Dreams in Crime and Punishment
Several characters have dreams in this novel. Dostoevsky uses these literary dreams as a reflection of the past as well as a
prediction of future events. The images (people, places, etc.) can easily be associated with specific events in the character’s past.
Book
Chapter
Character &
Dream
Book I
Raskolnikov
Ch. 5
Dream #1
Book II,
Raskolnikov
Ch. 2
Dream #2
Book III
Raskolnikov
Ch. 6
Dream #3
Brief Summary of the
Dream
Source of the images
Interpretation of the
Dream
Raskolnikov
Epilogue
Ch. 2
Dream #4
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Book
Chapter
Character &
Dream
Book VI
Svidrigaylov
Ch. 6
Dream #1
Book VI
Svidrigaylov
Ch. 6
Dream #2
Book VI
Svidrigaylov
Ch. 6
Dream #3
Book III,
Pulcheria
Raskolnikov
Ch. 2
Brief Summary of the
Dream
Source of the images
Interpretation of the
Dream
Dream
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