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Deep Analysis of Crime and Punishment: Blood on Our Hands (Part Two) (Patreon)

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2021-04-15 14:46:52
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The deed has been done.

Alyona and Lizaveta lay in a pool of blood, heads cleaved in two.

And, try though he might, Raskolnikov can't seem to remove the blood stains from his soul.

His conscience bears down on him, and the walls start closing in.

Timestamps:

  • 0:00 what was your reaction at the end of Part One?
  • 2:00 Freud, super-ego, ego, guilt, pain, memory
  • 2:30 Nietzsche's Twilight of Idols
  • 3:30 man created free will to have the right to punish
  • 4:00 the neuroscience of free will
  • 5:00 is man a product of his environment?
  • 6:00 how to empower others and ditch victimhood narratives
  • 7:00 the morality of punishing (and mental plea bargains)
  • 8:00 did Raskolnikov commit a crime?
  • 9:00 deep analysis of opening of Part Two
  • 9:20 "Is that any way to hide things?"
  • 9:40 what's done cannot be undone, what's hidden will be revealed
  • 11:00 can you ever fully remove the blood from your hands?
  • 15:00 reading Shakespeare chronologically
  • 16:00 symbolism of water
  • 17:30 is there any similarly uncomfortable parts in Anna Karenina?
  • 21:00 "Lying is a fine thing because it leads to the truth."
  • 25:00 the truth of imaginative literature
  • 32:00 practical morality and everything being based on self-interest
  • 34:50 what did you think of Part Two?

Let me know how you're enjoying Crime and Punishment so far.

How does it compare with other books you've read? From what you've seen so far, would you be inclined to pick up another Dostoyevsky? 

Happy reading!

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Deep Analysis of Crime and Punishment: Blood on Our Hands (Part Two)

0:00 what was your reaction at the end of Part One? 2:00 Freud, super-ego, ego, guilt, pain, memory 2:30 Nietzsche's Twilight of Idols 3:30 man created free will to have the right to punish 4:00 the neuroscience of free will 5:00 is man a product of his environment? 6:00 how to empower others and ditch victimhood narratives 7:00 the morality of punishing (and mental plea bargains) 8:00 did Raskolnikov commit a crime? 9:00 deep analysis of opening of Part Two 9:00 "Is that any way to hide things?" 9:40 what's done cannot be undone, what's hidden will be revealed 11:00 can you ever fully remove the blood from your hands? 15:00 reading Shakespeare chronologically 16:00 symbolism of water 17:30 is there any similarly uncomfortable parts in Anna Karenina? 21:00 "Lying is a fine thing because it leads to the truth." 25:00 the truth of imaginative literature 32:00 practical morality and everything being based on self-interest 34:50 what did you think of Part Two?

Comments

Anonymous

Greetings, As a whole, I’m liking C&P. I won’t say it’s as enjoyable as my last few reads (Moby Dick/Blood Meridian/Heart of Darkness), but I’m getting in the rhythm. The first part seemed so dramatic, so fever-pitched, that it kind of wore me down. And part two I just kept shaking my head at the bone-headed things Rodya was doing. It seemed like he was trying to tell on himself the whole time, but the act of trying to save Marmeladov revitalizes him. Now he doesn’t want to get caught? Initially I thought that Dostoevsky was really beating us over the head w/ the idea that the only way to gain salvation following a “crime” was admittance; confessing to what you’ve done, and then accepting your punishment. That’s what Marfa Patron’s husband did, Marfa herself, Marmeladov...but now that Marmeladov is dead, and I just read (in part 3) that Marfa died, what is Dostoevsky trying to say? I’m definitely interested in how it’s going to end, even though I think there’s a 0.0% chance Rodya will get away with the murder. It is a very “internal” book. Quite cerebral.

Daniel green

I wont post my chapter by chapter thing for this now as that would be vainly long, but ill just put a few thoughts down for a bit of fun. I think part 1 was better, however I think it would've been very difficult to beat. It's just that i managed to find more to talk about in part 1 idk. I still really enjoyed it and found being in Raskolnikov's chaotic mind absorbing. There is so much that you learn about him through his thoughts and actions that he himself doesn't realise i think. Mostly to do with his guilt and his paranoia about being caught out. This paranoia is juxtaposed by thoughts a bit later about wanting to tell everyone what he did to get it off his back. you can tell he is holding a lot in that he desperately wants to get out and the more you hold something in, the more likely it is to burst out later as it starts to do towards the end of the chapter. I really quite liked the character of Razumikhin in this chapter. I think he is very interesting and even manages to figure out a lot about the crime. His passages on truth are also very insightful. At the end of the chapter, It seems like Razumikhin and the others suspect Raskolnikov of the crime a little bit. Razumikhin seems to know it all, however he stays by Raskolnikov's side so i am unsure about his motives and true thoughts but very intrigued. Whilst it may not be the most enjoyable book ive ever read, I think it is one the most interesting and insightful books that has so much to it under the surface which is really enjoyable to dig into i think.