How the main characters from "Crime and Punishment" Fyodor Dostoyevsky and "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Cope differently to each of their own sufferings.

Survival trough suffering is a general theme running through the novels. Different forms of survival occur because in different scenarios. In One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the story takes place in a prison camp, whereas in Crime and Punishment takes place in society. During the course of the two novels, it becomes quite apparent to the reader that some characters have a reason that helps them drive forward through times of suffering. …

…and Punishment find themselves in a situation and they realise what it is that they have to do in order to continue to survive in this lifetime. They then continue to live using the methods they learnt of surviving in the different extreme environments that they are both in. the way the protagonists cope with their suffering not only helps to resolve their suffering but provides the basis for two stories I so thoroughly enjoyed.