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Sonya as the Superego: A Freudian Reading of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment

This article offers a Freudian interpretation of Sonya Marmeladova in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, examining her role in Raskolnikov’s moral and psychological transformation. While scholarship has often emphasized Sonya as a Christian symbol of redemption and sacrifi...