(349 words) A detail is a significant element in a work that helps us better understand or present a situation, an image. In the novel Crime and Punishment, color is important. It is through him that Fyodor Mikhailovich gives the reader the opportunity to feel the work, as if to “let it through”, to create an integral picture.
Great attention was paid to F.M. Dostoevsky to the details in the novel Crime and Punishment. The entire work is imbued with symbolism, and the yellow color of the disease haunts the main character Rodion at every turn.
In addition to yellow, other colors also play a role in the novel: red, black, white. The more yellow the author used, the more contrasting others looked against his background: “... Sonia’s wonderful blue eyes ...”, “... Raskolnikov’s dark eyes ...”.
By analyzing the use of color, one can reveal the atmosphere and state of mind of each hero. The yellow color is different, but in the novel it is not joyfully sunny, but rather dirty, gloomy. In all descriptions of people, yellow symbolizes disease. Raskolnikov’s “... in his emaciated pale yellow face ...”, Marmeladov’s “... with a yellow, even greenish face swollen from constant drunkenness”, and even a fleeting, female character on the bridge has a yellow, drunken face.
Not only in people's faces, but also in the decoration of the room and the city, an unhealthy atmosphere is felt, the author conveys all feelings through color, we can feel disgust, fear, excitement and other unpleasant emotions. For example: "... on dirty yellow wallpaper with white flowers ...", "... the furniture is all very old and made of yellow wood ...", "... in this yellow closet ...". If you look closely at the details, then all of them are also yellow - the unhealthy atmosphere of the novel is perfectly conveyed by F.M. Dostoevsky. Heroes are sick, but each has his own disease.
The red color of blood also occurs to us throughout the entire novel. He is the harbinger of evil events, death. Each time Raskolnikov encounters red details, his thoughts about the crime overcome him with renewed vigor, slowly driving the young man crazy.
Contrasted to yellow - green. In the novel, he is the embodiment of purity, hope and freshness. At the end of the novel, Sonechka appears in a green scarf, as the embodiment of hope. This morning, according to Rodion Raskolnikov, a new life begins.
Summing up, we can conclude that the author’s choice of exactly yellow color helps us understand the painfulness of the characters and their actions. While other colors allow you to see the hope coming through. Attention F.M. Dostoevsky to the details plays an important role in the disclosure of the work.
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