t). Even though he was not fully aware of it, Raskolnikov was suffering throughout the whole book. His solitude, bitterness, guilt, and stubbornness caused him to suffer anguish and torment from those around him. He was unaware of his suffering because he believed that he was extraordinary and extraordinary people who commit murder cannot feel guilt or suffer from it. Not only did Raskolnikov suffer, but also did Sonya, Dounia, and Razumihin. Sonya had to suffer and give up her innocence for her family and their welfare. She gave up her freedom and respect just to help them out. Her torment shaped her into a better human being. Dounia also suffered for her family. She worked for someone who abused her and almost married a man whom she did not love just for the welfare of the ones she loved. Lastly, Razumihin was a man who sacrificed his time to take care of a friend (Raskolnikov) and his family. He suffered through mental anguish as he yearned for Dounias love although she had been promised to Luzhin. Suffering was present throughout the book and it assisted in showing that the characters were Christian. They tried to obey the whims of the Lord by sacrificing for Him as he had sacrificed for them.After being sentenced for eight years in Siberia, Raskolnikov had a tremendous time to think in his cell. At first he reacts to prison as expected sullen, indifferent not interested in anything, not even Sonyas visits. In fact, hes even rude to her. The mistrust that seemed to haunt Raskolnikov in the novel follows him in prison, as well. The prisoners hate him for being godless. It is his lack of faith that causes him to treat his sentence with indifference and he feels that life is futile. Having been alienated from practically everybody, Raskolnikov becomes seriously ill not physically but psychologically. He lost his self-respect and therefore lost the will to live. His illness came during Easter time. Easter is the C...
