The character of Raskolnikov himself is pretty much a pretentious cunt and marks the emergence of the fullest expression of the literary anti-hero. He foolishly thinks he can become this "overman" if he can successfully vanquish human emotion.
...although he experiences some sort of ill-defined "redemption" after his Siberian exile/confinement and reunion with Sonya (Sonia).
In the realm of Dostoevsky, I suppose I'll choose Prince Myshkin, "The Idiot" himself.
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