The opening chapters of part two are interesting and suspenseful. A new internal conflict in Raskolnikov's mind occurs: whether to confess or to stay quiet about his two murders in order to not be punished. Now that the crime has been committed, it is evident that he immediately begins to feel the emotional punishment. All the guilt accumulates inside of him, which causes him to pass out at the police station after the paranoia causes him to believe that he is already considered a suspect. He is paranoid and allows his feelings to control his sanity. For example, Raskolnikov frantically attempts to get rid of all evidence such as the blood on his clothes and the stolen items. Instead of the feelings of relief and accomplishment that he expected to have after the murders, he feels overwhelmed, guilty and fatigued. He considers dumping the objects in a river but he does not want people to find them, and decides he needs to hide his guilt better. Instead, he chooses to burry them under a large stone where no one could find them, meaning no one could find him guilty. Dreams are used throughout this novel in order to represent the truths about his subconscious, such as Raskolnikov's dream with the detective beating the landlady. He is surrounded by friends who are willing to take care of him, particularly his friend Razumikhin. Razumikhin is a kind and caring character that does not allow his poor lifestyle to control his actions like Raskolnikov did. Raskolnikov does not seem to be able to live with his guilty conscience, suggesting that it will ultimately consume him and most likely cause his death.
-Gabriel Magalhaes
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