Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment takes place in 1860's St. Petersburg, Russia. The book follows Rodion Raskolnikov, a young man in poverty who recently dropped out of university. The glaring wealth gap in society, along with his personal financial situation leads him to formulate an idea about society that he then tests the validity of. Through Raskolnikov's personal life experience, he came to the conclusion that people of higher status in society, or who have relations with people of higher status are exempt from the laws. Raskolnikov's plan was to murder Alyona Ivanova, a middle aged pawn broker who he interacted with numerous times. He also planned to murder Lizaveta, Alyona's sister. He recalled Lizaveta had an abundance of money stashed away in her apartment. Part of his plan was to free himself from poverty and give to others in need with this newfound wealth. He thought his actions were justified as he was ridding society of exploitative people. But, his plan d
