CP+Discussion+Question+4

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4. Compare the major female characters: Sonya, Dunya, Katerina Ivanovna. Do you think they are well-rounded characters or stereotypes? How does each figure in Raskolnikov's actions?

Sonya
 * well rounded
 * devoted to religion
 * devoted to helping out her family
 * convinces Raskolnikov to confess his murder, and she is worried about his mental health and cares for him deeply
 * seen by Raskolnikov as a likeness to himself, because they both are sinners, entering immoral ground, however her sins are committed for the benefit of loved one, whereas Raskolnikov sins just to help himself

Dunya
 * well rounded
 * similar to Sonya because she will also do as much as she can so that she can help her family
 * Raskolnikov's sister
 * "“I am ashamed, Rodya,” said Dunya. “Pyotr Petrovitch, go away,” she turned to him, white with anger...."I don’t want you to come back again"...Raskolnikov, pale with anger and with the effort of restraining it, could not help breaking into laughter." Dunya remained calm, while completely incensced. Raskolnikov just grew angrier and angrier, finally breaking down.

Katerina
 * more of a stereotype
 * even though she is extremely poor she still tries to let people know that she came from an aristocratic family
 * In The Awakening, the typical household wife was asked to care for their children and let the man rule over them. WHile Katerina cares greatly for her children, it seems she wears the pants in the family.
 * “He’s drunk it! he’s drunk it all,” the poor woman screamed in despair —“and his clothes are gone! And they are hungry, hungry!”—and wringing her hands she pointed to the children. “Oh, accursed life!..."
 * "Where is the money?” she cried—“Mercy on us, can he have drunk it all? There were twelve silver roubles left in the chest!” and in a fury she seized him by the hair and dragged him into the room."