Ethical Issues In Crime And Punishment

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The book Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky poses a moral and ethical question of whether or not the protagonist, Raskolnikov, should kill an old, manipulative, and nasty woman. He intends to steal her riches because he is very poor, and do good things with the money, maybe become a doctor. Raskolnikov debates what he should do but ultimately ends up killing the woman because he believes it is for the greater good. Raskolnikov would have gotten away with the murder too if his guilt had not gotten to him and confessed. The book makes readers question their own morals. Some people are highly unsatisfied with the ending while others are content. However, no matter what your stance on the ending is, the novel forces readers to debate ethical