Dostoevsky s Notes Form The Underground - 1174 Words

INTRODUCTION: Fyodor Dostoevsky’s â€Å"Notes form the Underground† explores the suffering brought by isolation from society. Dostoevsky suggests that while it is impossible to escape the pain of isolation, he affirms it is necessary to save oneself from the modern society and the romantic self. The inevitably of suffering and the absence of consciousness is Dostoevsky’s example of the human condition of the ‘Enlightenment’ era that is tragic but rather truthful. He presents â€Å"The Underground Man† as a nihilist who is dissatisfied with his 19th century Russian context. The protagonist thus represents Dostoevsky’s worldview in his critique of the ‘Enlightenment’ project including its romantic alternative and so of the west as a whole. The notion of consciousness and mental suffering become apparent as the reason of â€Å"The Undergrounds Mans† desire to alienate himself from society who can never accept him. He is entrenched by his excessive conscious inertia that inhibits his action. 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