Dostoevsky underground5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() The underground man is obsessed with literature and often models his thoughts and actions on things he has read. He has a low opinion of humanity and denies the idea that humans are essentially rational and only desire what is best for them, thinking instead that men are foolish, irrational, and cruel. He is a lonely man who constantly vacillates between wanting society’s acknowledgment and approval and wanting nothing to do with any other person. He repeatedly addresses his readers, and tells them that he is “overly conscious.” He continually over-thinks and questions things, and this hyper-consciousness prevents him from taking any real action. The unnamed protagonist of the novella, who is introduced as “representative of the current generation.” He is sick, spiteful, self-contradictory, and pessimistic, and his rambling thoughts and monologues make up the majority of the novella. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |