The document discusses the portrayal of women in two works: Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky and The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels. In Crime and Punishment, several female characters play large roles in the story. Meanwhile, women are only briefly mentioned a few times in The Communist Manifesto, but these mentions are important to the authors' message. Both works portray women in different lights, whether positive, negative, or diverse. Overall, the document argues that both works see women as important aspects of society.