crime and punishment pt 3 quotes

. . . only peasants or the most inexperienced novices deny everything outright and all down the line. A man with even a bit of development . . . will certainly try to admit as far as possible all the external and unavoidable facts.

speaker: Rodya

related characters: Razumikhin

analysis: in this exchange, Rodya is stating how an experienced killer would know not to flat out deny everything when questioned by the police. They would keep true to unavoidable facts in order to avoid suspicion. Through this dialogue, Rodya is essentially confessing to Razumikhin, or at least, confessing his mindset behind his actions at Porfiry's. Rodya is labelling himself as one of these experienced men who knows not to make such trivial mistakes.

Then I'll run home in a twinkling - I've a lot of friends there, all drunk - I'll fetch Zossimov - that's the doctor who is looking after him, he is there, too, but he is not drunk; he is not drunk, he is never drunk!

speaker razuhmikhin

analysis: razzy tells rosky's landlady that he will fetch the doctor while at a party, showing his dedication for taking care of rosky

Pyotr Petrovitch [Luzhin] makes no secret of the fact that he had a cheap education, he is proud indeed of having made his own way."

speaker: Dunya

related characters: Rodya, Luzhin

analysis: Dunya tells this to Rodya in response to Rodya stating that Luzhin's style of writing is very legal and business-like. Dunya is offended on his behalf, and states that he had to fight and struggle for his education. This interaction is significant because it marks the beginning of Dunya beginning to doubt Luzhin's intentions. While he loyally defends her fiance and his struggles, she ends up deciding to test him by the end of the chapter. This interaction as a whole also highlights how manipulative Rodya is. He abandons his argument of insulting Luzhin for nothing, and shifts to noting how businesslike his letter seems. He begins to argue that Luzhin does not truly respect or value Dunya.

And... and do you believe in God? Excuse my curiosity.

speaker: Porfiry

related characters: Rodya, Razumikhin

analysis: Porfiry asks Rodya if he believes in God right after Rodya expands on his articles, "On Crime." Rodya was explaining the two ranks of man, the ordinary and the extraordinary. Most notably, Rodya states how the extraordinary are not bound by the same moral responsibility that the ordinary are bound by. Thus Porfiry asks Rodya if he believes in God as a response. Surprisingly, Rodya answers that he does. Yet his philosophy does not mirror that. If anything, his thesis "On Crime" is nihilistic and utilitarian, reflecting his flawed moral character. Porfiry's question highlights Rodya's own hypocrisy and duality. For he "believes" in God, yet his actions do not reflect this. This question relates to the biblical theme-particularly Lazarus-seen throughout the entire novel. Rodya's answers to this questions reveal how he may believe in God and the story of Lazarus, yet he does not reflect these ideals.

"I write on the assumption that Rodion Romanovitch who appeared so ill at my visit, suddenly recovered two hours later and so, being able to leave the house, may visit you also. I was confirmed in that belief by the testimony of my own eyes in the lodging of a drunken man who was run over and has since died, to whose daughter, a young woman of notorious behaviour, .."

speaker: Luzhin

calls rosky a liar, exposes him for giving money, and says him or me

shows how manipulative luzhin is

When he had said this, he suddenly held out his hand to his sister, smiling without a word. But in this smile there was a flash of real unfeigned feeling. Dounia caught it at once, and warmly pressed his hand, overjoyed and thankful. [1]

narrator

dounia notices that rosky has been acting like a robot

realizes that something is truly wrong with him