“Sometimes you can't stand things”, a simple but significant quote from Crime and Punishment and Huckleberry Finn. This quote indicates an individual's inability to tolerate a certain situation. As for novels, the quote shows how the characters cannot mentally digest society or crime and how they react. The quote mentioned above was chosen for a couple of reasons. First, the quote plays a crucial role in both novels as it helps in the character's decisions. Decisions made are heavily influenced by whether or not the character can conscientiously handle thinking any thoughts. This will influence the character's actions. Secondly, this quote is given realistic values. In everyday life one must make countless decisions, many of which are influenced by the individual's limits on what his or her conscience can bear. For example, if an individual cannot stand the idea of ​​working in the evening, that individual may force himself to complete all tasks before the evening. In Crime and Punishment, the limit to Raskolnikov's mental capacity, with respect to certain thoughts, appears frequently. Raskolnikov constantly wrestles with his conscience over the murder, before and after it was committed. The results of this thinking, mixed with the general guilt and mental influence of the crime, haunt him. While battling his conscience, Raskolnikov contracts an illness that makes him mentally weak and short-tempered. These side effects are the result of him having exceeded the limits of what his consciousness can expose. Evidence of Raskolnikov's mental inability to handle the thought of the crime and what might result from it manifests before the crime. Raskolnikov thinks about the crime he intends to commit. Rask… halfway through the paper… and after it was committed it weighed on his mental state and ultimately his physical state. On the other hand, Huck's disgust with society, especially slavery, pushed him to run away from society and make his own decisions that he believed were right. To conclude, it is evident that Raskolnikov and Huck both encounter a thought that they cannot bear. For Raskolnikov that thought is crime, and for Huck that thought is slavery. Raskolnikov then reacts by almost meditating on the crime, which in turn worsens his state. On the other hand, Huck decides to run away and make decisions for himself, separating himself from society and improving his mental state. Works Cited Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1994. Print.Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and punishment. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2001. Print.