Space in the novel Crime and Punishment

Ovaj se diplomski rad bavi analizom prostora u romanu Zločin i kazna F. M. Dostojevskog. Krajnji je cilj rada analizirati i utvrditi u kolikoj mjeri prostor u romanu utječe na glavnog junaka te može li se smatrati pokretačem fabule. Rad započinje teorijskim dijelom u kojem se objašnjavaju koncept prostora i uloga prostora u književnosti. Nakon toga slijede detaljna analiza vanjskog i unutrašnjeg prostora u romanu, usporedba utjecaja prirodnog i urbanog okruženja na protagonista te analiza njegova kretanja.This diploma thesis is concerned with the analysis of space in F.M. Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment. The main goal of this thesis is to analyse the extent to which the space in the novel influences its main character and does it participate in the plot of the novel. The thesis starts with a theoretical chapter in which the concept of space is explained along with its meaning in literature. The theoretical part is followed by a case study which includes a detailed analysis of the exterior and interior space in the mentioned novel. It also includes the comparison of the influence of the urban and natural environment on the main character and the analysis of his movement. The conducted analysis confirms that space indeed affects the main character and, therefore, also the plot of the novel