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1. all(a) is in a mans hands and he lets it all slip from cowardice, thats an axiom. It would be interesting to know what it is men are most afraid of. Rodion Romanovich RaskolnikovBy saying this Raskolnikov suggests that men are adapted of doing whatever they wish, and the sole(prenominal) thing that holds them back are their fears. Because of this Raskolnikov wonders what mans greatest fear is, and with that comes the one thing that no man is capable of doing.2. for though Pyotr Petrovitch has been so potpourri as to undertake part of the expenses of the journey, that is to say, he has taken upon himself the conveyance of our bags and big trunks. -Pulcheria Alexandrovna RaskolnikovThis is a passage from the letter that Rodions mother sent to him, his mother is heavy him that Dounias fianc has taken care of the traveling expenses for Dounia and her mother to St. Petersburg.3. I see that I want nothing. Do you hear? Nothing at all . . . no ones services . . . no ones sympathy. I am by myself . . . alone. Come, thats enough. Leave me alone. - Rodion Romanovich RaskolnikovAfter burying the goods he stole from the pawn broker, Raskolnikov is walking around and decides to visit his booster shot Razumihin. At first it is almost as if Raskolnikov planned on asking his friend for advice about what he should do about the murders he committed. However, he becomes really nervous and leaves his friends home as quickly as possible.4. Life is real havent I lived just now? My life has not withal died with that old woman The Kingdom of Heaven to her--and now enough, madam, leave me in peace Now for the reign of reason and light . . . and of will, and of strength RaskolnikovThrough oratory with Marmeladovs daughter, Polenka, Raskolnikov realizes that life is worth living, and that it can still hold an important meaning. This sheds light on the fact that Raskolnikov realizes that even if a person is not capable of doing good, their life should not be ended.5. Ordinary m en have to live in submission, have no right to transgress the law, because, dont you see, they are ordinary. But grotesque men have a right to commit any crime and to transgress the law in any way, just because they are extraordinary.