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Dostoevsky makes distinct connections between his own life and the life of Raskolnikov, also the setting in which the story takes place. He was born in Moscow, not moving to St. Petersburg until the age of 16. (Hence the setting of the novel). His father worked at a hospital that helped the poor. They also lived in an apartment on hospital grounds and Dostoevsky took a particular interest in the patients and hearing out their stories. Anyway, this connects with the novel because Raskolnikov doesn't necessarily seem to be in the right state of mind. (Well, that's kind of obvious). Also the setting seems to be drawn from Dostoevsky's time on the hospital grounds.

Now for this: Is it a crime if you do it for good reasons? I mean, sure. I'm pretty positive that everybody who commits a crime has good reason for it. Unless they're completely mental but everyone tries to take that plea of insanity now a days. Own up for your actions, dude. Sure, they might not be no John Wayne Gacy or Ted Bundy but whatever your reason for a crime, no matter how small it is, it's still a crime. For example, Raskolnikov killed the old lady. Like, okay, I get it (she was a total b!*@ch) but does that honestly give you reason to go hacking away at her head? Yeah, I didn't think so. What if the old lady disliked you and hated you? You think she'd want to kill you? No, because she's SANE. I get it though, you're getting all of these hints and clues. Like, "dude, I totally found an axe and heard someone say that the world would be a better place without her, blah blah blah." But seriously? Taking it into your own hands to murder her? She was pretty old anyway so I'm sure she would've died sometime soon. So no, I really don't think that ANYBODY has a justifiable reason for killing anyone.Sure, she rips people off but I'm sure anyone living in such a poor state would do almost anything to get by.  Do you know Alyona's living situation? Maybe what she goes through? It's hard times, man. People have to get by somehow. Sure, she rips people off but I'm sure anyone living in such a poor state would do almost anything to get by.