toevsky also useshis characters to describe the mental suffering and questioning that realizing thetruth of Jesus Christ caused him. Dostoevsky projected his own inner turmoil andhis doubting faith into his characters to “...achieve a kind of catharsis...” andperhaps prevent himself from going mad (Lavrin 974).In the game of literary composition, Fyodor Dostoevsky is still one of themost talented and respected players. His works are still highly regarded by allreaders, including literary critics and scholars. Dostoevesky’s masterpiece Crimeand Punishment is written with such propensity that anyone, from the average readerto the superincumbent reader, can enjoy this novel. The psychological and spiritualquestions pondered by Crime and Punishment’s characters will haunt any readerlong after the novel has been read....
