Poor Moral Reasoning

I enjoyed the ending to Crime and Punishment; it was a great read. After reading the book I could not help but think of what was to come of Raskolnikov and Sonya. Will Raskolnikov be able to integrate back into society or will he remain socially alienated? I think that his new found love will help him experience the better side of human emotion. He was so wound up in negative emotions like guilt, fear, anxiety and disgust that he completely lost touch with what was good. The moment he “given up attending to matters of practical importance”, his life began to go down the drain. He entered into a self fulfilling prophecy that he carried out and executed. In a way, he made himself mentally ill and refused treatment from true friends like Razumikhin and his mother. This story ends with a glitter of hope; there can be bright future for Raskolnikov. Through murder, mental anguish and punishment he learned the lessons of life the hardest way possible. A man who once thought he was above the moral rules of society realizes that he is nothing more than a common criminal and a murder. Hopefully in the future, Raskolnikov will stick to more sound moral codes and reasoning.
Jack N.