Selfishness

Everyone is selfish. Altruism does not exist. I always thought these were such pessimistic thoughts, but today in class I realized I was wrong. Everything a person does is to benefit themselves in some way. Whether it is listening to someone because you want to make him or her happy, or because you want to be their friend. Everything we do has a distinct purpose and we all would like to talk about ourselves. Honestly, if you do not agree take a second and think about it. Humans love to talk about themselves and what they have done or plan to do. This is what this whole novel is about for the underground man. He is writing about himself because he wants to learn more about himself. He currently doubts himself in some aspects and is trying to understand himself. This is something that I believe everyone in his or her lifetime will try to achieve.