Crime and Punishment - Part 1: Chapter 1 Summary & Analysis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 95 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Crime and Punishment.

Crime and Punishment - Part 1: Chapter 1 Summary & Analysis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 95 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Crime and Punishment.
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Part 1: Chapter 1 Summary

The story begins on a hot July evening in St. Petersburg, when the anxious young student Raskolnikov goes out for a walk. He dreads meeting the landlady from whom he rents a shabby little closet of a room, since he owes her money. His finances have taken a turn for the worse lately, leaving him perpetually worried and hungry. Nervous and unstable, he wanders the streets in a daze, constantly talking to himself. His shabby, out of style clothes make him feel awkward and conspicuous. His thoughts turn to a bizarre, mysterious notion that has recently come to him. This is so horrible he cannot refer to it directly; rather, he speaks of it through hints and allusions. Whatever the idea may be, he assures himself it is only a "hideous dream" and not a serious proposition.

Even so, he goes...

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