Comment on Wendell

I agree with Wendell in the fact that these last few chapters of the novel were focused primarily on things other than Raskolnikov’s guilt. He does, however, seem to be forgiving himself in a few instances in these last few parts of the book. For example, he is not humble at all about giving money to Marmeladov’s family. I do not necessarily agree with the fact that Luzhin is a bad person and is going to treat Raskolnikov’s sister like garbage. I think that Raskonikov is mentally ill and therefore cannot cope with the fact of another change in his life, like his sister getting married without his consent. I think, regardless of the man, Raskolnikov would not approve of him because he was not  spoken to about any engagement whatsoever. I did not really get a sense of Dunya’s physical beauty like Wendell did in this part of the book, but I noticed that she does seem to deserve more credit that what Raskolnikov gives her. The whole ploy to decipher Luzhin’s intentions was well-crafted and intelligent. I was surprised that Dunya was able to come up with such a plan, solely base upon how Raskolnikov had spoke about her in previous chapters. I think that, regardless of the outcomes of this plan, Raskolnikov would have found something to make himself believe that Luzhin is not an appropriate person for his sister to marry.