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Crime and Punishment Discussion Question

One of the aspects of Crime and Punishment I find most confusing is the relationship between Raskolnikov and Sonya. Throughout the entire book I never really understood how or why Sonya fell for Raskolnikov. Even after he reveals to her that he is the murder she still is wants to be a part of her life. One quote this is obvious in is in Part 5:

""Then you won't leave me, Sonya?"  he said "No, no, never, nowhere!" cried Sonya "I will follow you everywhere, wherever you go!"" (pg. 391).

What did Raskolnikov done to deserve this kind of devotion? Has he ever shown her even a little bit of kindness? Does she only feel devoted to him because of the financial and emotional support he gave her family or does she legitimately love him?

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  1. Emma's AP Lit BlogSeptember 20, 2017 at 6:15 PM

    I agree, I've been very confused about Sonya's dedication to Raskolnikov. The only reason I could think of that she eventually followed him to Siberia was that she didn't really have anything left in St. Petersburg, but even before that she was devoting herself to him and saying she would follow him anywhere. Raskolnikov benefits much more from their relationship than Sonya does, because she actually helps him while he is just cruel to her. I can't really come up with a reasonable explanation for it, but we don't get to see much into Sonya's mind since the story is mostly from Raskolnikov's perspective, so maybe there is something else going on with her character that we don't see.

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