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Does Raskolnikov Repent “There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory.” -Marcel Proust. It is within human nature to regret and repent. In Dostoevsky ’s Crime and Punishment, a horrible crime is committed by the main character …

…ever confess a misdeed unless they truly regretted it? On the whole, it is evident that Raskolnikov is eventually repentant. Although at first his cold side takes full power over him, he then begins to understand what he has done. He cannot bear to live with the fact of knowing that he killed two people, so he becomes insane. This insanity leads to his confession, which proves that he is remorseful for what he did.