to ignore Marmeldov's sentiment. Raskolnikov's tone when Marmeldov is speaking to him is often very dismissive, most likely due to his seemingly antisocial nature. Marmeldov speaks to Raskolnikov because he notices that he has an unhappy air about him to sticks out to him. Marmeldov most likely noticed this fact through micro-expressions exuding from Raskolnikov's anxiety after thinking about the plan. Another reason that Marmeldov doesn't hesitate to rush into helping Raskolnikov is because he realizes how his own vice is ruining his life. Although Marmeldov doesn't know the exact situation at hand or exactly what Raskolnikov is going to do, he somewhat conveniently warns him. At the same time that Raskolnikov is in thirst for a drink, Marmeldov(who has had his share of bad experiences) is there to appeal to him. I predict that Marmeldov because of this is simply in this section momentarily and will not have that big of an impact on the plot. It can be inferred from Raskolnikov's passive and dismissive attitude toward Marmeldov's speech that he will not heed the warning. During a plot point near the end of a book, Marmeldov may come up to remind the reader of his words, but I don't think he'll be prevalent or a main character. Marmeldov seems like a very interesting character in my opinion. He is contradictory in the sense that he continuously drinks, but longs to end the problems caused by his drinking. He is kind in the sense that he is willing to make sure that similar problems do not happen to Raskolnikov.
3.Quote:"It's not Katerina Ivanovna I'm scared of now. I'm not scared that she'll start pulling me by the hair. What does my hair matter?...It's rubbishy stuff! That's what I say! In fact, it'll be better if she does start pulling it, that's not what I'm scared of...It's...her eyes that scare me...yes...her eyes. And the red spots on her cheeks, I'm scared of them, too...and also - her breathing...Have you ever noticed the way people with that illness breathe...when they're excited? I'm also scared of the children's crying...Because if Sonya hasn't been feeding them, I...I don't know what will have become of them! I don't! But I'm not scared of being beaten...I may as well tell you, sir, that not only are such beatings not painful to me - I actually derive pleasure from them...For without them I simply can't go on. It's better that way. Let her beat me, it'll help her to unburden her soul...it's better that way...Well, here are the tenements. The tenements of Kosel. A locksmith, a German, and a man of wealth...Go on, lead the way!"
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This quote is said by Marmeldov when Marmeldov and Raskolnikov are walking to Marmeldov's house. We've heard Marmeldov's life story and we can evidently see that he loves and cares for his family immensely. In fact, that's pretty much all he cares about other than drinking:the safety and happiness of his family. Many people may see his words as completely abstruse nonsense, but if what we really need to look at are his motives for his words. He clearly doesn't seem to care about the beatings he might receive, but how Katerina feels, which is why he states he would feel pleasure from being beaten. His primary concern isn't his own well-being, but his family's. Therefore, since it helps Katerina in regards to stress when she beats Marmeldov, it makes Marmeldov happy because she's happy. Despite anything else we've seen of Marmeldov like his irresponsibility, this really shows he has some good character traits. But the problem is, does he get any credit for it? He does all of these things to show he cares for his family, but from their perspective, it doesn't seem like he cares at all. What seems wrong here is that he's (sort of) trying to help his family, but his wife seems to be extremely unreasonable. Then again, that could be because of his illness. One of the people who graduated this year was really close to me and any time that it'd seem like I had accidentally made her upset, I'd get really scared because I really didn't want her to be upset with me. I wanted her to be happy and guilty is a really big thing for me. All Marmeldov really wanted was his wife's happiness and he sacrificed quite a bit for that.
4.Quote:"Natasya, in the name of heaven, please go now; here are your three copecks; only, for God's sake, go!"
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The key aspect of this quote that should stand out to the reader is the urgency. We've seen our protagonist under pressure, but that was different. That anxiety was from a different source; this was more sentimental for Raskolnikov. The best way to explain this would be to say that while the anxiety he felt in the first chapter only concerned himself, the anxiety that he is faced with an issue that may concern not only himself, but his family members also. In life, I've often been excited by similar feelings, especially with the growing use of social networks such as Facebook. Someone that I haven't seen in 10 years adds me on Facebook and my mind becomes nebulous with memories of the past. Another example is when I go on Google maps and, as silly as it sounds, look at my old house in America through Google maps; constantly wishing to go back. These are times when I can understand Raskolnikov's desire to be left alone. We can infer and see by his tone that he hasn't received a letter from his mother like this in a very long time, which could also mean the purpose of the letter itself is urgent. The book, as it develops, continues to show different sides of Raskolnikov's character. Here, we see another new side of him.
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