Crime and Punishment in relation to the big question (which is much larger than evan's dilt!!!)

I believe Crime and Pubnishment is easily relatable to my big question, through the character of Marmeladov. The domestic abuse within this novel is apalling, there are mothers beating childre, husband beating wives, and wives berating their husbands. Domestic violence is a growing tendency in today's world and is a form of abuse where one person inferiorizes another through physical demeaning. It seems that this sort of evil is attractive due to its methods of gaining superiority, not only is the abuser free to demean the partner however they want, but a class sytem is also established, resulting in one partner being permanently inferior to the other. This philosophy can be seen continuously throughout this novel, Marmeladov is established as the leader of the house through marriage but once he arrives back from his drunken leave, Katerina abuses him and the children and is infused with a superiority only possible through her derranged beatings of husband and children.

Below is a quote from People's Helath outlining the basis of domestic violence, "Your partner apologizes and says the hurtful behavior won't happen again. But you fear it will. At times you may start to doubt your own judgment, or wonder whether you're going crazy. You may even feel like you've imagined the whole thing. But the emotional or physical pain you feel is real. If this sounds familiar, you may be the victim of domestic violence.

Also called domestic abuse, intimate partner violence or battering, domestic violence occurs between people in intimate relationships. It can take many forms, including emotional, sexual and physical abuse. Men are sometimes abused by female or male partners, but domestic violence is most often directed toward women. It can happen in heterosexual or lesbian relationships.

Unfortunately, domestic violence against women is common. It happens to teenage girls and women of all backgrounds. As many as 4 million women suffer abuse from their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends or intimate partners in the United States each year."