Inside the story
Meet Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladov
Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladov, known as Sonia, is the meek, devout daughter of Marmeladov, a poor and troubled family man. Driven onto the streets by her family’s destitution, she supports them under a yellow ticket and becomes connected to Raskolnikov.
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A small, thin girl, very young and almost childlike, with a gentle soft little voice, fair hair, and a pale, thin little face; modest and refined in manner, poorly and plainly dressed with a shabby old-fashioned hat and a parasol.
