A Murderer's Journey Through The Works Of Dostoyevsky And Poe
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Some people believe that most murderers have a mental illness which
causes them to commit their crime. This belief is strongly disagreed with by
the authors Edgar Allan Poe and Fyodor Dostoevsky. Crime and Punishment, “The
Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Black Cat”,and “The Cask of Amontillado ....
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.... student, with a very good talent for
figuring people out. Raskolinikov takes great pride and care for his family. On
receiving a letter from his mother
...he quickly raised the letter to his lips and kissed it; then he spent
a long time poring over the handwriting on the envelope, over the small,
slanting handwriting, so familiar and dear to him, of his mother who had once
taught him to read and write. (Crime and Punishment, pg.47)
Raskolnikov's mother, who taught him how to read and wri ....
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