Comment on Alexa's Theses

         Your first Thesis discusses something that would be interesting to write about. It is clearly evident that there is some part of Raskolnikov that does not know what is right or wrong. The interesting part of this thesis would be describing whether he does it intentionally because he thinks he can, or if he clearly has no clue what is right or wrong.

         Your second thesis is strong, but I am not sure that Sonia was really a character that allowed Raskolnikov to deal with his guilt as much as she was someone who he felt that she had dependence on him. This thesis is interesting because I had not really considered the role that some of the women characters in Crime and Punishment might have played on Raskolnikov's decisions.

         I feel your third thesis is slightly weaker than your first two in that it is very similar to what I had thought of, therefore I feel it might be a relatively easier essay to write. Seeing as this book rests heavily on the psychological state that Raskolnikov is in in order to convey Dostoyevsky's philosophy, this thesis might be describing something that is relatively easy to reach.

        Compared to your second thesis, this one seems to be a little weaker, in that it is almost too focused on a single subject. I feel it would be hard for you to write a lot of details with this thesis as opposed to your second thesis which can be much broader, or much more in depth depending on how you approach it. Also the fact that you would be able to tie in Camus into your second thesis makes it a much stronger thesis.