Madie's Reaction P.5 Ch.3

In this chapter, we see Luzhin's scheme to frame Sonya come to light. He bursts into the house right in the middle of Katerina's fight with her landlady, and instead of helping her, he immediately accuses Sonya of stealing money from him. This was his plan at the beginning to frame her. Katerina Ivonova, who has been trying all night to prove her nobility, is outraged and gets angry at Luzhin. She tries to turn out Sonya's pockets to prove her innocence but finds the money. However, Luzhin's plan doesn't go as planned, when his roommate shows up telling everyone he saw Luzhin frame her and put the money there. This is where Raskolnikov steps forward to tell everyone that Luzhin did it probably to get at him. Luzhin believed that if he could get Sonya to look like a thief then Raskolnikov would look bad since they hang around together. It is through this act that Luzhin's deep hatred for Raskolnikov shows. The fact that he was willing to frame an innocent girl to make Raskolnikov look bad says that he really hates him. However, the worst part is that by the end of the night the Marmeladov's are evicted from their home. They are losing everything and on the night of Marmeladov's memorial as well. The family is devastated. It will be interesting to see what happens to the family, especially since Katerina is obviously ill. 

- Madie