A highly used theme in the book crime and punishment is alienation. Raskolnikov alienates himself from society because he feels as if he is “superior” to others. He feels as if he doesn’t need to relate with others because of his superiority. After murdering Lizaveta and Alyona Ivanova, Raskolnikov isolates himself because he feels guilty. Raskolnikov sees himself as a being a superman, and is above all rules that govern society. Raskonikov probably thought …showed first 75 words of 881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 881 total…time to confess at the police station but cannot do it. When he walks outside it he sees Sonya and it reminds him he needs to confess. She helps Raskolnikov redeem himself by being willing to suffer with him during his time in prison. The other character that helps Royda redeem himself is Porfiry. He lets all of Raskolnikov’s guiltiness get to him, so it will bring him to confess instead of arresting him.