Topic > Raskolnikov's Two Personalities in Crime and Punishment Raskolnikov, the main character of Feodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, actually has two completely contradictory personalities. Part of him is intellectual: cold, callous, inhuman, and shows enormous self-will. It is this side of him that allows him to commit the most terrible crime imaginable: taking the life of another human being. The other part of his personality is warm and compassionate. This side of him performs acts of charity and fights against evil in his society. The confusion in Raskolnikov's soul is best seen when he tries to help a girl on the street who has been raped and left to the whims of whoever might find her. Raskolnikov tries to protect her from the evil of the streets, but then stops when he becomes disgusted by the evil of his society. Why did I take it upon myself to interfere? Was it for me to try to help? Let them be eaten alive: what does it matter to me? ***IF THIS IS A QUOTE, IT SHOULD BE PUT IN COMMAS*** Once upon a time, Ra...