Day Ninety-Nine

7/9

The Book: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

ISBN: 978-1-59308-081-5

Suggested By: Patrick Garcia

Where: Home (Longview, Tx)

When: 8:15-9PM

Music: None

Company: The Family

Pages: 370-425(55)

The Lead In: There is a twisted world-view within the story that is interesting. I mentioned it before, but that concept of being above the law because someone is superior is interesting. Not sure how I feel about it.

The 411 on the 55: Did I call it or did I call it? Who shows up but the old reject of R’s sister and to claim that Sonya has stolen 100 rubles from him. R and another money lender defend her, even after the money falls from her pocket, apparently the lawyer had slipped it in to paint her a crook. However, with the two men defending her, Sonya is vindicated and the lawyer runs out to jeers from the crowd.

After the confrontation, R decides to confess to Sonya. She is shocked, of course, and pushed him to confess. He decides to think about it, but is interruppted with the news that Sonya’s step mother (the recent widow) has gone mad and is making her kids dance and sing in the streets for money. They run to her and, when they arrives, she has a fit and dies.

Line of the Day: “Oh, if Divine Providence is going to be mixed up in it, no one can do anything...” pg 388

Fact on the Fiction: How awesome is this? A Crime and Punishment Museum. Jailmuseum.com (sadly not related to the book...)