... be grouped in two. One the one hand might lie Raskolnikovs desire to help humanity, though he himself is in need of help. A Russian Robin Hood who helps the most needy through committing evil in the first place. Though financial gain still plays a major part in this explanation, it is not longer to his own advantage. But is Raskolnikov really so selfless? Though I will argue such a point, I will also point to Raskolnikovs personal pursuit of power. How can such a figure set himself apart from his fellow sufferers, those who just trot along? The two points are irrefutably linked but it his pursuit of power not through wealth but by his violent control of others that is the most intriguing aspect of the novel. But to try and explain Raskolnikovs emotion in packages might be oversimplifying them. The author intends for Raskolnikov and his personality ...

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