Pictured above is Peter Lorre and Marian Marsh as Raskolnikov and Sonia in the 1935 film adaptation.
To the right is Marsh with Edward Arnold as Porfiry.
The Woman Question
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment takes place during the mid-1800s in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the setting of the novel, men are seen as superior to women, and domestic abuse or male-perpetrated violence against females is commentated as normalcy. Dounia, Sonia, and Nastasya serve as symbols for feminism amongst society's domineering males. Additionally, Razumihin assumes the role of a male proponent for women's rights. Lizaveta, in contrast, proliferates and magnifies the idea that women are inferior through her submissive actions. Pyotr and Raskolnikov's falling out about Pyotr and Dounia's potential marriage is a major example of the struggle between chauvinism and feminism.