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Shame and the Need to Belong Neither crime nor punishment is the central highlight of Dostoevsky's masterpiece, Crime & Punishment. Rather, his novel is an exploration into the psyche of a very ordinary killer as he struggles with the burden of his crime. A strong focus is placed upon the roles of shame and the rejection of societal norms as a driving force for Raskolnikov's actions, and his eventual redemption as he gradually accepts the need to belong to a greater whole. Shame has its psychological basis in an individual's feelings of inadequacy and aloofness with respect to a larger community, and is strongly related to one's own identity. Often, such negativity is reinforced by the projection of one's self upon an unattainable ideal. Raskolnikov's background and the prelude to the murders strongly suggest such an identity crisis at play. From the very first chapter in Part One his inner struggle...

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