Crime and Punishment-Summary-Part One

Crime and Punishment-Summary-Part One The story begins as the main character, Rodion Raskolnikov, is walking to visit an old pawnbroker, Alyona Ivanovna. He is in a confused state, and must avoid his landlady because he owes rent for quite some time. He arrives at the pawnbroker's and pawns a watch that his father gave him. He is disgusted by what happens at the pawnbroker's and feels that he had been cheated out of his money. …

…once he has made all the preparations, he makes his way to the pawnbroker’s apartment. While Alyona opens the pledge, Raskolnikov removes the ax form his jacket and hits her over the head with the blunt side. He then searches the body and removes a set of keys, and a purse, which is stuffed full. Then, Lizaveta enters and Raskolnikov splits the top of her head open with the sharp side of the ax.