| Crime and Punishment Contributor(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1494349973 ISBN-13: 9781494349974 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6" W x 9" (1.37 lbs) 470 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 703 Reading Level: 8.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 40.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while ridding the world of a worthless vermin. He also commits this murder to test his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of such things, and even have the right to do them. Several times throughout the novel, Raskolnikov justifies his actions by comparing himself with Napoleon Bonaparte, believing that murder is permissible in pursuit of a higher purpose. |