Part 5, Chapter 4
Sonia offers Raskolnikov her cypress cross—the symbol of taking on suffering—which he initially refuses.
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From Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Recurring objects carry symbolic weight: the axe of class violence, Sonia's cypress cross of suffering, the yellow ticket of fallen womanhood.
Part 6, Chapter 8
Raskolnikov finally accepts the cross from Sonia before going to confess.
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