Basement memoirs

As is usual with Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground is a high-level philosophical novel, in which he presents his hero's ideas and withholds from the reader the answers they should reach on their own, provoking questions and teasing the mind regarding many new theories at the time of writing the novel and philosophical ideas related to ethics and utilitarianism that are difficult to reach a final opinion about even now. Brief about Notes from Underground In Notes from Underground, Dostoevsky did not create a story for the reader to follow its events, but it is closer to being a book in which Dostoevsky wanted to express ideas and a perspective on life through a passive character of a man whose heart is filled with bitterness and contempt for people and himself. It has been said about this novel that it expresses a pessimistic trend known in the 19th century, represented by prominent figures such as Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Schopenhauer, and we see the protagonist attacking theories of ethics, utility, interest, and the prevailing positivist and materialist theories of that time. In Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground, the ideas and events are written in two parts. The first part is nothing but a kind of dialogue of the man with himself, or a kind of confession, where he says: I am a sick man... a wicked human... I own nothing that attracts or charms. In this part, the philosophical aspect predominates. He refuses to stand even before the wall of science, refusing to accept that 2×2=4, saying: What do I care about the laws of nature and mathematics if these laws do not satisfy or please me? I refuse to be humiliated in front of this barrier. As for the second part, we see him entering the world of literature and poetry through comments on some works, and on the world of facts through his view of his society, and through a relationship with a prostitute who mistakenly thinks he will save her from the decline awaiting her. Quotes from Notes from Underground - Man only notices his pain, but he does not stop at his happiness nor pay attention to it. If man thought about his happiness, he would find that every stage of his life has its share of it. - Love is a divine secret that must remain hidden from the eyes of all people, no matter what happens or what disputes occur. That is the noblest and most sacred thing. - Pain! It is the only reason for feeling, and the only cause of consciousness! Consciousness is one of man's greatest flaws and one of his worst afflictions. - I am firmly convinced that increasing awareness is not only a disease but that every awareness is a disease.