Ideology and Class Consciousnessin Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

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dc.contributor.authorAcharya, Raju
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-16T05:12:46Z
dc.date.available2022-02-16T05:12:46Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractExploitation, class conflict and poverty were continuously frozen in Russian society. Dostoevsky'sCrime and Punishmentunfolds socioeconomic situation of Tsarist Russia. The work depicts the pathetic condition of oppressed class in Russia. It also reflects the tussle between upper and lower class people and their attempts to raise their socioeconomic status. Raskolnikov, the protagonist, and other proletarian characters are captured in the claws of bourgeois system that makes their life deplorable. In reaction, Raskolnikov murders pawnbroker woman. His crime is a resistance to bourgeois system. Soniais engaged in prostitution because of poverty that is caused by exploitation. Social formation makes her continue her work for survival. Dounia is a victim of bourgeois ideology. She works in Svidrigailov's house for existence in the society. She is readyto marry Luzhin because of economic problems. Seen from the idea of Lukacsian Marxist ideology, the novel portray sthe proletarian class consciousness determined by socio-economic status. Raskolnikov resists existence of socio-economic reality.Bourgeoisand proletariat characters are hostile to each other due to their own ideologies. Pawnbroker woman exploits poor city people taking high interest. Svidrigailov and Luzhin treat the villagers badly. They exploit Sonia and Dounia. Proletariats try to establish their own ideologies so that they can rebel against the bourgeois society.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/8271
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Englishen_US
dc.subjectRussian societyen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economicen_US
dc.subjectprotagonisten_US
dc.titleIdeology and Class Consciousnessin Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishmenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
local.academic.levelMastersen_US
local.institute.titleCentral Department of Englishen_US
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