{"id":"01KFE0BEPT9ENBA4M02WE6P2DQ","cid":"bafkreiabpfzb7kfzmrdhu34zbdjo26tbydfvzqz2pzhlziwolwosdrf6ey","type":"file","properties":{"cid":"bafkreiaxuj5bhf33i7n7if36sztde6yf6oqk4zvqda2xytuhvf34eafafe","content_type":"image/jpeg","filename":"crimepunishment00dostiala_page_0050.jpg","key":"pdf-page-1768922919380-2ia1lfid64n","label":"crimepunishment00dostiala_page_0050.jpg","page_number":50,"pdf_type":"born_digital","size":223981,"text":"42 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT\nfor two hundred roubles, but I know she would rather be a\nnigger on a plantation or a Lett with a German master, than\ndegrade her soul, and her moral dignity, by binding herself for\never to a man whom she does not respect and with whom she\nhas nothing in common — for her own advantage. And if Mr.\nLuzhin had been of unalloyed gold, or one huge diamond, she\nwould never have consented to become his legal concubine. Why\nis she consenting then? What's the point of it? What's the an-\nswer? It's clear enough: for herself, for her comfort, to save\nher life she would not sell herself, but for some one else she is\ndoing it! For one she loves, for one she adores, she will sell her-\nself! That's what it all amounts to; for her brother, for her\nmother, she will sell herself! She will sell everything! In such\ncases, we 'overcome our moral feeling if necessary,' freedom,\npeace, conscience even, all, all are brought into the market. Let\nmy life go, if only my dear ones may be happy! More than that,\nwe become casuists, we learn to be Jesuitical and for a time\nmaybe we can soothe ourselves, we can persuade ourselves that\nit is one's duty for a good object. That's just like us, it's as clear\nas daylight. It's clear that Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov is\nthe central figure in the business, and no one else. Oh, yes, she\ncan ensure his happiness, keep him in the university, make him\na partner in the office, make his whole future secure; perhaps he\nmay even be a rich man later on, prosperous, respected, and may\neven end his life a famous man! But my mother? It's all Rodya,\nprecious Rodya, her firstborn! For such a son who would not\nsacrifice such a daughter! Oh, loving, over-partial hearts! Why,\nfor his sake we would not shrink even from Sonia's fate. Sonia,\nSonia Marmeladov, the eternal victim so long as the world lasts.\nHave you taken the measure of your sacrifice, both of you? Is it\nright? Can you bear it? Is it any use? Is there sense in it? And\nlet me tell you, Dounia, Sonia's life is no worse than life with\nMr. Luzhin. 'There can be no question of love' mother writes. '\nAnd what if there can be no respect either, if on the contrary\nthere is aversion, contempt, repulsion, what then? So you will\nhave to 'keep up your appearance,' too. Is not that so? Do you\nunderstand what that smartness means? Do you understand that\nthe Luzhin smartness is just the same thing as Sonia's and may\nbe worse, viler, baser, because in your case, Dounia, it's a bar-\ngain for luxuries, after all, but with Sonia it's simply a question","text_extracted_at":"2026-01-20T15:28:39.380Z","text_extracted_by":"pdf-processor","text_has_content":true,"text_source":"born_digital","uploaded":true},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KFCZZ05FKVDDMJJV3YE9Q4WH","peer_label":"crimepunishment00dostiala.pdf","peer_type":"file","predicate":"derived_from"},{"peer":"01KESYJX0Z6XE0HWTS5N3SDG0B","peer_label":"The Classics","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"}],"ver":2,"created_at":"2026-01-20T15:28:42.001Z","ts":"2026-01-20T15:28:42.967Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFCZWTBNJH4WFMS8354919KY"}}