Sacrifice In Raskolnikov's Suffering

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On the other hand, Raskolnikov sacrifices stems from the idea of the “ubermensch” or the Superman, which is the idea that he can transgress any moral law that helps the greater good. Therefore, he only sees the old lady, Alyona Ivanovna, as a small sacrifice that won’t change much in society when she is gone. However, it is only after her death, when he feels overwhelming guilt that the idea of the superman becomes questioning. Raskolnikov constantly struggles to accept his ability to be a kind human. He sees suffering as a form of weakness, “they say it is necessary for me to suffer, yet what is the point of these senseless sufferings?” (470) . Raskolnikov does not understand the high status that is placed on those that suffer. He suffers from his guilt which drives him insane and does not want others sacrificing for him, despite the fact…show more content…
He loathes Marmeladov for putting Sonia in the condition to have to sacrifice herself and regret for not being able to stop himself from caring. He is also willing to give himself up for Dounia when he finds out what Svidrigailov wants from her. Raskolnikov is willing to give up for others but he will not accept sacrifice from other people, because he does not understand that sometimes people do things out of kindness. Raskolnikov suffers the most in the novel because of his overbearing guilt and it is this guilt that forces him to confess to Sonia and he had, “to tell her [Sonia] who had killed Lizaveta.” (411). He knew that confessing would cause him to suffer even more but he was losing his mind from not being able to tell someone and he knew, “the terrible suffering it would be to him and, as it were, brushed the thought away” (411). He understood that telling would cause suffering but he would withstand the suffering of telling rather than suffering in
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