narrative methods of Crime and Punishment

The narrator, Raskolnikov reaches deep into the most complex workings of the human mind. He explores the most obscure motives and subtle shifts of mood in the mind of a criminal. Meaning, a large part of the “action” of the novel takes place in a criminal’s mind (Raskolnikov). This type of narrative method is called a monologue, which is a form of dramatic entertainment by a single speaker. The narrator uses monologue in order for the reader to fully comprehend the narrator�...