In the same way, Raskolnikov, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, tries to do what he knows to be logical and ignores his emotions, throwing away his own morals for the sake of a mere idea. ... Thoughts about the strangers he meets, the people close to him, and himself, in particular, illustrate his struggle most clearly, and demonstrate Dostoevsky's idea that people sometimes cling to logic to avoid their true feelings. ... Although not to the same extent, we are acting in a similar manner to Raskolnikov in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment,...

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