My (Alexia) Comment on Rachael's Post

I find it interesting that you do not find him to be purely evil. The way that he committed the murder makes it hard for me to see him as anything but evil. He killed this woman in such a brutal manner and then killed her sister in an equally brutal manner for being nothing more than a witness. This is dark and twisted in my eyes. The only aspect of this all where I can see how you would not categorize him as entirely evil is due to the fact that he feels remorse. Due to the fact that he feels guilt both physically and emotionally proves what you are saying with the fact that he cannot really be described as evil. Though the murder was committed as if he were wholly evil, I agree that it is challenging to pinpoint him as evil just because it looks more like a crime of opportunity and passion. If he was entirely evil, I don't think he would have felt the remorse at all or as strong as Raskolnikov does in this weeks reading. On the other hand I do not admire Raskolnikov in any way shape or form. I find it difficult to after he committed the murder, but I do think that the author attempted to have the readers sense this conflicting emotions that you feel, though for me it is a little challenging to feel that way.