Draft Enthymeme Thesis
- Fyodor Dostoevsky uses symbolism in his characters and stories in his novel, Crime and Punishment to create an allegory for the Christain Bible, therefore highlighting his view on the importance of biblical symbolism which is represented particularly in characters Sonya and Rodion Raskolnikov.
(Scholarly Source 1) Gibian, George. “Traditional Symbolism in Crime and Punishment.” PMLA, vol. 70, no. 5, 1955, pp. 979–996. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/459881. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
- Symbolism of water of rebirth and regeneration
- After the murder scene in Crime and Punishment when he rinses his hands with water
- Rebirth with water during baptism in the Bible
(Scholarly Source 2) Maddison, Bula. “A Bakhtinian Reading of Biblical Allusion in Dostoevsky’s Novel Crime and Punishment.” Perspectives in Religious Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, Fall 2005, pp. 267–279. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001510206&site=ehost-live.
- Sonya as an allegory for Mary Magdalene and the Christ figure
- Manifests God’s own power of creation and re-creation
- Sonya as a prostitute of tradition who loves Jesus
- Sonya as the sister of Martha and Lazarus who attributes the power of life to Jesus
- Wisdom of Sonya
(Additional Scholarly Source) McDonough, Richard. “WITTGENSTEIN: FROM A RELIGIOUS POINT OF VIEW?”Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 15, no. 43, 2016, pp. 3-27. ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/wittgenstein-religious-point-view/docview/1779191832/se-2?accountid=9784.