 It is only in the epilogue that he realizes his formal punishment, having decided to confess and end his alienation from society.Sonya (Sofya Semyonovna Marmeladova), is the daughter of a drunkard named Semyon Zakharovich Marmeladov, whom Raskolnikov meets in a tavern at the beginning of the novel.She is often characterized as self-sacrificial, shy, and innocent, despite being forced into prostitution to help her family.