Themes from Crime and Punishment
... Foster 1/14/02 Themes from Crime and Punishment What could murder, a madman, guilt, superiority, and alienation all have in common? They all are pawns that play much bigger roles by coming together to form the themes behind Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. All these things and more are the backing for the different themes encompassed in the book. ... This action sends him into a downward spiral and sets the stage for the adjoining themes. The themes to follow his crime are very negative ones. ... The themes succeeding the crime give you an in depth look at a criminal’s mental torment after committing a crime. ... Another of the themes pertaining to the psychological state of a criminal after a crime has been committed is alienation.