(2) CRIME and P. II, "Marmeladov"

Raskolnikov  "But if that's a lie," he suddenly exclaimed involuntarily, "if man in fact is not a scoundrel--in general, that is, the whole human race--then the rest is all mere prejudice, instilled fear, and there are no barriers, and that's just how it should be! . . ."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A MAN MARMELADOV PRETTY MUCH TALKS UP THIS WHOLE CHAPTER. A DRUNKEN SCOUNDREL WHO INTRODUCES HIMSELF TO  RASKOLNIKOV AT THE TAVERN, WHOM HAS STOOPED AS LOW AS A MAN CAN. MARMELADOV HAS A DAUGHTER SONYA, 16 YEARS OF AGE FROM HIS FIRST WIFE, MARRIES KATERINA, A WIDOW WITH THREE CHILDREN, UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE. KATERINA HAS CONSUMPTION (TUBERCULOSIS). MARMELADOV DOES HIS DUTY AS THE PROVIDER FOR A YEAR AFTER MARRIAGE, FINDS THE BOTTLE TO MIGHTY FOR HIM! REDUCING THE FAMILY TO AS BAD A LIVING CONDITIONS AS RASKOLNIKOV'S!

SONYA AT THE AGE OF 16, FORCED TO GET A YELLOW CARD (PROSTITUTION) FOR THE FAMILY TO SURVIVE!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
RASKOLNIKOV "What a well they've dug for themselves (talking of Sonya forced into prostitution) and they use it! They get accustomed to it. Wept a bit and get accustomed. Man gets accustomed to everything, the scoundrel!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS CHAPTER GOES FROM RASKOL'S TROUBLED MIND TO MARMELADOV'S.
THE SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY RASKOL HAS LEFT FROM PAWNING HIS FATHER'S WATCH IS LAID IN THE WINDOW AS KATERINA IS WAILING ON MARMELADOV IN A BOARDING HOUSE AS PEOPLE LAUGH AND LOOK ON. MARMELADOV'S AND FAMILY'S LIVING QUARTER'S WAS MERELY 10 PACES LONG, BEHIND A SCREEN, BEYOND THAT WAS CARD PLAYERS, AND UNDESIRABLES.

I HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE REREADING THIS CHAPTER! DOSTOESKY PAINTS THE PICTURE VIVID, REAL VIVID!

YOU COME OUT OF THIS CHAPTER JUST AS RASKOL DID, GIVING ALL HE HAD TO ONES WORSE OFF THAN HIM!!!

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IS ACTUALLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THIS CHAPTER. IT
SEEMED FITTING TO MAKE IT FIRST THOUGH!