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Dostoevsky's Complexity Of Raskolnikov

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Dostoevsky reveals the complexity of Raskolnikov character by showing us how quickly his treatment of a person changes. Raskolnikov is a cautious person, but he is also extremely immature and sensitive. He will help someone in need if it will prevent a crime, but if the person expresses that they don't need or want help, or insults him in any way, he will turn on them and hope for the worst possible outcome. Raskolnikov, at first attempts to help the young lady who was staggering along the street. Being the cautious person he is, he sees the young girl from afar and notices that her clothes were torn and had been haphazardly thrown on. He looks around and notices a man following her. Immediately he goes to the girl and finds help from an

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