Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Throughout Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, it is easy to see how his experiences in his life leading up to writing the novel influenced his writing. First off, the setting of the novel, Russia. This is the city in which the novel takes place and it is Fyodor Dostoyevsky home town. He grew up in a poor family with 6 other siblings in very small quarters. This parallels with the main character, Raskolnikov's, apartment which is can be compared to the size of a closet. Also, his father was a belligerent drunk who continually beat them in his drunken rages. His mother also died when he was at an early age. These two factors both contributed to his the dark overtones that are evident throughout the novel.