Now, I know this seems like a very obvious statement, in fact quite unrelated to this reading of Crime and Punishment. But as Dostoevsky paints the portrait of Raskolnikov he shows the audience not only his actions but the development of his character. The audience learns the situation surrounding this gruesome murder. Yes, murder is wrong (lets not get into an argument about that statement), but sometimes it is important for people watching the situation to understand how and why the circumstance lead to that murder. No, not to excuse the person for their actions; not because if they just understood themselves they would make better decsions. Rather, we need to examine others circumstance to recognize our own reality, we stand on the tip of making possibly deathly decisions everyday...
Don't believe me? Let's talk about texting and driving because it is easy...Every time I get behind the wheel I have a responsibility to drive properly for the safety of myself and others. Now, if I look at someone else who causes a wreck and say, "Wow, that idiot!" but do not examine the situation and recognize my own possible connections with that conclusion then I have learned nothing.
Thus, as Dostoevsky painstakingly puts together the pieces of this puzzle, we should not distance ourselves from the main character nor walk on unaffected, but examine our own selves.
I commented on #iheartvillans by BK
we were on the same page, i like you.
ReplyDeletesorry i read those text messages tonight while i was driving and then complaining about the stupidity of that person that wouldn't let me over because they weren't focusing because they were on the phone. haha. i'm such a hypocrite. you should've told me.