So far the book Notes from Underground has been well, interesting. The Underground Man seems to be very insecure about himself because he is always contradicting everything he says. He babbles about life, consciousness, and society and criticizes them all at the same time. It seems like the Underground Man lives a backwards way of life where he gives himself props for not being like everyone else, then later saying how he is jealous of the ones around him. I guess we will just have to see where the Underground Man goes from here!

   One thing that the Underground Man said that I actually thought was something to think about was when he talked about the normal person finding pleasure and enjoyment in something as painful as a toothache. The Underground Man finds it ridiculous how someone with a toothache can find enjoyment in a toothache probably to seek attention. The normal person will moan and groan therefore catching the attention from the people around them. I think this idea pertains to a lot of people and situations in the modern world. I think it is understandable to get hurt and maybe yell and scream out of pain, but when you keep doing it past an unreasonable point, it looks like you are desperate for attention. Being a teenage girl, it is very common to see this happen among other teenage girls. Some girls will get hurt, be having a bad day, or be annoyed and do some pretty obnoxious things for an absurd amount of attention. In doing so, most girls will feel an immense amount of pleasure because they will attract the attention of others around them. In the end, it is all a game that keeps going round and round. I think the Underground Man makes a good point with this idea, and I am excited to see what other great points the Underground Man will make.

Happy Reading!!