Literary Techniques Used by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in Crime and Punishment

A Study of the literary techniques use by Fyodor Dostoyevsky inCrime and Punishment to convey the downf tout ensemble and ulterior rise ofthe main(prenominal) character.Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is the story of a young school-age child Raskolnikov and his need to murder an old woman to prove oneof his umpteen philosophies. The book begins with the murder, but theprimary focus is on his reasoning and reactions sooner and after theact.It is set in St Petersburg where the main character, Raskolnikov,appears to be an ex-student living, in poverty, a life of lethargy.However, it soon emerges that he, despite the physical nature of hissituation, has a very active mind. To reveal whether he is of aspecial breed of humans, he finds it necessary to kill, and theunfortunate defers of his experiment are an old pawnbroker and hersister. After the murders, Raskolnikov is subject to a series ofmental and emotional changes, eventually leading to his defenseand, later, his arrest, trial and eight-year prison sentence.It was both this interesting plot and the philosophical nature ofDostoyevskys writing, which initially attracted me to this book. Italso features many themes and characters, as well as an impellingsetting. As a result, I will examine the literary techniques employ inCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky to convey the downfalland succeeding rise of the main character, Raskolnikov. I will beginby expression at how the setting formed Raskolnikovs character, and thendiscuss the structure and former(a) characters of the novel.The setting plays a primary role in forming Raskolnikovs character.In mid-19th cytosine Russia, an oppressive rule is a result of theRomanov monarchy and this in... ...ition to being important in portraying Raskolnikovs changingpersonality. By making such dissimilarity amongst the two ways thatthe two characters affect Raskolnikov, we are able to depend his downfalland subsequent rise much more clearly.Dostoy evskys writing in this book is such that the characters andsetting around the main subject, Raskolnikov, are utilize with powerfulconsequences. The setting is both symbolic and has a power thataffects all whom reside there, most notably Raskolnikov. An effectiveStructure is also used to show changes to the plots direction andRaskolnikovs character. To add to this, the authors word choice andimagery are often extremely descriptive, and enhance the impact atevery level of Raskolnikovs changing fortunes and character. All ofthese features aid in the portrayal of Raskolnikovs downfall andsubsequent rise.