Underground Man Essay
In Notes from Underground man, Dostoevsky takes us through a period of reform and bureaucracy. The underground man has his own way of thinking, much different from the society he lives in. He has a forever lasting battle with his conscious. Even though his deprived conscious is for the better in general. He is constantly surrounded with hypocrites and feels as if he is being judged by every move he makes. In the first chapter, we find out that he is very unhealthy but he refuses to get help. This is an example of how he takes his self-conscious aggressions out on himself. His self-conscious has also caused other problems and resolutions on his view of society. He had different views on people. When he was in jail, he learned not to see levels
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He lived in a world where your self-worth was defined by “popularity” and where you stand on what is “right”. In this selection, there is a constant battle between what is right through Christian views vs what makes one happy. Ivan’s life was considered normal and unhappy. Reasoning was his concerns with much of society and its views. It was said that he was missing love and naturalism in his life. Because of the “peer pressure” of society, Ivan married his wife because it seemed like the “right” thing to do. Marriage was looked upon as the right thing to do in a Christian view. It was frowned upon if someone where to go unmarried, especially in terms of out of wedlock. Because he married to do the right thing, it resulted in a very unhappy marriage. The compatibility of their marriage eventually caught up with his happiness. His friends were also somewhat arranged by society. He choose them by their social standing instead of moral standings and compatibility. When he died, his so called friends did not value his life, instead they used his death as advancements in various functions. Ivan lived an ordinary life which resulted in a depressing life and death. During his life, it was said that he was concerned with his goals, death, and the afterlife which was considered forms of Christianity in his time. To not obey the laws and morals of Christianity was frowned upon.
He lived in a world where your self-worth was defined by “popularity” and where you stand on what is “right”. In this selection, there is a constant battle between what is right through Christian views vs what makes one happy. Ivan’s life was considered normal and unhappy. Reasoning was his concerns with much of society and its views. It was said that he was missing love and naturalism in his life. Because of the “peer pressure” of society, Ivan married his wife because it seemed like the “right” thing to do. Marriage was looked upon as the right thing to do in a Christian view. It was frowned upon if someone where to go unmarried, especially in terms of out of wedlock. Because he married to do the right thing, it resulted in a very unhappy marriage. The compatibility of their marriage eventually caught up with his happiness. His friends were also somewhat arranged by society. He choose them by their social standing instead of moral standings and compatibility. When he died, his so called friends did not value his life, instead they used his death as advancements in various functions. Ivan lived an ordinary life which resulted in a depressing life and death. During his life, it was said that he was concerned with his goals, death, and the afterlife which was considered forms of Christianity in his time. To not obey the laws and morals of Christianity was frowned upon.