Abstract
This essay examines some characters in the novel "Crime and Punishment" by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Through the examination of some of the main characters the essay attempts to discuss which personality traits Dostoevsky admired and which characteristics he disliked in people, particularly those found in the Russian society of his time.

From the Paper
" Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment This essay examines some characters in the novel Crime and Punishment by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Through the examination of some of the main characters the essay will attempt to discuss which personality traits Dostoevsky admired and which characteristics he disliked in people, particularly those found in Russian society of his time. In Crime and Punishment Dostoevsky uses the characters of to demonstrate traits he admires, like humility, compassion, sacrifice and family bonds as well as traits he dislikes like vanity, lack of morals and shallowness. Dostoevsky's main character in Crime and Punishment is a study of the duality of human nature and the fight between good and evil."

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