Crime and Punishment was a French story about power and morality. The protagonist of the story was a judge. He gradually lost his moral code when dealing with some cases and began to rely on power, leading to some bad consequences. In the story, the judge was accused of a serious crime, but he still tried to justify himself and cover up his crime. However, his opponent was a clever lawyer who helped the judge to admit his crime by analyzing the facts and evidence of the case and was convicted. During the sentence, the judge realized that he had lost his moral compass and felt guilty. He began to reflect on his actions and decided to accept punishment to restart his moral journey. In the end, the judge found the answer in self-reflection and decided to give up power and return to morality. This novel reveals the relationship between power and morality and explored how a person's loss of moral principles leads to his own destruction.