Raskolnikov was one of the characters that was in an economic issue. He was in need of money so he went to the pawnbroker to pawn his father’s watch. The pawnbroker was in a higher social class, she would take advantage of those who were in a lower one than her. Many people went to her in need of money.
Raskolnikov can also be to blame for his sister marrying Luzhin. In the letter Raskolnikov received from his mother, she says how his sister is marrying him to support him financially. Women in this novel do almost anything in order to gain money to survive.
Marmeladov is also someone who has an economic issue throughout the novel. He is an alcoholic who lost his job. His losing of job caused his daughter, Sonia, to become a prostitute in