Crime and Punishment Pt.1 Ch.1-7

CHAPTER 1:

• Introduced to what seems like our main character---Raskolnikov.
• Very poor man living with a hate to people around him. Doesn't like the crowds and the loud environment and because of this he takes all the dark and quiet back ways to get where he needs to be.
• He went to the house of an older woman where he had pawned a ring before and now wanted to pawn an old watch of his fathers. 
• The woman's name is  Alyona Ivanovna.
• He wasn't offered much for the watch but takes the money out of need. 
• He is very aware to all detail around him and pays close attention to the actions of others/things and all aspects of them.
• He leaves Alyona's house and for the first time ever walks into a tavern.

CHAPTER 2:

• Raskolnikov has a desire to be with other people all of a sudden.
• A lot of direct characterization about a man who is said to look like an old gov't retired clerk.
• Marmeladov the name of the man
• Marmeladov sits next to Raskolnikov and engages him in conversation
• Marmeladov a drunkard who seems to not have washed or left the tavern in days
• Married to Katerina Ivanovna the daughter of an officer
• Katerina is sick and has three kids with Marmeladov, but all he does is drink in the tavern "to suffer"like she is suffering (the kids are actually from a past marriage)
• Sonia is the daughter left to Marmeladov from the woman who passed away that used to be his wife.
• Marmeladov had gone back to work and was actually earning a living but 5 days before this scene he took all his earnings from his wife and began drinking, left his job, and disappeared to his family
• The kids are very malnutritioned and are in very bad conditions
• The woman wants to beat the kid because he has no money to feed the children
• Raskolnikov leaves some of his money at the window for Marmeladovs family after seeing the very sad scene of despair and unhappiness.

CHAPTER 3:

• Natasya is the cleaning lady of the building Raskolnikov lives in
• A letter from his mother came to Raskolnikov
• Raskolnikov dropped out of the university and gave up on work he was doing
• Dounia is Rask. sister who is now living with her mother after not so good living conditions with a family who took her in where the husband ended up in love with her. Her reputation was ruined due to a misunderstanding with the wife of.Mr. Svidrigaïlov (wife: Marfa Petrovna)
• Wife found out truth and re-established Dounia's reputation personally 
• Pyotr Petrovitch Luzhin (45y/o) the new suitor for Dounia that mom and her have agreed on
• Dounia and mother want Rask to become the secretary of Pyotr and wants them to work together 
• There re plans of Rasks sister an mother coming to live in Petersburg and be reunited after 3 years
• The letter evoked many emotions that left him wondering and confused

CHAPTER 4:

• Raskolnikov is not happy with the decision of his sister marrying that man at all
• He is confused by his mothers words but knows he will not allow Dounia to marry Pyotr
• The reason he does not think that Mr.Luzhin is right for Dounia is because Raskolnikov is not taking enough responsibility in helping pay for the trip and depends to much on his class to lower to that of the family.
• Raskolnikov thinks that Dounia is selling herself to this man in order make Rask. and his mother successful.
• Raskolnikov was met by a young girl on the street while walking, She was really drunk and he took interest in her
• Raskolnikov almost got in a fight with a gentlemen when he tried to protect the girl but the policeman stopped him and he led him to the girl
• Raskolnikov seems to be kind of bipolar taking care of the girl and then saying to let her be taken by the man following her...Policeman is bewildered ...Kinda strange
• No one like Rask at the university that he used to go to. Although he was very smart they did not really appreciate his attitude
• Razumihin is one of the only friend that Raskolnikov had from the university. A very smart guy but also very poor. Last seen each other four months before.

CHAPTER 5:

• Drank vodka (a wineglass full) and became completely exhausted to the point where he fell asleep n some bushes before Raskolnikov even got home. 
• He seems to lose his train of thought very fast and very easily
• Raskolnikov is having a very vivid dream about his hometown and childhood place where he lived. Also his  father is in the dream and there seems to be some kind of huge celebration going on
• Raskolnikov is very upset because the drunken men are beating the nag horse trying to get it to move forward when is obviously won't. So he runs up to the suffering horse.
• In the dream the horse is beaten to death and he wakes up gasping for air.
• Raskolnikov liked passing through the hay market because he felt he wouldn't attract anyone's attentions there.
• There he caught sight of Lizaveta Ivanovna the pawn brokers sister.. Not characterized very well but more like idiotic.
• Lizaveta is completely controlled by her sister (step) 
• Suddenly Raskolnikov gets a crazy idea since Alyona will be home alone the next day.

CHAPTER 6:

• The old woman completely mistreats the sister Lizaveta and has not even left a single drop for her in her will.
• Raskolnikov overheard two youth talking about the richness that Alyona did not deserve and they felt they should kill her and take all her money for good deeds (as for the same thought of Rask.)
• Made a noose to carry an axe in his jacket to somewhere.
• Carrying out an "experiment" with the old hag (kind of sounds like he about to go and kill her)
• Could not get the axe he originally planned so he grabbed another and went away with it
• He has reached the house of the old woman and is ready to continue his plan although he knows the woman is suspicious the door opens.

CHAPTER 7:

• Raskolnikov killed the old woman and began stealing her items from her room
• Lizaveta walked in the room during the middle of his robbery and due to this Raskolnikov ran at her and killed her as well.
• He cleaned the axe and himself but realized this whole time the door had been opened however he tried not to make much of it and wanted to run away
• Raskolnikov is in trouble because a man names Koch and a young boy have come to do business with the old woman but they notice something is wrong and Rask. is sitting in the door not being able to escape
• Raskolnikov was able to escape right away but he was seen and realized to be a murderer. He was not recognized
• He succeeded in putting the axe back in the porters home because he wasn't there. 
• Laid in blank forgetfulness on his sofa.