protagonist-Raskolnikov, he saved some kids from a burning building. He also has compassion toward people like Marmeladov and Katerina. The very root of Raskolnikov is "raskol," which means "schism" or "split."
antagonists-Raskolnikov, he antagonizes Svidrigaïlov and Luzhin. He certainly acts as antagonist toward Alyona the pawnbroker and Lizaveta, though, in the case of Lizaveta, he wants to help her, but ends up hurting her. He's mean and scary. He's trying too hard to do the right thing, in a very misguided way, and is nice to many people. In that way, he's rather weak as an antagonist. Razumihin tells Dounia and Pulcheria, "It's as though he were alternating between two characters" (Part 3, Chapter 2)
The ax, which Raskolnikov uses to commit the murders, symbolizes the two halves of Raskolnikov's nature. "I want to attempt a thing like that and am ... frightened by these trifles," Raskolnikov thought, with an odd smile. (part 1, Chapter 5) This one of the first things we hear about the idea of his crime.
The homes that they live in symbolize violence, abuse, and imprisonment. "Raskolnikov was hopelessly in debt to his landlady, and was afraid of meeting her." (Part 1, Chapter 1) He has a fear for his landlady.
Drugs and alcohol, It is a big problem through this book. A lot of people spend there time at the tavern as a past time. Spending time there and getting drunk is an easy way to forget things like poverty and your life. "I drink so that I may suffer twice as much!" (Part 1, Chapter 2) He realizes that drinking only helps for a short time until you wake up from it.
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