The Beginning of a Confession

In my opinion, I did not think that Rodia's pride would allow him to confess. I know that he has not confessed to the police yet, even though he made an extremely heartfelt promise that he fully intended on doing so, but that is just it. He promised he would turn himself in but at the end of the day those are just words. Words are not actions. There is no telling whether he will or will not actually tell the police or his responsibility for the murders, no matter what he said to his sister. Pride has always played a huge role in this novel. Especially when if comes to Raskolnikov's character. His pride and ego are basically his defining character trait (however sad that might be). I really hope that he does the right thing and turns himself in. I mean, he took one step closer to doing so in confessing and confiding in Sonya, but she is not the police. Maybe now that he has gotten it off his chest and spilled his deep dark secrets to he does not have the urge to tell anybody else. If he does not, does that mean that his sister will turn him in? Would she stoop that low? Rodia has shown Sonya disrespect before so maybe it is her turn to show a little tough love. Sonya said that she would be honorable and not tell anybody but then we find out that Svidrigailov overheard their conversation. Eavesdropping is never a good sign, in any situation. Just because Sonya said she would not tell does not mean that Svidrigailov will not. He had the upper hand now, he owns Rodia. He can do whatever he wishes, whenever he wishes, due to the fact that he overheard one major conversation.  Can you say plot twist? Rodia better decide what he is going to do, and quick, before somebody else makes that decision for him. Maybe now that he has confessed to Sonya he will not have as much guilt on his shoulders. I am not excusing anything he did, because what he did was awful, barbaric, illegal, and immoral, but the guilt he has been living with seemed to consume his life. I hate to see people struggle, even those who deserve it, so maybe this helped slightly. Regardless, I still believe he should turn himself in, and sooner rather than later.