Psychic development proceeds through necessary crises

What is it about?

In this paper I have explained the internal splitting in Raskolnikov’s character. The splitting comprises the fact that Raskolnikov must alienate himself in radical alterity in order to come to his authentic self; the split between the fictitious, false self of the extraordinary man and the realistic and true self of the ordinary man It is about the internal splitting in Raskolnikov’s character, The splitting of the character is explained as complemented by the split in the novel through the ‘surprising’ end of the novel, both in its style and brevity, i.e. the resolution of the internal conflict via Raskolnikov’s mystical turn to faith. The splitting comprises the fact that Raskolnikov must alienate himself in radical alterity in order to come to his authentic self; the split is between the fictitious, false self of the extraordinary man and the realistic and true self of the ordinary man

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Why is it important?

I somehow think that there is a tinge of novelty in my approach as I put forward the path which leads from fragmentation to integration. The end of the novel tells the story of how the fragmented self, paradoxically, opens up the way to the integrated self.

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