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Prompt: "Review what you know about Svidrigailov. What do his dreams tell of his psychic or spiritual life? Contrast his dreams with Raskolnikov’s. Contrast Svidrigailov’s view of eternity with Raskolnikov’s in Part II, chapter 6.


Answer: Svidrigailov is used to having whatever he wants so when Dounia is no longer something he can have, he is deeply upset. Svidrigailov realizes he is alone. This is too much suffering for Svidrigailov to bear, thus he kills himself. Svidrigailov is vile He has also committed sexual assault. If that isn't vile enough, Svidriagilov is also rumored to have killed his wife. Svidrigailov has no respect for women. Svidrigailov has a vile outlook on the world that taints his entire character. Svidrigailov's dreams or raising a 5 year old to be a prostitute are as vile as he is. This dream was the final push on Svidrigailov he ends his life. Svidrigailov doesn't want to spend his life sad and alone, so he ends it. In contrast, Raskolnikov doesn't want to live his life knowing he was the cause of suffering. Raskolnikov dreams of other people commiting a crime agains a poor old mare. In this dream, Roskolnikov feels bad for the mare.


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