Raskolnikov's Relationships

Raskolnikov was a poor student in college and did not have many friends. One of his few circles of friends is RAZ, who is still attending college. Razumikhin is described as a warm and outgoing person. Readers soon find out that Raskolnikov could not attend the university anymore because of his impoverished state.
In the first few chapters of the book, Raskolnikov is giving money away as if he were rich; he gives Marmaledov’s family some money out of pity for them, three kopecks to Natasya for bringing him tea soup, and a letter from his mother, and twenty kopecks to the policemen after encountering a teenage girl that was getting harassed by a man. Raskolnikov is the type that usually watches his money very closely but he gives money to people he deems needy. This shows Raskolnikov isn’t really a cold-hearted person. After reading the letter, I learned that Raskolnikov mother seems to care more for his well-being then her own daughter, Dunya. She’s even willing to sacrifice Dunya to ensure deems needy happiness. Even though Dunya doesn’t mind sacrificing her future by being engaged to someone she hardly knows. I can’t wait to find out how this engagement unfolds. Will Raskolnikov's family and Razumikhin be his downfall?
posted by John I.