Part II and Part III: 1-2

    As the story continues, Raskolnikov’s guilt increases and causes his “illness” to worsen. He is plagued by paranoia and deliria since the murder of Alyona and her step-sister. Instead of a physical punishment, Raskolnikov receives a mental punishment that slowly eats away at him.  He tends to sleep for more than six hours at time and is constantly forgetful of conversations he had just had or of recent events. But the murder is the one event that he cannot forget.
            In the first chapters of Part II, we are introduced to Raskolnikov’s only friend from the college, Razumikhin.  Razumikhin plays the role of Raskolnikov’s foil. He does not pity himself, look down on others, and he works hard to earn money.  Razumikhin does not seemed bothered by the fact that he is poor and has to wear second hand clothes while Raskolnikov does not handle his financial state well. In Part II, Razumikhin is portrayed as the caring best friend who only wants to see his friend gain his strength. He offers Raskolnikov  money in return of translations and he goes out and buys Raskolnikov new clothes with Raskolnikov’s money. Throughout the novel, only Razumikhin  Raskolnikov’s mother address Raskolnikov by his first name, Rodya.
            At this point in the book, I have noticed that Dostoyevsky goes into great detail when characterizing. Raskolnikov pays very close attention to the details of others and there is nothing left unturned when he is done examining that person. This gives Raskolnikov more characterization but it also shows how talented Dostoyevsky is. Through the characterizations I have a clear picture of how each character is suppose to look like and how he or she acts.

            By the end of part II, we learn that Raskolnikov’s family is expected in St. Petersburg in a couple of days. In part II, his mother and sister arrive to his apartment in shock. In the first chapter, Raskolnikov is not happy with his family’s presence and rudely orders them to leave at once. Razumikhin, who is somewhat drunk, confesses to Dunya, Raskonikov’s sister, that Luzhin is unfit for her. The two women are frightened of Razumikhin. He comes off intense and insists that the doctor will watch over Raskolnikov if they leave the apartment. It was strange to see Razumikhin telling Dunya that her fiancé is unfit for her. He is not her brother or her father and should not be making that type of comment. It is pretty obvious that Razumikhin has taken a liking for Duyna pretty quickly when he gets jealous that the doctor compliments her.