Abstract
This paper offers a review of Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous work, "Crime and Punishment". The author explains that "Crime and Punishment" is the story of a desperate young man, Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov, who plots the perfect crime. Raskolnikov, alternately called Rodya, Rodenka, and Rodka throughout the novel, is a handsome, but poor student who lives in a garret in the slums of St. Petersburg. He owes money to his landlady and uses the services of a pawnbroker as a way to pay back his landlady. He plans carefully to murder an unattached pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, an old woman loved by no one, whose conduct is despicable and completely unredeemed. He reasons carefully that it is just for a man of genius, such as himself, to commit such a crime and defy moral law because his action ultimately benefits humanity. He is disgusted by the thought of the murder, and yet he eventually kills the pawnbroker. He is ultimately convicted of the murder and sentenced to Siberia.

From the Paper
"Like his other novels, Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" is heavily concerned with the psychological life of his characters. While Dostoevsky was alive, he suffered a great deal of criticism over the poor style of his novels, including their "hysterical and morbid nature", and lacking "balance, restraint, and good taste" (Terras, 4). In defense of Dostoevsky, Terras notes, "Dostoevsky's novels encompass antagonistic philosophies and value systems. He is an excellent 'devil's advocate'. Sophisticated readers have mistaken for his own ideas what Dostoevsky was in fact trying to refute"."

Tags:charcater, russia, philosophy, Raskolnikov

Abstract
This paper examines the workingman hero in the 20th century communication media. It observes works of art in the forms of movies, television and books. The paper analyzes the social implications of the popular hero and the growth of the cultural "Global village."

From the Paper
"Movies are the media of communication of the 20th century and beyond. Our love for stories and fable has found an extension that stimulates all our senses and is a source of information as well. Television has made the world into a "Global village" so now we are at a loss to say whether it is influencing society or whether reality is affecting the media.

:Films cover various topics but usually the more popular ones are those that bear some relation to reality, even if it is science fiction. They send their message straight, disguised in slapstick or drama or as an allegory.

"Present trends in society are a favorite. ''Man in the Gray Flannel Suit'' and ''Norma Rae'' are two such movies tackling a common topic, that of working people and their experiences in our society set in different times."

Tags:working, person, charcater, entertainment, media, movies, 20th, century, televsion, tv, film, books, literature, global, village