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Crime and Punishment written by Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1866 - Crime and Punishment is a story about a man named Rodion Raskolnikov and the struggles that he goes thru with his personal mental anguish and moral dilemmas. Raskolnikov is an ex-student at Saint Petersburg who creates a plan to kill a pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna, for her money. He later crosses paths with a prostitute named Sonya who provides for her money by selling her body as well as running into other characters such as Porfiry who uses Raskolnikovs conscious against him. The rest of the novel is about Raskolnikovs struggle mentally because of his actions and how he proceeds to deal with them. - This whole story takes place in Saint Petersburg, Russia which then leads to Siberia where Raskolnikov is taken as prisoner. The mental battles that he faces throughout the whole story is what makes this novel a classic. Not only does this novel show a dark side of human nature it also shows how there's hope for everyone no matter what their situation is.