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Comparing Dostoevsky And The Underground

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Dostoevsky refers to his main character as the “Underground Man”, a man who has chosen not to involve himself with the ideal aspects of society and in return, experiences a lifetime of loneliness and alienation as he separates himself from any social, political or intimate relations. The Underground Man represents Dostoevsky’s opinion on the importance of freewill for the sake of mankind, as well as illustrates the conflict in society during his time in Russian, when rational egoism and reason were claimed to be the key principles in endorsing a pleasant and functional society. Rational egoists believed that life and society would become the “ideal”, solely through the application of reason and self-interest. On the contrary, the Underground
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