Crime and Punishment, Part 2, Chapter 2 summary

What happens

1. Raskolnikov retrieves the hidden valuables, abandons his plan to throw them into the canal, and conceals them beneath a courtyard stone.
2. Brief relief gives way to anger as he questions why he never examines the purse or uses its contents.
3. He visits Razumihin, accepts translation work and three rubles, then returns both and leaves without explaining himself.
4. A coachman whips him on a bridge, and an elderly woman gives him a coin that he throws into the Neva.
5. He returns home exhausted, sleeps, and wakes believing he hears Ilya Petrovitch brutally attacking his landlady.
6. Nastasya denies any attack, brings food and water, and watches him before he loses consciousness.

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What to notice

The thought follows his rejection of the charitable coin. It connects that gesture with his refusal of Razumihin’s help and his growing hostility toward other people.

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