not so bad..

Notes from the Underground is definitely one of the more dense books I’ve read, yet, I feel like I am getting a good idea of what Dostoyevsky is trying to say. From what I understand, and truthfully I could be completely wrong, I think he views life in the most negative light possible. He is highly aware of his surroundings, his actions, and others at all times. He looks down upon himself, and instead of accepting the flaws and nature of humanity; he mentally fights it, which eventually lowered his self-confidence. Even in the beginning he admits to being “sick” for forty years. In reality, he is not sick, maybe slightly mentally, but I don’t think what he is saying is that strange, besides the fact that he is babbling, which he even admits to. The only part of the first fifteen pages I didn’t understand was the “wall” he kept referring to. Besides this, I am surprised to find myself somewhat enjoying his theories of life and mankind.

-Morgan Mills