Person

Praskovya Pavlovna

Also known as Pashenka, his landlady.

Raskolnikov's landlady, usually felt through debt, avoidance, and household messages rather than direct intimacy. Her unpaid rent and promissory note pull him into the ordinary legal machinery of poverty, which is terrifying precisely because it has nothing to do with the murder he is hiding.

Part II, Chapter I

The summons over the I.O.U. sends Raskolnikov to the police office, where private dread and ordinary debt become almost indistinguishable.

Part III, Chapter I

Won over by Razumihin's easy charm, his long-suffering landlady softens toward her troublesome lodger and sends up broth and care.

Part III, Chapter II

Razumihin's dealings with the landlady turn the lodging house back into a place of food, clothes, and practical management.

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