The protagonist states "I wanted to become a Napoleon" to justify the central action.
A vision at the end of this work describes microbes that convince men that they hold the infallible truth, driving them to murder. In a feverish state, the protagonist of this novel holds onto his sock for 24 hours after whining for it in his sleep. The main character was engaged to his landlady's daughter, but the girl died of typhus. In this novel, Marfa slanders her servant, whom her husband tried to sleep with, then goes door to door to restore the servants name  that incident is described in a (*) letter to the protagonist that comprises most of this work's third chapter. A man introduced in that letter plants a 100 rouble note in a woman's coat to frame her as a thief at a funeral lunch hosted by Katerina Ivanovna Marmeladov. The protagonist states "I wanted to become a Napoleon" to justify the central action. For 10 points, name this novel about the torment of Raskolnikov.
A vision at the end of this work describes microbes that convince men that they hold the infallible truth, driving them to murder.
Crime and Punishment [or Prestupleniye i nakazaniye]