Notes From Underground 1

In the first two chapters we are introduced to the underground man, we begin to learn how he thinks, what his views are on many subjects, his lifestyle and also where he lives. The Underground man is a very pessimistic, spiteful, and confused human being. He finds joy in bringing other’s spirits down because misery loves company. But then he takes it back and says he was lying about wanting to bring people down, but he was lying because of spite. He is 40 years old in the first chapter and goes on and on about his liver problems, but he is to spiteful to get it checked out. Though he does respect medicine and doctors, but spite keeps him from getting help. He acts egocentric in some cases but not in others, for example the underground man believes he is more self-conscious than the average person and he thinks he is very intelligent. But in others scenarios, he says he isn’t good enough to become an insect. I think that the poor conditions he is living in might have had a huge influence on his negativity outlook on life, he has submitted into the underground lifestyle. I find him annoying and unpleasant and I don’t enjoy reading what he is thinking.