P.S. I commented on Katelyn Osborne's post
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Man Complex
As men we want desire to the one to fix all the problems that our families experience. Washing machine breaks we want to fix it. Grass needs cutting we do that too. Sometimes though things happen that we can't fix. Being unable to pay the bills is the number one reason for male suicide. Raskolnikov is happens to find himself in one of theses situations. He really wants to help his family but at the same time he knows that he can do nothing to help them. His mom and sister give him all they can to help him stay in school but it's just not enough. His sister is even willing to marry a man that she doesn't love just to get Raskolnikov a job so he can continue his education. He wants to stop the marriage but he doesn't know how since he doesn't have the funds. Men hold in anger and frustration until it explodes out of them. This is what happened to Raskolnikov when he killed the pawnbroker. He didn't really want to kill her but he needed the money and in his mind that was the only way that he thought he could make ends meet.
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When I read this part of the book I can see how easy it must have been for him to kill the pawnbroker. I think that if i was in the same situation, I would have not kill her, but I can also see how stressed out he must have been and how he thought that this was his only easy out. If I didn't trust God for my needs then i could see myself ending up in this same situation.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what you guys said here. For a man to be incapable of providing for his family is just about as deep seated and universal as any fear can be. I can't really sympathize with Raskolnikov here because i'm quite a ways away from having a family to provide for, but i can definitely see how he was driven to extremes to do what he thought was best for his family. Still, I think the extreme he chose was not a good one. His situation bears the question of whether a man will value what he believes in and stands for or the well being of his family most. Food for thought.
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