Crime and Punishment

In C&P, Raskolnikov suffers through his own creation of his pain. By murdering the two women, he creates a guilt that turns into his suffering, causing his mind to deteriorate. His suffering is created mostly by himself, but also by social expectation, (it is not acceptable to murder two people and not expect punishment). He ultimately creates his suffering in his mind, and throughout most of the novel, he is not punished by outside sources, rather just by himself. His guilt becomes more apparent to others, however, as he suffers from his own disapproval of himself. As this guilt is made clear, he suffers from the punishment he must endure brought on by society (ie. police, law).