Crime and Punishment and God’s Laws.

Examines Dostoevsky’s novel, `Crime and Punishment` within the context of the Ten Commandments.

It is most fitting to correlate the Ten Commandments with Dostoevsky’s famous novel, Crime and Punishment, for the anti-hero, Raskolnikov (whom we shall identify from this point on as Rodya, his familiar name), not only breaks many of the Ten Commandments, but he also does so in a blatant manner. In this paper, we will study his deeds and his mindset following the double murder, including his redemptive suffering that eventually causes him to admit to the crime and face his just punishment.