Dostoevsky & Religion
 Deeply religious
 “doesn't dare not to believe”
 “artist moved from apprenticeship to mastery, from
reckless innocence to visionary strength”
 Style focused on necessity of faith and of God by
means of freedom & redemption, rather than
rationalism
Lazarus
 -Dies of sickness
 -Jesus mourns with family and friends
 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that
believeth in Me though he were dead, yet shall he live.
And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.
Believest thou this?”
 -Lazarus rises from the dead
 -Heightened faith in Jesus
Resurrection of the
Fallen Man
 Lazarus &Raskolnikov
 Remorse
 Alienation from society
 Lazarus & Sonia
 Extreme poverty, time spent as a prostitute to support her family
 Faith remained strong, will be rewarded
 4 days
 Literal v. Spiritual Resurrection
 Redemption through faith, even with worst of problems
Inferences…
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Sonia
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Give up prostitution and no need to support family
Faith in God will ultimately lead her to resurrection
Raskolnikov
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Accepted back into society
Sonia’s advice: redemption through religion
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“She was trembling in a real physical fever… She was getting near the story of the
greatest miracle and a feelingof immense triumph came over her. Her voice rang
out like a bell;triumph and joy gave it power. The lines danced before her eyes, but
she knew what she was reading by heart.”
Experience some sort of resurrection through FAITH
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Allow them to end their spiritual corruption
Jesus
 Self-sacrifice and faith
 Sonia’s true faith in God allows her to survive even
though she is doing so poorly in society
 Degrades herself to support family
 Continues to support Raskolnikov after admits to
terrible crime