A Troubling Mix of Traits (Alexia Barrios)

From what I read in the first two chapters of Crime and Punishment, I was able to learn a lot about the main character Raskolnikov. He is someone who I believe has a troubling mix of traits, the first of many being his extreme arrogance. Though he is suffering from extreme poverty, like his fellow inhabitants of St. Petersburg, he considers himself to be above the rest of them. His pride could possibly be fostered by his appearance; he is described as “exceptionally handsome, above average in height, slim, well-built, with beautiful darks eyes and dark brown hair.” (1) Though he is very arrogant, there was a small moment of compassion when he takes Marmeladov, a drunkard with four children and whose wife had the misfortune of marrying after a failed first marriage, home and leaves him some money. As soon as we see that compassion, he takes back his act of compassion immediately wishing that he didn't leave the money because he despises Marmeladov for forcing one of his daughters, Sonya, into prostitution. Another trait that I noticed in Raskolnikov was his troubling mental state. Mainly in the first chapter he is considering committing some crime that he does not specify, but I assume is murdering the pawnbroker whom he has an extreme hatred toward. In my opinion, morality has a little role in his decision-making when it comes to considering committing the deed, because I believe that even though he is revolted by the idea of committing the crime, he would do it if he believed it could remove him from the extreme state of poverty that he is currently living in.