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One moment where it is really clear that Razumikhin serves as a way to make us feel empathy for Raskolnikov is when Raskolnikov is feeling ill and tells Luzhian to leave and then proceeds to tell the same to both Razumikhin and the doctor, but Razumikhin’s immediate reaction and future actions as well tell us that Razumikhin feels bad for Raskolnikov, so what Dostoyevsky does with these use of Razumikhin is to use him as a way to identify with a Raskolnikov when He is having an attitude that makes it hard to make the reader feel identified with him so when these happens Razumikhin is the character we can see through so we can see what Raskolnikov feels.

Other way that Razumikhin helps to develop Raskolnikov is that he serves as a way to incorporate Raskolnikov to society (one example is the fact that he invites Raskolnikov to the party and introduces him to the doctor) and demonstrate that Raskolnikov is capable of at least a little of human interaction.

The importance of Razumikhin relies heavily on the actions of Raskolnikov so for example if Razumikhin invited Raskolnikov to the party the importance of that fact is not the fact by itself but the action that Raskolnikov does next (not going and why).

Gus Gallegos



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