I found this chapter to be intriguing as it provided a twist to the story. During Porfiry's interrogation of Raskolnikov, Raskolnikov showed clear signs of guilt. These signs consisted of his defensive attitude and the fact that he appeared uneasy throughout the entire interrogation. His guilt eventually became so large that he had almost given up and confessed to being the murderer. But ironically, Nikolai, who was falsely accused of being the murderer, decided to come out and confess right when Raskolnikov was ready to confess. This was a conveniently perfect timing because if Raskolnikov was to be interrogated any longer, he admits that he would have confessed. I found this to be strange because the timing was too perfect, but even more strange because Nikolai had no reason to confess. It was as if Nikolai was involved in some sort of a plan to cover up for Raskolnikov. Porfiry was also confused because he was so certain that he was about to get the truth out of Raskolnikov. Either way, it is as if Raskolnikov is constantly being provided with another chance whenever he is about to give in, and this adds to the complexity and suspense in the story. This is because we still do not know whether or not Raskolnikov will decide to run away or end up being caught or confessing. He constantly has an internal battle between his guilty conscience and his feeling of invincibility, which is shown when he criticizes himself for almost giving in.
-Alex
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