Feminism. Feminism revolves around the strength and independence of women and can be defined as the “women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men”. As Fyodor Dostoevsky’s audience of “Crime and Punishment” witnesses, one will find that the men within this novel have shown a controlling, demanding, and unequal state of mind when encountering women. However, to the women within this novel they present a strong-willed, spiritual, smarter, and independent mindset that help mold the men into what they have become at the end of the novel.
One of the greatest movements of time includes the introduction of Feminism. The remarkable women in “Crime and Punishment” such as Sonia and Dounia, have personality traits that allows them to take certain actions that makes them stronger, smarter, and more capable of handling
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Evidently the women within the novel have a stronger state of mind and can handle the pressures of life better than men. Sonia makes the degrading decision of becoming a prostitute in order to support her family because her father, Marmeladov, is incapable of providing for them. Although this strays from the idea that women should not degrade themselves for any person, institution, or custom, Sonia’s actions show that she is indeed pro-feminist. Sonia made the decision to become a prostitute on her own, not unwillingly. She knew that she will ultimately need to take on the male role in her family or her family would fall apart into oblivion. Her decision shows revolutionary strides in the feminism revolution. In addition, women tend to be more compassionate when it comes to things they love or care about. For instance, when Raskolnikov told Sonia about the murder, she automatically shows her compassionate side toward him even when he was mad at himself. This reveals that women are able to deal with issues better and have an extremely open