I agree with Madie's response to chapters four through six. These chapters were very suspenseful and dramatic, as the author used several literary techniques to give the reader insight to Raskolnikov's thoughts. Although he showed protective traits when deciding to not allow the marriage to occur, it may also be argued that he has too much pride as he assumes that his sister is marrying solely to satisfy him. He does not consider the fact that she might be marrying this man in order to improve her own life along with their mother's. Despite this, I do still agree that it was a mostly selfless and noble act of him to do, and this displays positive characteristics by showing his compassionate side; regardless of the crime he is about to commit. I think Madie's dream interpretation was completely accurate: his dream was a result of hidden material in his subconscious. Deep down he knew this murder was not the right thing to do. No matter how much he and the others hated her, a murder is a murder and just as he felt watching the mare get brutally killed in his dream, he knew it would be traumatizing to do the same, especially to a human being. The quote that Madie used is very interesting and paradoxical. The fact that he felt like he was condemned to death when he was the one who was going to commit the murder shows how conflicted he was with his rationality and emotions.
-Gabriel
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