Katerina Ivanovna spends scarce money on a memorial dinner for Marmeladov, hoping to preserve rank, ceremony, and public dignity. The meal collapses into quarrels with Amalia, social humiliation, and the exposed fragility of the family's respectability.
Part V, Chapter III
Luzhin's accusation against Sonia erupts out of the dinner's disorder and turns the room into a makeshift court.
Part V, Chapter V
The eviction after the dinner pushes Katerina and the children into the street.
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