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“Notes from the Underground” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is split into two parts that accompaniment each other and show the narrator’s struggle throughout his life. The novel consists of the notes that the author writes through his hostile and reclusive eyes. The narrator is a Russian War veteran who retired alone in St. Petersburg, Russia. He inherits a good bit of money as well. His notes, separated into parts one and two, explain his isolation from modern society and all people.
In part one of the novel, the narrator expresses his contradicted philosophical views on modern society with themes of gloominess and obscurity. The narrator explains how he is very intelligent and that his intelligence is a key reason for the wretchedness in his life. The Underground man also rationalizes that all men who are educated should be as depressed as he is. Part one shows that the author has developed a cynical view on all philosophy. The narrator reaching a state of inactivity is the major part of part one. He has become conscious of his problems but does not find desire revenge as a just thing to d...