Crime and Punishment w/ My Big Question

Crime and Punishment and my Big Question basically go hand in hand. There are many relationships throughout this book and each of them contribute to my idea. The primary relationship between Rodya and Razumihin is one of those examples. Rodya steps the boundaries between insanity and sanity very frequently and whenever Rodya is having troubling thoughts or is in a bad place Razumihin is always there for him. He seems to be the voice of reason throughout the book and even looks after Rodya's family when Rodya goes to prison. This relationship is obviously helpful because Razumihin is an honest man who wishes to help Rodya and simply improve his life. Although he doesn't know Rodya killed those women in the beginning, he finds out later, but still remains as a stable person for Rodya to lean on even after he is convicted. Another relationship would be the one between Rodya and Dounia. This relationship seems to be healthy but is tainted by Rodya's illness. He treats his family very poorly throughout the book, but the family sticks with him. It is surprising they still love him after all his has done, but shows how strong the love within ones family can be. Dounia tries to help Rodya with his life, but only seems to annoy him and make his life worse. First, by bringing Peter Petrovich into the picture and by her mother sending the letter to Rodya, it made Rodya's insanity run deeper. In the end, the relationship takes a turn for the better and Rodya does realize who truly loves him. One of those people, and another important character, is Sonya. She is very timid and is shown as a very innocent person although she is a prostitute. Her love for Rodya is what drives him to confess and what helps him begin the road to redemption. This relationship is definitely healthy for Rodya because he learns that he does not always have to do things on his own and can be helped by others in order to succeed. It also teaches Rodya how to love and that the hardest thing to do may also be the right thing to do. Although he tortures her for the majority of the book, Rodya finally comes to the realization that he needs Sonya just as much as she needs him. In the book Crime and Punishment there are many relationships that turn out to be healthy even though Rodya taints them with his fits of insanity. A couple relationships that are not healthy and in fact harmful to Rodya would be the one with Svidigralov and in some cases with Porfiry. Svidigralov only causes Rodya distress by talking about his sister all the time and how he wants to be with her and when Rodya goes to him for help he is left with nothing. Svidigralov tortures Rodya by being a possible threat to his sister and is also a bad influence on him because Svidigralov is the future Rodya if he were to continue on the path he was going on. Porfiry seems to drive Rodya into even deeper fits of insanity with his games and interrogation tactics. That relationship is definitely harmful because he only plays games and increases Rodya's frustration. Although in the end Porfiry figures out that Rodya is in fact the killer, but let's Rodya confess for himself so in that aspect he did help him.