Lenny's journals: Crime and Punishment

Journal # 1
The title of this book, Crime and Punishment, makes me think that this book will probably involve someone who commits a crime and struggles to overcome its consequences. As I start reading Crime and Punishment, I find the main character Raskolnikov very peculiar. His clothes are worn and he hides from people, making me wonder what happened with him that would make him act this way. He has probably has went through many hardships. Although his talk of his "crime" is also rather strange; I wonder what it is. He also talks to himself a lot, so he probably doesn't have anyone he can talk to, but based on his surroundings, I wouldn't want to get too close to anyone either.
I wonder what his plan is. Hes really hesitant to do it, but it seems like hes going to do it to the pawnshop owner. Raskolnikov probably doesn't really want to commit this act because he keeps thinking it over. I predict that Raskolnikov will probably get drunk or something and do it eventually (because of the name of the book.)

Journal # 2
So far, I'm guessing the book's message is that the greatest punishment of a crime is knowing that the person did the crime and living with that guilt. I think the murder was completely uncalled for, especially the second murder! If everyone started chopping people they don't like with axes, we wouldn't have many people in this world. Raskolnikov should have just dealt with his dislike of the pawnbroker. And the pawnbroker's sister was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Although Raskolnikov killed the 2 people, I don't think he is completely heartless. He donated money to a family who recently lost a life, although the money wasn't his to donate in the first place. He was at least trying to do some good. Clearly Raskolnikov is not sane, which is probably why his dislike of someone made him murder that person. Now, whenever he hears of the murder he gets tense and faints. This is probably making his mental condition worse.
I predict that Raskolnikov will probably go insane and start seeing things that are taunting him and then he becomes the direct cause of his death. And only after his death does everyone find out it he's the murderer; something that is unexpected.

Journal # 3
That was an unexpectedly bad ending; this book was a little too long and boring for an ending like that. I didn't expect Raskolnikov to just turn himself in. One thing that was rather surprising is that the police officer said that he believed Raskolnikov was innocent just before Raskolnikov told him that he actually did kill the people. If Sonya wasn't waiting outside the police station, Raskolnikov would have probably ran away, not confessing to his crime. This shows that in the end, what his sister thought of him meant more to him than himself.
I don't understand why Raskolnikov thought he would be like Napoleon if he committed the murders. Raskolnikov's action didn't really benefit anyone, it only brought pain to people. Raskolnikov's initial plan was to spread the wealth; unfortunately, he hid the items he stole and nobody got any of it. Even if he gave the items to the poor, it would be obvious that he was the murderer, thus making the crime pointless unless he was willing to go to jail or die. In the end, his plan was only half thought out and rather childish.
After thinking about the book, I noticed that a major theme is sacrifice. Raskolnikov sacrificed Alyona for the poor (although it failed.) Sonya and Dunya's sacrificed were much more noble. Sonya sacrificed her body to get money for Marmeladov's family. Dunya sacrificed herself by marrying a man she didn't love in order to get her family more income. In the end, Raskolnikov also sacrificed his freedom for his reputation.