Freud states that there are three components of one's psyche or mind; the id, ego, and superego. Simply put: The id is what the person wants to do, the ego is what the person can do, and the superego is what the person should do. In the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the protagonist Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov must overcome these three parts of his subliminal, inner self before he can take action of …showed first 75 words of 1508 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1508 total…flaw is the ability to make a choice without first subjugating all aspects of their psyche, thereby creating internal conflict. For Dostoevsky, however, his protagonist is able to turn this marvelous ability of dominating all parts of his mind into a weakness rather than a flaw. This is what makes Dostoevsky's writing profound enough to last the years of criticism its been subject to, making it a contemporary classic for all readers and scholars alike.