This collection of excerpts centers on Raskolnikov, a troubled student in Petersburg grappling with poverty and a nervous disease that culminates in the murder of an old pawnbroker and her sister. The text details his desperate circumstances leading up to the crime, his subsequent feverish delirium and paranoia, and the intense psychological torment he endures as he navigates suspicion from figures like the police superintendent, Porfiry Petrovitch. Amidst his internal struggles, the narrative introduces key relationships, including his impoverished family―his mother and sister, Dounia, who is entangled in a problematic engagement―and Sonia, a young woman who becomes a source of solace and a witness to his confession. The excerpts highlight the moral and existential questions surrounding his act, his lack of repentance, and the consequences of his crime, which ultimately lead to his penal servitude in Siberia, where Sonia continues to support him.