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so I’ve been rereading c&p (I’ve been stressed out lately and decided that would fix me) and am once again in awe of dostoevsky’s characterization. like obviously there’s raskolnikov and all his eccentricities that make him relatable in spite of himself. and razumikhin with his indomitable optimism and cute little colloquialisms (we do want money like a bear wants molasses you’re so right my friend). and nastasya who pokes fun at raskolnikov but still brings him meals even when the landlady tells her not to. the landlady doesn’t even appear other than peeking through the door and dostoevsky still gives her her due. and dunya who’s a paradoxical mix of coolness and tenderness (she is a raskolnikov after all). and don’t get me started on sonya who fills a trope in the story but is then made to feel the weight of it. and pulcheria and lizaveta and even I would argue alyona ivanovna plus many others I’m not mentioning. like who would want to be an extraordinary man when the ordinary ones are so much richer