Friday our Literary Group met again and we covered Part Two of Crime & Punishment. For these first two parts, at least, our host has noted a chiastic structure of the scenes in each part. We also talked about the symbolism used such as the blood covering Raskolnikov's clothing after the scene where Marmeladov dies from injuries sustained from a carriage accident. Another thing I noticed in the story is how Raskolnikov rejects grace or mercy extended to him, but wants to extend mercy to some others (like giving his money to Marmeladov's widow).
Is Raskolnikov trying to perform some work of penance or expiation? Or is this incidental to the story?
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