Society throughout time has always played an important role in the daily lives of humans regarding everything from stylistic choices to the way they think and act . In the book Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Doeskyesjy, Sonja, the daughter of Marmaladov and Katerina Petrovina, prostitutes herself to support her family. Sonja however is no less of a person due to her poor economic outlook, still having a religious basis, her reason is pure and her prostitution is to fully support her family. Sonja, as a person, has shown such selflessness that she puts herself before others, no matter what the issues are. In her case, as with so many other young women, prostitution was a last resort to support her family. That being said, society itself more or less forces girls into prostitution and then stigmatizes unclean doves for committing impure acts. When it comes to crime and punishment, Russian society forced Sonja into prostitution in order to maintain societal regularities like so many girls before her throughout history. As a selfless individual, Sonja often puts the lives of others before her own. She repeatedly chooses to place herself in impoverished situations because of the inheritance of a truly good spirit. As her father continues to be an alcoholic and a drunk, his sole responsibility of providing for the family is neglected and is then given to Sonja. Meanwhile, her mother continually strives to maintain an opulent lifestyle and shows no signs of stopping any time soon. In order to maintain her mother's lifestyle, Sonja quickly places her mother and younger siblings before herself and selflessly chooses to become a prostitute, because although her motivation is unconscious, Sonja is to help others. (T...... middle of paper ......t also goes beyond her role as a woman as she steps up and demonstrates her power and control by taking care of her family. Another aspect that Sonja represented was the large religious presence in Russia During the 1860s, when the book was written, around 80% of the country's inhabitants identified themselves as Russian Orthodox Christians. Sonja provides much of the religious aspect of the book, she illustrates. importance of religion to Russian culture. noted during the epilog when RASKL uses the new testament Sonja gave him to gain some sense of closeness to her (USE QUOTE HERE) The liberation of the serfs in 1861. This has allowed a growth in the middle class population like Sonja and her family. With the growth of the middle class, Russia was able to gradually assume a greater role in world trade...