In closing, Raskolnikov experiences a paradigm shift upon himself and the world by looking at himself as an equal rather than a superior to life and to others. ... As aforementioned, suffering was the road to salvation, and there is no argument that Raskolnikov suffers the most out of any characters in the story – both mentally and physically, and in the end, all his suffering converts into a complete shift in his perspective. ...

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