![]() ![]() I don't consult a doctor for it, and never have, though I have a respect for medicine and doctors. However, I know nothing at all about my disease, and do not know for certain what ails me. In the second fragment there are added the actual notes of this person concerning certain events in his life. In this fragment, entitled "Underground," this person introduces himself and his views, and, as it were, tries to explain the causes owing to which he has made his appearance and was bound to make his appearance in our midst. He is one of the representatives of a generation still living. I have tried to expose to the view of the public more distinctly than is commonly done, one of the characters of the recent past. Nevertheless it is clear that such persons as the writer of these notes not only may, but positively must, exist in our society, when we consider the circumstances in the midst of which our society is formed. ![]() The author of the diary and the diary itself are, of course, imaginary. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Notes from Underground ![]()
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