Friday, September 4, 2009

Author's Purpose

What lesson or moral may Dostoyevsky wish for us to learn from this part of the novel?

Comparison

If modern man can compare to Raskolnikov in any way during this part, how can he compare?

Comparison

Which characters act as foils for what other characters in this part, and how do they act as foils?

Understanding Other Cultures

What aspects of Russian culture are revealed in this part, and how are these aspects of culture revealed?

Cause and Effect

In this part, did anyone risk his or her life, and if so, how and why?

Comparison

With what other characters in literature does Raskolnikov compare, and how does he compare with them?