8. For what reasons does Dunia agrees to marry Luzhin? How does Raskolnikov feel about her impending marriage?
In part 1, Raskolnikov received a letter from Pulcheria, his mother, were she mentions that Dunya, Raskolnikov’s sister, decided to accept marriage proposal from a lawyer named Pyotr Petrovich Luzhin. Apparently Dunya decided to sacrifice her own happiness by marrying this man, mainly because of his money. Pulcheria and Dunya didn't have any money, and they wanted Raskolnikov to continue with law school. Dunya’s intentions were for her family, instead of thinking in herself, this shows compassion and sweetness from Dunya’s character.
Also Luzhin offered to marry her, because he wanted a wife who has suffered poverty and someone who has no goods, so that he will not be in debt with her. He doesn't love her, that it's why this is an arranged marriage, in which both sides will be beneficiaries.
Raskolnikov is totally in disagree with this marriage, because he doesn't want to be dependent on her sister and a stranger. They constantly fight about this in the book, and Raskolnikov argues about Luzhin’s arrogance and selfishness. There was a specific passage in the book were Raskolnikov asks Dunya to choose between him and Luzhin, because he doesn't want her to become ignoble. However in Part 3, Raskolnikov desists and tells Dunya “Marry whoever you want!”
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