Crime and Punishment

I always find writing the opening sentence for these blog posts annoying, so I'll just jump straight into my review of C&P through an existential lens.

The two main characters of the first two chapters, Raskalnikov and Marmeladov, are searching for meaning in their lives. Both are muddling around and acting in somewhat strange manners. Marmeladov is quite drunk and trying to find pity despite having performed actions that he himself views as inexcusable. Raskalnikov is wandering around, planning something, and reviewing himself. He is constantly analyzing what is going on around him and inside his head, but this analysis is somewhat disconnected from his actions. Basically, both men are unsure what to do with their lives and are mentally and metaphorically lost without some purpose in their lives. So my question is, will either of them find their purpose? (Does anyone else think of Avenue Q when reading that sentence?) Or will they be lost forever?