CnP+Psychoanalytical+Criticism

Psychoanalytical Criticism: Parts 1,2, and 3 Chapter One, Page 7 || "A stupid thing like this, the most trivial detail might spoil the whole plan. Yes, my hat is too noticeable... It looks absurd and that makes it noticeable... with my rags I ought to wear a cap, any old pancake, but not this grotesque thing. Nobody wears hats like this... it would be remembered, and that would give them a clue. For this business I should be as unnoticeable as possibly..." || Raskolnikov can not seem to make up his mind on such a simple task. In addition, he seems to be paranoid about people all around him. || Chapter One, Page 93 || "But no sooner had he put it on than he pulled it off again in loathing and horror. He pulled it off, but reflecting that he had no other socks, he picked it up and put it on again- and again he laughed." || This shows Raskolnikov's internal struggle with his personal disgust with himself and his determination to hide what he has done. || Chapter Five, Page 261 || "I didn't kill a human being, but a principle! I killed the principle, but I didn't overstep, I stopped on this side.... I was only capable of killing. And it seems I wasn't even capable of that... Principle?" || Raskolnikov attempts to justify his murder by dehumanizing the pawnbroker. || Chapter One, Page 282 || "'Well, you all say,' Raskolnikov went on, twisting his mouth into a smile, "that I'm mad. I thought just now that perhaps I really am mad, and that I just saw a ghost.'" || Raskolnikov questions his own sanity. || Chapter One Page 419 || "If it had been possible to escape to some solitude, he would have considered himself lucky, even if he had to spend his whole life there. But although he had almost always been by himself recently, he had never been able to feel alone. ... It did not frighten him, but greatly annoyed him, so he made haste to return to the town, to mingle with the crowd, to go into restaurants and taaverns, to walk in busy streets." || Raskolnikov contradicts himself on the topic of solitude and punishment. This shows his dual nature. ||
 * Location || Quote || Explanation ||
 * Part One, Chapter One, Page 1 || "He had plunged so far within himself, into complete isolation, that he feared meeting not only his landlady but anyone at all." || Raskolnikov shows the deep psychological effects the murder has had on them and how his daily life is affected by it. ||
 * Part One,
 * Part Two,
 * Part Three,
 * Part Four,
 * Part Six