Crime and Punishment SparkNotes Literature Guide

by SparkNotes

Overview

SparkNotes Literature Guides:
Making the reading experience fun!
 
When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.
 
Includes:

• An A+ Essay—an actual literary essay written about the Spark-ed book—to show students how a paper should be written.
• 16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary terms
• Step-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essay
• A feature on how not to plagiarize
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411469495
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	SparkNotes Literature Guide Series , #23
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

	Context	1
	Plot Overview	3
	Character List	8
	Analysis of Major Characters	12
	Raskolnikov	12
	Sonya	13
	Dunya	13
	Svidrigailov	14
	Themes, Motifs & Symbols	15
	Themes	15
	Alienation from Society	15
	The Psychology of Crime and Punishment	15
	The Idea of the Superman	16
	Nihilism	16
	Motifs	17
	Poverty	17
	Symbols	17
	The City	17
	The Cross	18
	Summary & Analysis	19
	Part I: Chapter I	19
	Part I: Chapters II-IV	21
	Part I: Chapters V-VII	25
	Part II: Chapters I-IV	28
	Part II: Chapters V-VII	30
	Part III: Chapters I-III	33
	Part III: Chapters IV-VI	36
	Part IV: Chapters I-III	39
	Part IV: Chapters IV-VI	42
	Part V: Chapters I-IV	45
	Part V: Chapter V	48
	Part VI: Chapters I-V	51
	Part VI: Chapters VI-VIII	54
	Epilogue	57
	Important Quotations Explained	61
	Key Facts	65
	Study Questions & Essay Topics	67
	Study Questions	67
	Suggested Essay Topics	70
	Review & Resources	71
	Quiz	71
	Suggestions for Further Reading	77