Reaction Part 4 Ch 1-3

   In Part 4, more people begin to catch onto Raskolnikov and suspect him as the murder of Alyona. What caught my attention the most from the start of Part 4 was Razumikhin and his attitude towards Raskolnikov and his situation. Razumikhin is present during the conversation between Raskolnikov and Porfiry, yet he doesn't seem to catch onto the fact that Raskolnikov is being blamed as the murderer. Porfiry plays games with Raskolnikov to try to get information out of him or get him to crack and admit his crime but Razumhikhin doesn't seem to catch on to the fact that Raskolnikov could actually be the murderer that everyone is searching for. I believe that Razumhikhin is a smart man, but I think that he doesn't want to believe that his best friend could even be considered as the man who murdered this old lady. Razumhikhin seems very confused as the two argue over tea and sounds very naive when he points out that Raskolnikov is looking pale and ill; he just doesn't seem to catch onto the situation.
     I always thought that Razumhikhin would be the first to know that Raskolnikov was the murderer, but after reading these first two chapters of Part 4 I think he may be in denial about what his friend did. Razumikhin reminds me of Hassan in this situation. He is always seeing the good in Raskolnikov, just like Hassan always saw the good in Amir even when something terrible had occurred. Razumikhin wants to help out Raskolnikov, so he continues to look out for Raskolnikovs family and accompanies Raskolnikov to visit Porfiry again. Razumikhin keeps on thinking its ridiculous that they suspect Raskolnikov as a suspect, even when he can see how nervous Raskolnikov is. Eventually, Raskolnikov begins to make it clearer that he truly is to blame for the death of the old lady. He tells his friend and his family that he wants to leave and spend some time alone, most importantly he mentioned that he does not want to be followed. At this moment, it is clear to Razumikhin that Raskolnikov truly is the murderer. I really thought Razumikhin would be the first to know since it is his best friend, so this did surprise me. I do not think that Razumikhin would tell Raskolnikovs secret, but I am still curious to see how Razumikhin will react.