Raskolnikov finally does what he's (secretly) always wanted to do: confess. After the whole Luzhin incident he follows Sonya to her flat and confesses. He tells her why he really killed the moneylender and her sister. That his actions weren't for money, it was simply because he thought of himself as an extraordinary being and thought he could kill someone. He finds out that he's wrong when he displays guilt, depression, and remorse for committing the crime. Sonya demands that he turn himself in but he doesn't want to go yet. By the way, I don't think that Sonya and R actually love each other. Sonya has a savior complex and she wants to save him. While R is lonely and needs someone to confide in. But their talk ends quickly when they get the news that Katerina Petranova has gone bat crap crazy. Not only has she gotten herself evicted and beaten, but also she's exploiting her children. This ends when she dies of consumption (tuberculosis?). Fortunately the funeral fees and the children will be taken care of. Unfortunately they will be taken care of by Svid (who I think is a real psychopath). Svid also happens to know that R has killed the moneylender and her sister (courtesy of thin walls). Also, Porfiry comes over, and knows without a doubt that R is a murder and is guilty of killing the two women. He urges R to turn himself in or, if R decides to kill himself, to leave a note saying he did it (I find that hilarious). And then R goes to visit Svid, who begins to tell him of the woman who tried to save him, Dunya (but that's in the next chapter, see i read). i tracked my symbol, Sonya, during several more scenes. Sonya symbolizes human suffering and there has been a lot of suffering in the last few chapters. The most important scenes of Sonya are when R confesses to her and when Katerina Petranova goes crazy and dies.
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