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Wouldn't Tell You

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" 'And if that is the case, sir, then is it really possible that you might also have decided... to step across an obstacle? ... Well, by robbing and murdering someone, for example?...'

'If I had, I certainly wouldn't tell you,' Raskolnikov replied with defiant haughty disdain."


Raskolnikov can be so beautifully arrogant at times. This comes from one of my favorite parts of the book, where Rodya has just been elaborating about his very Nazi-esq theory that some people are born greater than others, and therefore have the right to remove those who stand in their way. When Porfiry (the detective in charge of the murder case) asks Raskolnikov if he would put his theory into practice, Rodya is just like "pshaw, wouldn't you like to know."

And meanwhile Razumikhin (he's Porfiry's nephew) is just kind of sitting in the back being adorable/uncomfortable and not understanding what's going on, having a vague feeling that something is wrong. He's a great guy, but he never fails to be completely ignorant of the fact that his buddy is an axe murderer.
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Izvin's avatar
Actually not sure how much naziesque that is. Some people being born greater than others can be traced as far into past as antiquity. Think blue blood for example. What was special about nazis was their conviction, that inborn greatness comes down to being blonde blue eyed strong aryan specimen with no jewish ancestors. And they have to clean the earth of unworthy, whether they actively stand in the way or not. Eugenics. Race. Group. Rodya was individualist. He comes closest to Nietzsche's idea of ubermensch. And that philosopher hated german nationalism, from which nazism was born, with passion. He even claimed polish descent as a form of protest. Then he mentally lost it and his sister stole and rewrote his works to fit her preffered ideology. He actually deeply appreciated Dostoevsky's work, even if he created different conclussion - that someone gifted should make their own rules and bring about something great and all others better bow, because they are bringing about mess on their own. Difference might come down to being born that way. Are you born or do you become someone great? Can you become great without inborn talents? Does having talent for greatness lead to greatness all the time? Anyway, it is personal utopia, therefore not really accesible in reality, as Rodya learned the hard way.