Alienation from society - Raskolnikov’s pride seperates him from society. He believes he is superior to everyone and so cannot relate to anyone. Through the story his seperation increases the guilt of his murders, which leads him to push away the people trying to help him.
Crime and Punishment - Raskolnikov’s Crime happened early in the book, and the punishment did not come until the end of the book. The story focuses on how the murder forces Raskolnikov to deal with the tormenting guilt and mental torment.. But through the story he talks little on the imprisonment. The author suggests that the actual punishment is much less terrible than the stress and anxiety of trying to avoid the punishment. Dostoevsky spent the big part of the book telling of how Raskolnikov was affected by the result of murder. He was tormented by guilt and it isolated him from people trying to help him.
Loneliness - Rasolnikov through the whole book is alone. He does not realize it at first but he needs people for support. He pushes away the one thing that he needs, which puts him into a lonely position.
Hardships - Rasolnikov is in a time of deep poverty and troubles. A place filled with violence and abuse. Evryone has to share it and deal with it and most people get over it by going to the tavern and drinking.
Guilt - Rasolnikov had the problem through out the whole story of dealing with the guilt of his crime. His actions just tore him apart and changed him as a person.
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