Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" was inspired by his observations of criminals during his imprisonment. The main character, Raskolnikov, commits a murder to test his theory that some people are extraordinary and exempt from moral and legal conventions. The novel examines Raskolnikov's complex psychology and inner conflict as he grapples with guilt for his crime. It also portrays the plight of the poor in 19th century Russian society and criticizes its lack of justice and compassion.

1. Fyodor Dostoevsky's
'Crime & Punishment'.

2. Introduction.
When Dostoevsky was in hard labor,
he faced there not only political
criminals, but also thieves and
murderers. He carefully studied their
history and on that basis, created his
novel "Crime and Punishment."
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3. Major characters of the Novel.
Raskolnikov.
Sonya
Svidrigailov
Alyona Ivanova
Katrina Marmeledov

4. Rodion Romanovich
Raskolnikov
• The protagonist of the novel

5. Marxist notion of social
Stratification
According to Marxism,
there are two classes: the
upper class owns the
money and means of
production, while the
working class produces
the labour.

6. Paradoxical character of Raskolnikov

7. Contribution in legal
context.

8. Conclusion.
• Crime and Punishment is the litmus test for a civilization.
It is a condemnation of the unkindness of man to man that
was innate in the then-Russian society, and it represents
the people that had been robbed of any and all possibilities
for a better existence. Fyodor Dostoevsky raised this topic
to condemn the reign of low economy and injustice, and
he was concerned about the impoverished poor. He tried
to express the circumstances based on what he witnessed
and heard at the moment. This novel is a combination of
the detective novel, the psychological novel, the novel of
character, the metaphysical novel, and so forth. There are
also distinct tones. existentialist voice, Marxist voice,
Freudian voice, and Christian voice Existentialism is the
religious thinking. The author seems to be suggesting that
the universe has no sense because it is full of inequality,
corruption, and other kinds of inequity.

9. Thank you.