Split Personalities of Raskolnikov Fyodor Dostoevsky is best known for bone chilling tells of murder and suffering. This is blamed on the years that he spent in prison. While in prison he became fascinated with crime. In the novel Crime and Punishment Dostoevsky creates a character, Raskolnikov, who commits the worst crime possible—murder. Raskolnikov is in reality two contradicting personalities. One of the best examples of Raskolnikov’s dual personality is when he tries …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…s time in prison undoubtedly had an effect on how he created the dual personality of Raskolnikov. Perhaps he used Raskolnikov as a coping mechanism to deal with his days in prison. Dostoevsky could have been a warm and compassionate person but in order to survive in prison he created a cold and inhumane personality for himself. His way to escape was through the tale of Raskolnikov and how he deals with his dual personality.