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Public post in the reader discussion for Crime and Punishment.

Did Raskolnikov ever regret or feel guilty for committing a crime?

By FallenBear

I’ve seen some people say that by the end of *Crime and Punishment* (in the epilogue), Raskolnikov finally starts feeling guilty about what he did. After reading it myself, though, I got the impression he was mostly mad that his whole idea didn’t work out, not that he actually felt bad for killing the pawnbroker. Am I misunderstanding something? Like, does the book show him feeling genuine remorse specifically for the crime at some point, and if so, about what chapter does that start?