... The fictional author of Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground claims that he has all the traits of the anti-hero. He torments others out of spite; he is weak, petty, and spineless. ... Meaning, explains that "voluntary movement toward the good would mean reintegration of cast-off material, voluntary incorporation of what is indigestible" (pg. 332). I think this is hat Dostoevsky's character is attempting to do in the second half of this novel. He has decided to confront the memories that he was afraid of, and do so with complete ... undergo a second initiation suffer more deeply and prof...

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... philosophers Mill and Huxley would argue that our ability to reason leads human beings towards a positive, progressively modern world. In opposition to this optimistic view are the philosophers Nietzsche and Dostoevsky: who believe that despite our ability to reason, the progress we are making is not positive, and in fact, is a regression that ignores the natural impulses of human beings. While ... ...

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