Crime and Punishment

      After overhearing the two men discussing Alyona Ivanovna, Raskolnikov decides that by killing that old crone he would be doing the world a favor. When he finally convinces himself that he is going to commit the act of killing the pawnbroker he makes his jacket so that he can easily conceal the axe that he will use to kill Alyona. Raskolnikov then makes his way to her apartment contemplating the act and carefully planning how to commit it. After killing Alyona with the blunt side of the axe he quickly makes his way to the back room to search for anything that he can steal. While digging through the pawnbroker's items he hears someone coming up the stairs, then the young Lizaveta enters the room and is immediately in shock from the horrid scene she sees. Raskolnikov kills Lizaveta with one blow. He flees the crime scene unnoticed and returns to his house where he is struck with immediate guilt and becomes extremely paranoid.
      The days following the incedent Raskolnikov acts extremely strange. He thinks he hears the detective beating his landlady but not one other person in the room saw or heard the same thing. This shows the insanity that the guilt has brought upon him. He becomes convinced that someone will find the Items that he stole so he hides them under the rock. His actions after he commits the act shows the reader the extreme guilt that Raskolnikov feels for what he did.