A Murderer's Journey Through The Works Of Dostoyevsky And Poe

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long time poring over the handwriting on the envelope, over the small,
slanting handwriting, so familiar and dear to him, of his mother who had once
taught him to read and write. (Crime and Punishment, pg.47)

Raskolnikov's mother, who taught him how to read and write did this job quite
well. This resulted in a very gifted and brilliant university student. This
point is illustrated throughout the novel from the planning and carrying out of
the murder, to interactions with the police.
The narrator from the short story "The Black Cat" describes his
"tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of his
companions." ("The Black Cat", pg.390) He is quite a regular human being who is
"...especially fond of animals..." ("The Black Cat", pg.390) The narrator also
has a great wife whom he describes as being quite similar to himself, which
shows that he must be quite normal if a good woman chooses to marry him. Much
alike is the narrator from the short story ...

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in his mind was explained by the narrator. "But my disease grew
upon me - for what disease is like Alcohol!" ("The Black Cat, pg.392) This
problem with alcohol is clearly the point at which the reasoning of the
character changes.
In Raskolnikov's case this change is also quite clear. For an above
average university student it would be devastating to see education slip through
his fingers beyond control. "He was crushed by poverty, but even straitened
circumstances had ceased to worry him lately." (Crime and Punishment, pg.19)
The poverty causes Raskolnikov to leave university. Upon leaving university he
is left alone with his thoughts. "At that moment he was fully aware that ...

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