C&P Part 3

What are Razumikhin's thoughts about his friend Raskolnikov?

He says Raskolnikov is sullen, gloomy, haughty, proud, and recently paranoid and hypochondriac. He is generous and kind yet doesn't like to express his feelings and would rather do something cruel than express what is in his heart. But sometimes he is not hypochondriac at all, just cold and unfeeling to an almost inhumane degree, as if two contrasting characters were taking turns inside of him. He is also not talkative, never has time for anyone and finds everybody a nuisance. Never listens, never interested in anything that other people are interested in, and terribly conceited. In the police bureau, Razumikhin tells Zametov that he thinks Raskolnikov has "two minds."

What are examples of Razumikhin's in/direct characterization?

He says he'll look over Raskolnikov and call in the doctor Zosimov to tell them how Raskolnikov is, which shows he has selfless intentions (despite being drunk and out of sorts in the scene). He is also defensive of Raskolnikov when he argues with the ladies about Luzhin (yet he is mainly propelled by his infatuation with Dunya).

Why do Raskolnikov, Razumikhin, and Porfiry end up in the same room together?

Porfiry, a successful investigator, wanted to meet with Raskolnikov for a long time. He's heard about Raskolnikov from Razumikhin. They enter Porfiry's house (Raskolnikov is laughing uncontrollably and Razumikhin gets more irritated by the minute, until he eventually reverts back to himself) to meet with him.

What are the major talking points of the meeting between Raskolnikov and Porfiry?

Raskolnikov asks how he can claim the items and Porfiry says to make a written claim at the police station, but Raskolnikov says that he can't pay and Porfiry says that he can just make a written claim to him. Raskolnikov thinks Porfiry winks at him and suspects that "he knows!" He says the watch is the only trace the family has of his father. His mother, who's in town, would die if it were lost. Porfiry is surprised to hear that Raskolnikov's mother is in St. Petersburg and asks when she arrived. Porfiry says he's been waiting for Raskolnikov because he's the only person who hasn't come to check on his pawned property. Raskolnikov thinks Porfiry and Zametov already know it is him and are just toying with him. Razumikhin resumes a conversation they'd been having at his party, about why people commit crimes. Porfiry argues that all crime is a product of environment, but Razumikhin disagrees and says that Porfiry is sneaky and gets people arguing just to amuse himself; Porfiry agrees. He also says that he has read an article called Periodical Review written by Raskolnikov (Rodya is baffled by this, as he only used his initial, but the editor told Porfiry his idenitiy). Porfiry says that in his article all men are divided into 'ordinary' and 'extraordinary.' The extraordinary ones are allowed to kill people, the ordinary ones aren't. Raskolnikov explains that "extraordinary" people are people that have a "new idea." Even murder is morally justifiable if it's for the sake of the idea. He brings up Napoleon as an example of an extraordinary person (he spends a long time elaborating on his idea). Profiry questions Rodya and asks him if he thinks he is one of those extraordinary people and that he killed people and stole their stuff. Raskolnikov replies saying that he doesn't think he is. Profiry asks Rodya if he saw two men painting at Alyona the pawnbroker's house. Raskolnikov replies no. Razumikhin says that Rodya was not at the murder site, and Porfiry apologizes.

After speaking with Porfiry, what does Raskolnikov think about his crime?

Raskolnikov compares the murders he committed to Napoleon's and thinks that the parallels are ridiculous. He thinks that the pawnbroker was rather a principle for his murder, a part of his experiment.

What happens at the end of Part Three?

Raskolnikov has a scary dream about murdering the pawnbroker with his axe again while he maniacally laughs. When he wakes up, there's a man in his room, who introduces himself as Svidrigailov.

Why does Dunya want to marry Luzhin?

She wants to marry Luzhin because he is the lesser of two evils. She wants to live a more comfortable life, even if it's not perfect. She says she'll only marry him if she's convinced that he values and prizes her and that she's capable of respecting him.

Who is Sonya's neighbor and how is that fact significant?

Svidrigailov. Before he was in love with Dunya and was cheating on his wife. This is significant because he could be a threat and is super sketchy.